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  NASA's historic Mars 2020 Mission: What Perseverance aims to achieve

  July 27, 2020 22:50 IST

  NASA’s most advanced Mars rover, Perseverance is all set to launch for its seven-month journey to the Red Planet on July 30. The mission will be launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida and viewers can participate in this historic event with NASA online.

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  How coronavirus molecules 'camouflage' in host cell decoded, may lead to drug development

  July 26, 2020 14:10 IST

  The researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) in the US said by enabling this modification, nsp10 protects the virus from host cell immune response.

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  7 breathtaking space photos taken this week will blow your mind

  July 26, 2020 13:27 IST

  Skygazing is becoming more and more of a hobby by the day. People are also now more inclined to see the extraordinary images taken in space from high-quality cameras of NASA.

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  First-ever image of Jupiter's Moon Ganymede revealed. Check details

  July 26, 2020 10:46 IST

  NASA's Juno spacecraft has captured the first infrared images of the north pole of Jupiter's Ganymede, which is the largest moon in the solar system. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory division’s official Twitter profile shared Ganymede's picture and it is gorgeous.

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  Over emphasis on fever as a symptom of coronavirus may lead to cases missed: AIIMS Study

  July 26, 2020 10:01 IST

  From the time the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc worldwide, checking of temperature before letting one enter anywhere has been a common sight. A recent study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), has said that this over-emphasis on fever as a symptom of coronavirus may have led to a lot of cases being missed.

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  Gujarat girls discover asteroid set to pass by earth in near future

  July 25, 2020 22:42 IST

  Two girls of class 10 from Gujarat's Surat have discovered a new asteroid. The asteroid named HLV2514 is expected to pass the earth in the near-future.  

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  Hubble telescope captures mesmerizing pictures of summertime on Saturn

  July 25, 2020 9:51 IST

  NASA's Hubble telescope recently captured some mind-blowing images during summer in Saturn's northern hemisphere. In these latest snapshots, Saturn looks like a 'lord of rings'.

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  US UFO Task Force to release alarming findings involving vehicles made of material not from earth

  July 25, 2020 9:27 IST

   The top-secret task force called Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force, was stated by Pentagon to have been disbanded. However, a US Senate committee report last month revealed that the spending program had been conducting classified briefings for over a decade. 

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  NASA to send football stadium-sized balloon to study light from newborn stars

  July 24, 2020 18:46 IST

  NASA has announced the intention to release a massive balloon into Earth’s stratosphere as part of its mission to study the space around our planet. The mission is known as the Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths (ASTHROS).

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  'Potentially dangerous' Asteroid 2020 ND to move past Earth today

  July 24, 2020 9:29 IST

  Asteroid 2020 ND - a huge asteroid is set to move past Earth today, NASA has said. Terming the asteroid as 'potentially dangerous', NASA has warned that the asteroid is travelling at a high speed of 48,000 kilometres per hour.

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  In a first, photos capture baby planets orbiting Sun-like star

  July 24, 2020 9:40 IST

  In a first of its kind discovery, scientists have captured direct images of another multi-planet system, much like our own, orbiting a star, much like our sun. The planets which are being tipped as baby planets are approximately 300 light-years away from us.

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  China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars

  July 23, 2020 20:50 IST

  ​China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet.  

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  Watch stunning first ever 4K video from Mars surface shot by 3 NASA rovers

  July 23, 2020 14:20 IST

  Some of the visuals from Mars are now out. At 4K resolution, the latest video shows the Mars surface as real as it gets. UK's ElderFox Documentaries has published Martian footage rendered in high-quality 4K resolution.

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  Methane leak discovered in Antarctica's seabed

  July 23, 2020 9:29 IST

  Scientists have discovered an active methane leak in the seabed of Antarctica. The southernmost continent contains as much as a quarter of Earth's marine methane and now this leak from the sea bed prompts major concern about the impact on the global climate crisis. 

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  Astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure

  July 22, 2020 17:17 IST

  Astronauts squeezed in one last spacewalk Tuesday before turning their attention to the all-important end to SpaceX’s first crew flight.

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  COVID-19 antibodies fade rapidly in mild cases, raise risk of lost immunity: Report

  July 22, 2020 16:23 IST

  In people with mild cases of COVID-19, antibodies against the novel coronavirus may drop sharply over the first three months after infection, according to a research which says the levels may decrease by roughly half every 73 days.

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  Antibody levels in patients with mild COVID-19 decline rapidly, scientists say

  July 22, 2020 16:23 IST

  In people with mild cases of COVID-19, antibodies against the novel coronavirus may drop sharply over the first three months after infection, according to a research which says the levels may decrease by roughly half every 73 days.

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  1st anniversary of Chandrayaan-2 launch, all 8 payloads performing well: ISRO

  July 22, 2020 15:58 IST

  As India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 marked one year of completion of launch by GSLV MkIII M1 on Wednesday, Indian Space Research Organisation said all its eight payloads are performing well.

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  Lab-made 'mild virus' mimics coronavirus, can aid drug, vaccine discovery: Study

  July 22, 2020 12:38 IST

  Scientists have genetically modified a "mild virus" which generates antibodies in humans just like the novel coronavirus, but without causing severe disease, an advance which they say will enable more labs across the world to safely test drugs and vaccine candidates against COVID-19.

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  New species of rare ants 'Protanilla' discovered in Goa

  July 22, 2020 9:55 IST

  A new species of rare ants has been discovered in Goa's Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary. The new species has been named Vaibhav's Protanilla, after professor Vaibhav Chindarkar who is the head of the zoology department at the Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Sakhali.

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  Chandrayaan-2 data to be released globally from October: ISRO

  July 21, 2020 21:03 IST

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) also said Tuesday marked an year of the launch of India's second moon mission by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)-MkIII-M1.

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  Scientists release largest-ever 3D map of universe after studying over 4 million galaxies

  July 21, 2020 20:21 IST

  An international team of over 100 astrophysicists created the most detailed 3D map of the universe, giving us a look back at its expansion history. It is the result of an analysis of more than four million galaxies and ultra-bright, energy-packed quasars.

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  New vaccine candidate induces immune response in mice, primates: Study

  July 21, 2020 16:57 IST

  Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which they say generates antibodies that "potently neutralise" the novel coronavirus in mice and primates with a single immunisation.

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  Over 37 active volcanoes discovered on Venus

  July 21, 2020 11:51 IST

  Scientists have discovered as many as 37 volcanic structures on Venus that appear to be still active today. This discovery has refuted the fact that Venus is a dormant planet.

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  Scientists 'accidentally' create new species of fish called sturddlefish

  July 21, 2020 9:08 IST

  Hungarian scientists have accidentally created a new species of fish called sturddlefish in a lab by breeding two prehistoric endangered creatures.

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  UK firm declares positive results from COVID-19 protein treatment

  July 20, 2020 14:55 IST

  A UK-based biotech company on Monday declared positive "breakthrough" results from a clinical trial of a protein-based treatment for COVID-19, which "greatly" reduced patients requiring intensive care.

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  Actual age of Moon revealed!! Read on to find out

  July 20, 2020 10:41 IST

  According to a new study, the moon was formed from a magma ocean that took up to 200 million years to solidify. This points out to the fact that the moon finished forming about 4.425 billion years ago, or 100 million years later than previously thought. 

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  Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial result data to be published today

  July 20, 2020 8:50 IST

  The initial trial data for the COVID-19 vaccine that has been developed in a joint collaboration between Oxford University and AstraZeneca will be released today. The data has been widely awaited as the world looks forward to some good news on the front of a vaccine that could shield people from the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has already infected over 14 million people worldwide and killed over 6 lakh.