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  Space station turns into world-class laboratory in 20 years

  November 01, 2020 21:13 IST

  As astronauts celebrate the 20th anniversary of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, NASA has said the orbiting laboratory has turned into a world-class facility for research which has conducted thousands of investigations from over 100 different countries.

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  Coronavirus mutation may have made it more contagious: Study

  November 01, 2020 20:56 IST

  The virus that causes Covid-19 is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious, says a study involving more than 5,000 patients in the US.

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  Water was formed 4.4 billion years ago on Mars: Study

  November 01, 2020 17:23 IST

  After analysing an ancient Martian meteorite, a team of Japanese researchers has revealed that water on the Red Planet originated some 4.4 billion years ago.

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  Earth-sized rogue planet found floating in Milky Way

  November 01, 2020 16:37 IST

  Rogue planets are a bit uncommon as although many of the known exoplanets discovered so far do not resemble those in our solar system, they have one thing in common -- they all orbit a star.

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  COVID-19 risk in airplanes, restaurants, grocery stores cannot be easily compared: Scientists

  November 01, 2020 14:48 IST

  In the research, funded by airlines, airports and aircraft manufacturers, scientists from the Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health in the US, said the ventilation system in airplanes made of High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters continuously circulate and refresh the air supply, "filtering out more than 99 per cent of the particles that cause COVID-19."

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  Blue Moon on Halloween tonight: Live Streaming, when and where to watch online

  October 31, 2020 14:15 IST

  Many countries across the world will witness a Blue Moon tonight. The rare phenomenon coincides with Halloween, making it spookier than ever. The October 31 'Blue Moon', will be the second full moon in a month.

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  Coronavirus antibody drug study paused over safety concerns

  October 30, 2020 23:20 IST

  A study testing an experimental antibody drug for the coronavirus has been paused to investigate a possible safety issue.

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  NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully stows sample of asteroid Bennu

  October 30, 2020 7:08 IST

  NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has successfully stowed the spacecraft's Sample Return Capsule (SRC) and its abundant sample of asteroid Bennu. 

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  Turning coronavirus protein into nanoparticle could be key for Covid-19 vaccine

  October 29, 2020 19:12 IST

  In a major study, researchers have discovered a technique that could help increase the effectiveness of vaccines against the novel coronavirus, the virus that causes Covid-19.

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  SpaceX replacing 2 rocket engines ahead of next crewed mission

  October 29, 2020 14:03 IST

  Elon Musk-run SpaceX is replacing two engines on its Falcon 9 rocket which is scheduled to launch four space travellers to the International Space Station on November 14.

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  ISRO to launch earth observation satellite EOS-01 on Nov 7

  October 28, 2020 21:08 IST

  India would launch its latest earth observation satellite EOS-01 and nine international customer spacecraft onboard its Polar rocket PSLV-C49 from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on November 7, ISRO said on Wednesday.

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  God of Chaos: Huge asteroid named Apophis is speeding to hit earth in 2068: What we know

  October 28, 2020 20:39 IST

  A giant asteroid called Apophis, named after an Egyptian 'God of Chaos' is speeding its journey towards earth and may hit our blue planet in year 2068.

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  New method to estimate risk of airborne coronavirus spread developed

  October 28, 2020 18:40 IST

  Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have used a new mathematical method to understand airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus and found that protection from the spread of the virus increases almost proportionally with physical distancing.

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  NASA scientists spot 'unexpected' molecule in Titan's atmosphere

  October 28, 2020 17:35 IST

  NASA scientists have discovered a molecule in Saturn moon Titan's atmosphere that has never been detected in any other atmosphere. In fact, many chemists have probably barely heard of this molecule called cyclopropenylidene, or C3H2.

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  How COVID-19 damages the brain: Scientists explain

  October 28, 2020 16:15 IST

  An analysis of more than 80 studies reporting complications experienced by COVID-19 patients has revealed that about one-third of them have abnormalities in the frontal lobe of the brain, findings which shed light on the neurological symptoms of the disease.

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  ISRO-NASA satellite NISAR scheduled to be launched by 2022

  October 28, 2020 7:06 IST

  The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite is expected to be launched by 2022, according to a joint statement issued after a strategic dialogue between India and the US on Tuesday. 

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  Intensive irrigation in India enhances deadly 'moist heat stress', study finds

  October 27, 2020 18:37 IST

  Intensive irrigation in India is increasing atmospheric moisture levels and enhancing potentially deadly extreme 'heat stress' conditions where people's bodies do not cool down easily, a new study says.

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  NASA spacecraft to stow asteroid sample to stop leakage

  October 27, 2020 16:42 IST

  NASA on Tuesday said its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is ready to perform an early stow on October 27 of the large sample it collected last week from the surface of the asteroid Bennu to protect and return as much of the sample as possible.

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  NASA confirms presence of water on sunlit surface of Moon

  October 27, 2020 7:35 IST

  NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed the presence of water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. In a statement, the American space agency has said this discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places.

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  Stars and planets grow up together as siblings: Study

  October 24, 2020 20:27 IST

  In a unique study, astronomers have found compelling evidence that the planets begin forming while stars are still infants and they grow up together like siblings.

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  Coronavirus escalated into 'syndemic' for chronic disease patients, says study

  October 24, 2020 18:31 IST

  Scientists have assessed the synergistic impact of COVID-19 on people with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes in low and middle-income countries such as India, and found that there has never been a more dangerous time for them than the ongoing pandemic.

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  NASA to announce new discovery about Moon on Monday

  October 24, 2020 17:59 IST

  NASA will announce an exciting new discovery about the Moon from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) at a presser at 12 pm EDT Monday, October 26.

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  Asteroid samples escaping from jammed NASA spacecraft

  October 24, 2020 11:46 IST

  A NASA spacecraft is stuffed with so much asteroid rubble from this week’s grab that it’s jammed open and precious particles are drifting away in space, scientists said Friday.  

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  Volcanic activity effect spotted on Jupiter's moon Io

  October 23, 2020 22:01 IST

  Astronomers have for the first time observed direct effect of volcanic activity on the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Io. 

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  India's first precision stenting procedure saves woman's life

  October 22, 2020 21:40 IST

  Kamlesh (58), a diabetic patient with a history of chest pain, underwent a successful procedure of precision angioplasty with advanced Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging technique at a Delhi hospital.

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  Trio who lived on space station return to Earth safely

  October 22, 2020 11:19 IST

  A trio of space travelers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station.  

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  Scientists discover set of salivary glands that could be relevant for cancer treatment

  October 22, 2020 11:00 IST

  Scientists have come up with a new discovery - a new organ in the human body. According to the researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute, a set of salivary glands that set deep in the upper part of the throat have been discovered.

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  India successfully carries out final trial of anti-tank guided missile with a warhead in Pokhran

  October 22, 2020 13:17 IST

  India on Thursday successfully carried out the final trial of the Defence Research and Development Organisation-developed Nag anti-tank guided missile with a warhead. The test was carried out at 6.45 am at the Pokhran field firing ranges in Rajasthan.