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  India successfully tests Hypersonic missile vehicle; joins US, Russia, China in elite club

  September 07, 2020 18:35 IST

  India on Monday entered the elite missile club joining United States, Russia and China after it successfully flight tested hypersonic technology that will pave the way towards development of missiles travelling at six times the speed of sound.

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  Moon rusting along poles. Photo from ISRO's Chandrayaan-1 reveals

  September 08, 2020 10:35 IST

  Moon is rusting. Images captured by ISRO's Chandrayaan-1 suggests the moon is rusting along the poles.

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  NASA releases stunning pictures of cosmic world

  September 06, 2020 17:00 IST

  NASA recently has released some stunning and phenomenal pictures of the universe -- galaxies, supernova remnants, stars, planetary nebulas processed by the world's most powerful x-ray telescope, Chandra X-Ray Observatory.

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  Antibodies against coronavirus stay in body for at least 60-80 days, study reveals

  September 04, 2020 22:29 IST

  A sero survey conducted at a leading hospital in New Delhi over five months has found that the prevalence of antibodies, in a person who has recovered from coronavirus infection, persists for 60-80 days. 

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  Climate change likely led to fall of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study

  September 04, 2020 12:13 IST

  Shifting monsoon patterns linked to climate change likely caused the rise and fall of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, according to a study by an Indian-origin scientist which analysed data from North India covering the past 5,700 years. 

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  Odisha: Rare fish found in Puri's Bhargavi river

  September 03, 2020 19:42 IST

  A fisherman caught a rare fish on Wednesday in Brahmagiri area in Odisha's Puri district. According to reports, a fisherman had gone for fishing to the Bhargavi river on Wednesday night. He caught the fish that weighed 1kg and brought the fish to the village.

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  Bizarre! Moon is rusting without water, oxygen. Read on

  September 03, 2020 18:19 IST

  The scientists recently discovered rust on the airless Moon. The detection of haematite on the lunar surface has surprised scientists. Haematite is an oxidised form of iron that, here on Earth, requires the presence of both air and water to form.

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  Cell phone location data can identify areas of COVID-19 spread: Study

  September 03, 2020 14:06 IST

  The research, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, shows that counties in the US with a greater decline in workplace cell phone activity during stay-at-home orders showed a lower rate of COVID-19 infections.

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  NASA test-fires SLS rocket booster for future lunar missions

  September 03, 2020 13:12 IST

  In preparation of the future Artemis missions to the Moon, NASA has completed a full-scale booster test for the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.  

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  Mammoth collision of 'impossible' black holes detected for first time

  September 03, 2020 10:58 IST

  The most massive black hole collision ever detected has been directly observed by the LIGO and VIRGO Scientific Collaboration, which includes scientists from The Australian National University (ANU).

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  Scientists study if meteorite impacts help create life on Earth and beyond

  September 03, 2020 9:32 IST

  A new study, posits that impact craters should absolutely be considered by space agencies like NASA and ESA as top exploration targets, not just for their invaluable post-impact geological records, but also -- and perhaps more importantly -- as prime locations for seeking potential habitats for extraterrestrial life. 

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  Are valved face masks more effective than regular masks? Here's what researchers say

  September 02, 2020 11:31 IST

  Face masks with exhale valves and face shields may not be as effective as regular masks in restricting the spread of aerosol droplets, and could potentially hamper COVID-19 mitigation efforts, researchers, including those of Indian origin, have found. 

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  Earth may have been wet ever since it formed: Study

  August 31, 2020 16:49 IST

  The scientists noted that enstatite chondrites are entirely composed of material from the inner solar system -- essentially the same stuff that made up the Earth originally.

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  NASA shares 'magical' picture of Cygnus supernova blast wave

  August 31, 2020 9:04 IST

  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared a mesmerizing and unbelievable picture of Cygnus supernova blast wave. The picture showing an undulating orange ribbon is so beautiful it will look like its photoshopped.

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  NASA selects potential mission to study dynamics of the Sun

  August 30, 2020 18:12 IST

  NASA has picked five proposals for concept studies of missions to help improve understanding of the dynamics of the Sun and the space environment with which it interacts around Earth.

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  India, France in discussion for Mission Alpha-like equipment for Gaganyaan astronauts

  August 30, 2020 16:46 IST

  Space agencies of India and France are in an advanced stage of discussions for providing necessary equipment to ‘Gaganyaan’ astronauts, similar to the one to be used by French astronaut Thomas Pesquet for Mission Alpha next year, officials said. 

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  Huge asteroid will come close to Earth on September 1: Is it dangerous?

  August 30, 2020 10:16 IST

  ​An asteroid, as huge as a high-rise building, will pass near the Earth on Tuesday, September 1. Asteroid 2011 ES4 will make a close approach towards Earth and will be closer to our planet than the Moon.

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  NASA, Boeing set for December flight before flying astronauts in 2021

  August 29, 2020 19:46 IST

  NASA said that before that happens, it has scheduled a second uncrewed test flight, known as Orbital Flight Test (OFT) 2, for no earlier than December this year.

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  Kids with no coronavirus symptoms may shed virus for weeks

  August 29, 2020 14:49 IST

  New research suggests that children can shed SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, even if they never develop symptoms or for long after symptoms have cleared.

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  In a first, patient beats HIV infection; cell analysis shows no traces of virus

  August 29, 2020 8:56 IST

  In a rare incident, a patient has cleared functional HIV infection without outside help. This may the first known instance of a spontaneous cure. According to reports, over 1-5 billion cells of this patient was analysed and it showed no functional HIV copies in any of them. However, the person still has some non-functional copies of the virus.

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  Scientists say drug used to treat cats also works against coronavirus, to proceed for clinical trial

  August 28, 2020 15:56 IST

  A drug used to cure a deadly viral disease in cats may be effective as a treatment for humans against the novel coronavirus, according to a study that may lead to the development of new therapeutics to treat COVID-19.

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  Hubble Space Telescope maps giant halo around Andromeda galaxy

  August 28, 2020 13:07 IST

  Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have mapped the immense envelope of gas, called a halo, surrounding the Andromeda galaxy, our nearest large galactic neighbour. This tenuous, nearly invisible halo of diffuse plasma extends 1.3 million light-years from the galaxy -- about halfway to our Milky Way -- and as far as two million light-years in some directions, said the study published in The Astrophysical Journal.

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  Troop of a million microscopic walking robots created to enable scientific explorations. Read on

  August 27, 2020 19:44 IST

  Scientists have developed a million walking robots for research at a microscopic level. These robots that are developed by a team of scientists from Cornell University are powered by pulses of laser light. 

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  Cambridge University kicks off vaccine race to fight all coronaviruses

  August 26, 2020 16:06 IST

  The new vaccine candidate, DIOS-CoVax2, uses banks of genetic sequences of all known coronaviruses, including those from bats, believed to be the natural hosts of many relatives of human coronaviruses.

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  Are N95 masks effective against COVID-19 spread? Here's what ISRO scientists say

  August 26, 2020 14:42 IST

  N95 masks may be the most effective at reducing the spread of the novel coronavirus, according a study by researchers, including those from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which suggests that any mask is better than no mask at preventing COVID-19.

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  Treating COVID-19 may lead to increased antibiotic resistance, UK study finds

  August 25, 2020 19:57 IST

  Patients hospitalised due to the novel coronavirus infection are being given a combination of medications to prevent possible secondary bacterial infections, noted the researchers at the University of Plymouth in the UK.

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  COVID-19: Scientists decode how severe viral infection causes immune system 'exhaustion'

  August 25, 2020 15:59 IST

  The study, published in the journal Nature Immunology, noted that severe viral infections cause impairments to some components of the immune system such as the T cells in a process called immune 'exhaustion'.

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  Wastewater containing coronavirus may be potential threat, say scientists

  August 25, 2020 10:45 IST

  Wastewater containing coronaviruses, such as the one behind the COVID-19 pandemic, may be a potential threat, according to a new review of studies which calls for additional filtration steps in sewage treatment plants to successfully remove viruses.