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NASA Mars helicopter heard humming through planet's thin air

Published on May 8, 2021 06:11 IST

The shadow of NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity is seen during its second flight, captured by its black-and-white navigation camera.

Chinese rocket to tumble back to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry

Re-entry is expected to be around 2300 GMT on Saturday, according to the Pentagon, with a window of nine hours either side.

Published on May 8, 2021 05:32 IST

Genetically modified mosquitoes released in US to fight disease-carrying species

Four per cent of the mosquito population in Keys is of Aedes aegypti but is responsible for all the mosquito-borne diseases transmitted to humans like dengue, Zika, yellow fever.

Updated on May 7, 2021 12:39 IST

China says falling rocket unlikely to cause damage in re-entry

The US said earlier this week that it expected the Long March 5B rocket to fall out of orbit and re-enter the atmosphere Saturday, although it was unclear where any debris would land.

Published on May 7, 2021 08:17 IST

US tracking out-of-control Chinese rocket set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere

The report said that despite the threat it is most likely to splash in one of the world's oceans or in an isolated area.

Published on May 5, 2021 04:35 IST

Scientists create new tool to rapidly screen molecules for anti-Covid properties

Those questions underscore the need for effective treatments for people who continue to fall ill with the coronavirus.

Published on May 4, 2021 04:54 IST

NASA's Mars Ingenuity Helicopter gets extra month of flying as rover's scout

This Thursday, April 29, 2021 image from video made available by NASA shows the Mars Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of the planet.

Published on May 1, 2021 24:33 IST

Pink Moon 2021: All you need to know about year's first supermoon

There are many other names for this moon such as Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, the Paschal moon, and the Fish Moon.

Updated on Apr 26, 2021 17:53 IST

Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter hits new speed record in its third flight to Mars

This NASA photo released on April 22, 2021, shows the downward-looking navigation camera aboard NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in this image of the rotorcraft's shadow on the surface of Jezero Crater during the helicopter's second experimental test flight (AFP photo / Nasa / JPL-Caltech)

Published on Apr 26, 2021 13:22 IST

ISRO to launch data relay satellite to track Gaganyaan

India plans to complete Gaganyaan, the country’s first manned space mission, in the next four years in sync with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements in his Independence Day speech.

Published on Apr 25, 2021 09:30 IST

Biggest space station crowd in decade after SpaceX arrival

Crew 2 member JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide of Japan is embraced by his compatriot Crew 1 member JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi as he and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet of France are welcomed as they arrive aboard the International Space Station, after docking SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule obiting the earth.

Published on Apr 25, 2021 08:37 IST

China eyes asteroid defence system, comet mission

China is pushing forward a mission where one space probe will land on a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples.

Published on Apr 24, 2021 15:31 IST

'The Unicorn', closest known black hole to Earth, may be galaxy's smallest

Black holes are extraordinarily dense objects that possess gravitational pulls so strong that not even light can escape. 'The Unicorn' falls into what the researchers called a "mass gap" between the largest-known neutron stars - objects similarly formed by a large star's collapse.

Published on Apr 23, 2021 02:03 IST

J (Bob) Balaram, meet the chief engineer of Nasa's Ingenuity Mars helicopter

J (Bob) Balaram is the chief engineer behind NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter.

Updated on Apr 20, 2021 02:41 IST

In a first, Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter makes history with flight on Mars

In this image from Nasa, Nasa's experimental Mars helicopter Ingenuity lands on the surface of Mars.

Updated on Apr 19, 2021 13:16 IST

SpaceX picked for moonwalkers, on verge of 3rd crew launch

In this image released by NASA, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A during a brief static fire test ahead of NASA�s SpaceX Crew-2 mission, Saturday, April 17, 2021, at NASA�s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. - NASA�s SpaceX Crew-2 mission is the second crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency�s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide are scheduled to launch on April 22. (Photo by Joel KOWSKY / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA / Joel Kowsky" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Published on Apr 17, 2021 15:27 IST

Scientists may detect signs of extraterrestrial life in 5 to 10 years: Study

Gas dwarf planets have the potential to foster life.

Published on Apr 17, 2021 14:28 IST

Double masking can be potent to protect people from Covid-19: Study

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 file photo, a state legislator adjusts her face masks while asking a question at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. A government study released on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, finds that wearing two masks can better than one, in protecting against coronavirus infection. But health officials are stopping short of recommending that everyone double-up. “The first challenge is to get as many as people as possible masking. And then for those that do mask, to help them get the best benefit out of that mask," said Dr. John Brooks of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Published on Apr 17, 2021 09:57 IST

Trained dogs can sniff out Covid-19-positive samples with 96% accuracy: Research

Trainer Susanna Paavilainen directs sniffer dog Kossi in Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland.

Published on Apr 17, 2021 09:29 IST

Moon-Mars occultation: Rare encounter of celestial bodies to be visible today

The Moon-Mars occultation will also be visible to the naked eye.

Published on Apr 17, 2021 05:41 IST

Researchers visualise oxygen movement in ferroelectricity materials

Like magnets, ferroelectric materials show spontaneous polarisation the separation of positive and negative charges which can be reversed or switched using an electric field. (Representational Image)

Published on Apr 16, 2021 15:07 IST

Strong evidence coronavirus transmitted predominantly through air: Lancet study

A transmission electron microscopic image that shows SARS-CoV-2 also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes Covid-19, isolated from a patient in the US, as the Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab- the spikes on the outer edge of the virus particles give coronaviruses their name, crown-like.

Published on Apr 16, 2021 10:57 IST

Study shows Ferret resistance to SARS-CoV-2 infection

There was no evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from humans to ferrets based on viral and antibody assays.

Published on Apr 16, 2021 08:09 IST

Physical inactivity linked to more severe Covid-19 infection, death: Study

A transmission electron microscopic image that shows SARS-CoV-2 also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes Covid-19, isolated from a patient in the US, as the Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab- the spikes on the outer edge of the virus particles give coronaviruses their name, crown-like.

Published on Apr 14, 2021 10:12 IST

Scientists discover new method to lengthen lifespan of electronic devices

Ferroelectric materials are used in many devices, including memories, capacitors, actuators and sensors.

Published on Apr 12, 2021 12:15 IST

International Day of Human Space Flight: History and significance

Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin, first man to orbit the earth, is shown in his space suit. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space 60 years ago.

Updated on Apr 12, 2021 08:49 IST

NASA delays Mars copter flight for tech check

(FILES) This NASA photo obtained on April 6, 2021, shows NASA�s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter with all four of its legs deployed before dropping from the belly of the Perseverance rover on March 30, 2021.

Published on Apr 11, 2021 24:12 IST

Avian species count reaches 1,340 as new bird found in Himalayas

Since 2016, India’s tally of avian biodiversity has grown by 104 new species.

Updated on Apr 9, 2021 22:57 IST

Didn't you get the memo, Muon?

Fermilab has analysed less than 6 per cent of its data. Its experiments will be tested in other labs, under other conditions to be proven right.

Updated on Apr 9, 2021 01:56 IST

Researchers find reflecting sunlight could cool Earth's ecosystem

SAI is like placing tiny reflective particles in the atmosphere to bounce a portion of the solar radiation back to space so that some of the radiation does not reach -- and warm -- Earth.

Published on Apr 8, 2021 11:52 IST

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