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  World Environment Day 2021: History, importance and why it is celebrated?

  June 05, 2021 6:00 IST

  The United Nations designated June 5 to be observed as World Environment Day after a call for saving the environment from possible damage due to industrialization drew attention. 

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  NASA's Juno to make closest flyby to Jupiter's largest Moon on June 7

  June 04, 2021 23:29 IST

  The flyby will yield striking insights into the moon's composition, ionosphere, magnetosphere, and ice shell. Juno's measurements of the radiation environment near the moon will also benefit future missions to the Jovian system -- encompassing Jupiter, its rings and moons, NASA said.

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  Study finds mass, diversity of SARS-CoV-2 virions person carries during infection

  June 04, 2021 9:15 IST

  Additionally, the results suggest that the genetic diversity of virions in a single infected host likely covers all possible single nucleotide substitutions, according to the authors.

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  NASA announces two new robotic missions to Venus

  June 03, 2021 11:00 IST

  One mission named DaVinci Plus will analyse the thick, cloudy Venusian atmosphere in an attempt to determine whether the inferno planet ever had an ocean and was possibly habitable. It will be the first US-led mission to the Venusian atmosphere since 1978

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  SpaceX may launch rockets from ocean spaceport by next year: Report

  June 01, 2021 20:23 IST

  Elon Musk-run SpaceX's first ocean spaceport for the Starship launch vehicle could be ready as soon as next year, the CEO has revealed.

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  Vaccination, Covid boost natural immunity against SARS-CoV-2: Study

  June 01, 2021 17:37 IST

  People with Covid-19 infection are likely to have strong immunity against coronavirus for at least a year after they were initially infected, according to a study.

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  China to send 3 male astronauts to its space station in June

  May 31, 2021 8:26 IST

  A three-man crew of astronauts will blast off in June for a three-month mission on China's new space station, according to a space official who was the country's first astronaut in orbit.

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  New drug blocks Covid-19, variants in mice

  May 30, 2021 23:13 IST

  US researchers have developed a novel drug that could not only prevent SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, and its variants, but also treat other respiratory coronaviruses in mice.

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  NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover snaps shining clouds on Red Planet

  May 30, 2021 17:29 IST

  NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has captured shining clouds on the Red Planet, which arrived earlier and formed higher than expected.

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  Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the coronavirus?

  May 30, 2021 11:58 IST

  Now anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing.

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  Chinese cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 docks with orbital station

  May 30, 2021 8:07 IST

  Automated spacecraft Tianzhou-2 docked with China's new space station carrying fuel and supplies for its future crew.

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  NASA releases stunning new pic of Milky Way's 'downtown'

  May 29, 2021 23:45 IST

  NASA has released a stunning new picture of our galaxy’s violent, super-energized “downtown.” It's a composite of 370 observations over the past two decades by the orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory, depicting billions of stars and countless black holes in the center, or heart, of the Milky Way. 

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  Cyclone-induced rain submerges many villages in 3 Odisha districts

  May 29, 2021 8:59 IST

  The major rivers like Baitarani and Subarnarekha were in spate after extremely heavy downpour in the upper catchment areas due to cyclone Yaas.

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  Navigation glitch sends NASA's Mars helicopter on excursion

  May 28, 2021 22:16 IST

  NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter encountered a navigational glitch on its sixth flight on the Red Planet and went on an excursion of more than 20 degrees, the first problem since its first flight in April.

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  Blood cancer patients can fight Covid with T cells: Study

  May 28, 2021 19:28 IST

  Antibodies aren't the only immune cells needed to fight off Covid-19, T cells are equally important and can step up to do the job when antibodies are depleted, suggests a new study of blood cancer patients with coronavirus.

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  NASA to probe cosmic secrets using exploding stars

  May 28, 2021 19:21 IST

  NASA's new next-generation space telescope, currently under development, will see thousands of exploding stars called supernovae across vast stretches of time and space.

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  Lunar Eclipse on May 26: When, where and how to watch online

  May 26, 2021 18:38 IST

  Those who are interested to watch the lunar eclipse, can catch the event through live stream. The Griffith Observatory, US will start their lunar eclipse live stream at 2:15 pm IST

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  Mild COVID-19 induces lasting antibody protection, study finds

  May 25, 2021 15:48 IST

  Months after recovering from mild cases of COVID-19, people still have immune cells which produce antibodies against the novel coronavirus, according to a study.

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  New NASA Earth System Observatory to help address, mitigate climate change

  May 25, 2021 7:10 IST

  NASA will design a new set of Earth-focused missions to provide key information to guide efforts related to climate change, disaster mitigation, fighting forest fires, and improving real-time agricultural processes, the US space agency on said Monday.

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  Bengaluru witnesses rare atmospheric phenomenon 'Sun Halo'

  May 24, 2021 23:32 IST

  India's tech hub witnessed an optical phenomenon - Sun Halo or a rainbow-coloured ring around the sun across Bengaluru on Monday, which brightened up the day with several people on social media sharing pictures and funny captions with it.

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  Lunar Eclipse 2021: Partial phase of eclipse to be visible in India on May 26

  May 24, 2021 18:24 IST

  According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the eclipse will be visible in the region covering South America, North America, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

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  Organic salts detected on Mars: NASA

  May 23, 2021 22:33 IST

  Organic compounds and salts on Mars could have formed by geologic processes or be remnants of ancient microbial life, NASA said in a statement.

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  New faster, cheaper and portable Covid test developed

  May 23, 2021 16:27 IST

  Developed by the researchers at the Simon Fraser University in Canada, the microchip real-time PCR test can provide accurate results in 30 minutes and requires 10 times less reagents than the tube-based RT-PCR tests approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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  NASA rover to search for water, other resources on Moon in 2023

  May 22, 2021 16:30 IST

  The US space agency has announced its first mobile robot to the Moon in late 2023 in search of ice and other resources on and below the lunar surface.

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  '50,000 photos, 40 hours': How 16-year-old boy captured 'clearest' moon pic

  May 19, 2021 18:36 IST

  A 16-year-old claims to have captured the "clearest" picture of the last quarter mineral Moon. It took him nearly 40 hours to process about 50,000 photos. Pune-based Prathamesh Jaju, who became an internet sensation after his picture went viral, calls himself an "amateur astronomer".   

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  NASA-ESA Sun-watching spacecraft captures first solar eruption

  May 18, 2021 23:27 IST

  NASA and European Space Agency's Sun-watching spacecraft has captured the first solar eruption. 

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  Covid-19 can infect cells in eye: Study

  May 18, 2021 20:09 IST

   A team of US researchers has, in an alarming study, found direct evidence that Covid-19 can infect cells in the eye.

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  Sharks use Earth's magnetic field as a GPS, scientists say

  May 16, 2021 20:22 IST

  Sharks use the Earth's magnetic field as a sort of natural GPS to navigate journeys that take them great distances across the world's oceans, scientists have found.