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NASA astronauts riding SpaceX capsule poised for weekend return, weather?permitting
Published on Aug 01, 2020 09:07 PM IST
US astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who launched to the space station in May, are expected to board Crew Dragon around 5:30 p.m. ET.
Reuters |
Reuters | Posted by Arpan Rai
US astronauts pack up for rare splashdown in SpaceX capsule
This will be SpaceX’s first splashdown with astronauts on board, ending a two-month test flight that began May 30 at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre — the first launch of a crew from the US in nearly a decade.
Updated on Aug 01, 2020 06:56 AM IST
Cape Canaveral |
Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Great white sharks being researched along California coast using drones
From Santa Barbara to San Diego, the Shark Lab researchers have been flying drones along the coastline to count the number of sharks and people and look at the proximity of the creatures to the shore and swimmers. The coastal community of Del Mar, north of San Diego, is home to a great white shark nursery, the researchers said.
Updated on Jul 30, 2020 08:21 PM IST
Del Mar, Calif. |
Reuters | Posted by Saumya Sharma
NASA launches new Mars rover Perseverance to seek signs of past life
Perseverance is due to land at the base of an?820-foot-deep (250 meters) crater called?Jezero, a former lake?from 3.5 billion years ago that scientists suspect could bear evidence of potential past microbial life on Mars.
Updated on Jul 30, 2020 05:43 PM IST
Reuters |
Reuters
2020’s final Mars mission all set for blastoff from Florida
The US remains the only country to land successfully at Mars. If all goes well next February, Perseverance will become the ninth US spacecraft to operate on the Martian surface.
Updated on Jul 30, 2020 08:59 AM IST
Cape Canaveral |
Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
100 million-year-old microbes revived from depths of seafloor
The microbes, spanning 10 major and numerous minor groups of bacteria, may be the planet’s oldest-known organisms.
Updated on Jul 29, 2020 01:49 PM IST
Washington |
Reuters | Posted by Saumya Sharma
Covid-19 may have a prolonged impact on heart: Studies
One of the studies found that among 100 people, who recently recovered from Covid-19, 78% showed some kind of cardiac involvement in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and 60% had ongoing inflammation in the heart.
Updated on Jul 29, 2020 02:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Meenakshi Ray
France to ban cafe terrace heaters; reduce carbon footprint
Paris’ hotels and restaurants would find better ways to heat terraces, using efficient heaters, certified renewable energy and windshields to reduce heat loss.
Updated on Jul 28, 2020 02:05 PM IST
Paris |
Reuters | Posted by Saumya Sharma
Nasa’s next Mars rover is brawniest and brainiest one yet
This summer’s third and final mission to Mars — after the United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter and China’s Quest for Heavenly Truth orbiter-rover combo — begins with a launch scheduled for Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral.
Updated on Jul 28, 2020 09:14 AM IST
Cape Canaveral |
Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine put to final test in 30,000 volunteers in the US
Several other vaccines made by China and by Britain’s Oxford University began smaller final-stage tests in Brazil and other hard-hit countries earlier this month.
Updated on Jul 27, 2020 10:12 PM IST
How coronavirus molecules camouflage in host cell decoded, may lead to drug development
Based on the findings, the researchers have suggested structural sites on the SARS-CoV-2 nsp10 molecule which they say can be targeted for antiviral development.
Updated on Jul 26, 2020 07:04 PM IST
Houston |
Press Trust of India | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Genetic mutation identified that may make some people more vulnerable to Covid-19
The discovery, according to the scientists, not only provides more insight into the fundamental workings of the immune system, but it may also have important consequences for the treatment of severely ill Covid-19 patients.
Updated on Jul 26, 2020 03:07 PM IST
London |
Press Trust of India | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Climate Change: Soybean farms flourish in Northern Russia, close to Arctic Tundra
While Russian soybean farmers are seeing some benefits from warming weather, climate change has been wreaking havoc on global food production. Drought has hampered crop output this year in parts of Uruguay, New Zealand, Europe and Vietnam.
Updated on Jul 24, 2020 09:01 PM IST
China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars
Tianwen-1 was launched on a Long March-5 carrier rocket from Hainan Island, a resort province off the south coast of the mainland, state media said.
Updated on Jul 23, 2020 11:19 AM IST
Beijing |
Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Covid-19 antibodies fade rapidly, raising risk of lost immunity
The correspondence in the New England Journal of Medicine outlined a analysis of antibodies taken from the blood of 34 patients who had recovered after suffering mainly mild symptoms that didn’t require intensive care.
Updated on Jul 23, 2020 02:03 AM IST
‘Lost’ world rediscovery is step toward finding habitable planets
Reported in Astrophysical Journal Letters, the planet named NGTS-11b orbits a star 620 light-years away and is located five times closer to its sun than Earth is to our own.
Updated on Jul 21, 2020 10:13 PM IST
Washington |
Asian News International | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Mylan launches Remdesivir’s generic version ‘Desrem’ in India for Covid-19 patients
Mylan will manufacture Desrem?in its injectable facility in Bengaluru, which will work to service the demand in India and other export markets where Mylan has received a licence from Gilead for the commercialisation of Remdesivir, a company statement said.
Updated on Jul 20, 2020 02:54 PM IST
New Delhi |
Press Trust of India | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Japan rocket carrying UAE Mars spacecraft all set for launch on Monday
Hope is expected to reach Mars in February 2021, the year the UAE celebrates 50 years since its formation. A successful Hope mission would be a major step for the oil-dependent economy, which is seeking a future in space.
Updated on Jul 19, 2020 05:24 PM IST
Tokyo |
Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
‘Worked hard problems with phones?’ Elon Musk tweets eligibility criteria for joining Neuralink
Musk is expected to make a big announcement about Neuralink in August.
Updated on Jul 19, 2020 04:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
AIIMS to start clinical trial of indigenous vaccine Covaxin from Monday
The country’s top drug regulator had recently gave a green signal for human clinical trials for Covid-19 vaccine candidate Covaxin.
Published on Jul 19, 2020 11:06 AM IST
New Delhi |
Asian News International | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Scientists identify six distinct clusters of Covid-19 symptoms in patients
The yet-to-be peer reviewed study, published in the medRxiv preprint platform, used a machine learning algorithm to analyse data from a subset of around 1,600 users in the UK and US with confirmed Covid-19, who had regularly logged their symptoms using the app in March and April.
Published on Jul 18, 2020 04:08 PM IST
London |
Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts slated for Aug 2 return
Since 2011, when the US space shuttle program ended, NASA astronauts have had to hitch rides into orbit aboard Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft.
Updated on Jul 18, 2020 12:37 PM IST
Cape Canaveral, US |
Reuters | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Ecuadorian hummingbirds chirp ultrasonic songs of seduction
For the first time, scientists have shown that these hummingbirds can sing and hear in pitches beyond the known range of other birds, according to research published Friday in the journal Science Advances.
Published on Jul 18, 2020 09:13 AM IST
Washington |
Associated Press | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
China moves Mars rover Tianwen-1 into place for nation’s first mission to Red Planet
Dubbed Tianwen-1, China’s first mission to Mars aims to land a rover to gather scientific data.
Published on Jul 17, 2020 02:27 PM IST
Beijing |
Associated Press | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Indian pharma firm Cadila plans to complete trial of coronavirus vaccine by March
Cadila, among India’s top 10 drugmakers by revenue, is also planning to produce the drug remdesivir that is in high demand globally after it showed promise in treating severe patients with Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Updated on Jul 17, 2020 02:14 PM IST
Ahmedabad |
Reuters | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
NASA’s Hubble successor delayed again due to Covid-19, other issues
Officials announced Thursday that the James Webb Space Telescope — the space agency’s top science priority — is now scheduled to launch on October 31, 2021. The previous target date was March 2021.
Published on Jul 17, 2020 08:22 AM IST
Cape Canaveral |
Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Neowise comet sighting likely this week
Neowise is visible to the naked eye around sunset; the best dates for viewings are July 22 and 23 (next Wednesday and Thursday), at which point it will be just 200 times as far from us as the moon is.
Updated on Jul 17, 2020 04:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rachel Lopez
‘Double defence’: Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine’s early trial results raise hopes
The Lancet’ medical journal has confirmed that it would be publishing early-stage human trial data from the Oxford team on Monday.
Updated on Jul 16, 2020 09:06 PM IST
London |
Press Trust of India | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Lung radiation shows promise for Covid-19 pneumonia; smoking raises risks
A low dose of radiation to the lungs of Covid-19 pneumonia patients can help them recover more quickly, a small study suggests.
Updated on Jul 16, 2020 12:54 PM IST
Washington |
Reuters | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Scientists identify potential drug targets in Covid-19 genome
According to the study, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, these regions on the viral genome are target sites recognised by host miRNA -- which are nucleic acid-based ‘immune system’ operating inside the body’s cells.
Published on Jul 14, 2020 04:50 PM IST
Melbourne |
Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
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