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NASA renames Washington headquarters to honour 'hidden figures' scientist

Published on Feb 27, 2021 08:03 am IST

In 2019, Mary Jackson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal(www.nasa.gov)

New study uncovers new details of SARS-CoV-2 interactions with human cells

In order to infect cells, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, needs to insert itself into the membrane of human cells.(Pixabay)

Published on Feb 26, 2021 05:25 pm IST

Regeneron to stop giving placebo in Covid-19 drug trial after 'clear efficacy'

In January, the US government said it will buy 1.25 million additional doses of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' Covid-19 antibody cocktail.(AP)

Published on Feb 25, 2021 05:45 pm IST

NASA releases panorama taken by Mars rover

The panorama is composed of 142 individual images stitched together on Earth, NASA said.(NASA/AFP)

Published on Feb 25, 2021 03:02 am IST

Satellite by Indian start-up will not be launched aboard PSLV-C51 mission

Representational image. (PTI)

Published on Feb 24, 2021 08:37 am IST

'Dare Mighty Things': Mars rover's giant parachute carried secret message

This illustration provided by NASA shows a diagram added over the parachute deployed during the descent of the Mars Perseverance rover as it approaches the surface of the planet on Thursday. (AP Photo)

Published on Feb 24, 2021 05:55 am IST

Covid-19: Researchers at IISER develop AI-enabled 'crowd and mask' monitoring

Police officials at IISER .(Milind Saurkar/HT Photo)

Published on Feb 22, 2021 06:47 pm IST

Genome study of Capuchin monkey uncovers hints on its large brain, long life

The researchers developed and annotated a reference assembly for white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus imitator) to explore the evolution of these traits.(Unsplash)

Published on Feb 21, 2021 04:19 pm IST

Space station launch honors 'Hidden Figures' mathematician

Northrop Grumman launched the 4-ton shipment for NASA in the early afternoon from Wallops, where temperatures were just above freezing.(AP/ Representational photo)

Published on Feb 21, 2021 08:25 am IST

Nasa’s Ingenuity reports from Mars: 5 things to know about engineering marvel

This illustration made available by NASA depicts the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars after launching from the Perseverance rover.((NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP))

Published on Feb 20, 2021 09:03 pm IST

What Perseverance is upto? NASA's Mars rover tweets major update

“I’m safe on Mars. Perseverance will get you anywhere,” said a tweet from the rover’s Twitter account on Friday.(via REUTERS)

Published on Feb 20, 2021 07:54 pm IST

Scientists decode how Mars may have lost its atmosphere

Alternatively, planets that lose their magnetic field eventually become inhospitable with loss of their atmosphere, the scientists added.(Reuters)

Published on Feb 20, 2021 05:58 pm IST

With Perseverance, US has sent 5 rovers to Mars. When will humans follow?

NASA's Perseverance rover descends to touch down on Mars in a still image from a video camera aboard the descent stage taken February 18, 2021.(NASA via REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 20, 2021 01:14 pm IST

Study finds new method of analysing mass data generated from firing neurons

The new framework outperforms previous models in predicting and assessing network properties by more accurately estimating a system's fluctuations with greater sensitivity to parameter changes.(Pixabay)

Published on Feb 20, 2021 11:57 am IST

NASA: Perseverance Mars rover sends back new images

HiRISE captured Perseverance during descent to Mars( NASA/JPL)

Published on Feb 20, 2021 07:45 am IST

Explained: What are Nasa’s big plans for Perseverance rover on Mars

Members of NASA’s Perseverance rover team react in mission control after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars.(via REUTERS)

Published on Feb 19, 2021 03:53 pm IST

Perseverance takes Twitter centrestage with witty replies after Mars landing

The rover which is Nasa’s largest ever ‘robotic geologist and astrobiologist’ will conduct several experiments over the next two years to determine whether the Red Planet harboured life.(Illustration/@NASAJPL/Twitter)

Updated on Feb 19, 2021 09:57 am IST

‘My first look at my forever home’: Perseverance sends home its first pictures

NASA Mars rover(@NASAPersevere/Twitter)

Updated on Feb 19, 2021 08:40 am IST

New look at first black hole detected shows it is bigger than expected

An artist's impression of the Cygnus X-1 system, with a so-called stellar-mass black hole orbiting a companion star some 7,200 light years from Earth.(via REUTERS)

Published on Feb 19, 2021 07:15 am IST

NASA nails historic Mars landing in hunt for ancient life

The first images arrive moments after NASA's Perseverance Mars roverspacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, US.(NASA TV via Reuters)

Published on Feb 19, 2021 06:09 am IST

World's oldest DNA sheds light on how mammoths evolved: Study

Until this discovery, the oldest genomic data recovered so far was from a horse specimen dated to 780–560 thousand years ago, the study, published in the journal Nature, noted.(Unsplash)

Published on Feb 18, 2021 05:31 pm IST

Russian Progress cargo spacecraft successfully reaches ISS

NASA in a blogpost said that the Russian Progress 77 spacecraft is carrying these items to aid Expedition 64 crew members.(Twitter/ISS)

Updated on Feb 17, 2021 02:48 pm IST

Nasa rover prepares for first flight on Red planet Mars

The aeroshell containing Nasa’s Perseverance rover guides itself towards the Martian surface as it descends through the atmosphere in this illustration.(Nasa)

Published on Feb 17, 2021 06:30 am IST

Researchers accidentally discover extreme life beneath Antarctica’s ice shelves

The discovery appears to go against all previous theories of what kind of life could survive in such an extreme condition.(British Antarctic Survey)

Published on Feb 16, 2021 05:55 pm IST

China’s space probe performs orbital adjustment around Mars

The probe, including an orbiter, a lander and a rover, successfully entered the Mars orbit on February 10 after a nearly seven-month voyage from Earth.(via Reuters. Representative image)

Published on Feb 15, 2021 06:36 pm IST

China's Mars probe sends back video of Red Planet

A view of the planet Mars is captured by China's Tianwen-1 Mars probe from a distance of 2.2 million kilometres.(AP)

Updated on Feb 15, 2021 09:52 am IST

United Arab Emirates publishes first photo from Mars probe

This illustration provided by NASA shows the Perseverance rover landing on Mars.(AP)

Published on Feb 14, 2021 04:13 pm IST

Jezero Crater: Why Nasa chose it as landing site for Perseverance rover

Nasa has chosen Jezero Crater, a geologically rich terrain, as the landing site for its Mars 2020 rover mission.(Twitter / @NASA)

Published on Feb 13, 2021 10:58 pm IST

Seventh phase of excavation begins at Keeladi archaeological site

During the sixth phase of excavation, interrupted for a couple of months due to the Covid-19 lockdown, archaeologists had found human skeletons, precious stones, weighing measures and ringwell structures. (Representative Image)(REUTERS)

Published on Feb 13, 2021 06:53 pm IST

‘Seven minutes of terror’: Nasa Perseverance rover’s landing on Mars explained

This illustration provided by NASA shows the Perseverance rover landing on Mars.(AP)

Published on Feb 13, 2021 06:35 pm IST

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