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  Solar Eclipse 2020: Can Surya Grahan kill coronavirus? Find out what science says

  June 20, 2020 17:11 IST

  Surya Grahan or solar eclipse, the first cosmic event of 2020, will take place June 21. This will be an annular eclipse, often called the 'ring of fire'. The Solar Eclipse 2020 will be the second annular eclipse post December 2019.

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  Solar Eclipse 2020: Will Delhi-NCR see Maximum Solar Eclipse?

  June 20, 2020 13:19 IST

  The historic Annular Solar Eclipse will be observed from India tomorrow -- Sunday, June 21, 2020. It is historic because it will be one of only 5 maximum solar eclipses that will be visible from India in the next 100 years. But will Delhites be able to experience the historic Solar Eclipse 2020?

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  Solar Eclipse 2020 on June 21; here's Surya Grahan timing, safest ways to watch

  June 20, 2020 12:31 IST

  Solar Eclipse 2020: The annular eclipse, often called the 'ring of fire' is set to take place on June 21, 2020. Commonly termed as 'Surya Grahan', the Solar Eclipse 2020 is a phenomenon awaited by scores of skygazers and will be the first Surya Grahan of this year. The Solar Eclipse 2020 will be the second second annular eclipse post December 2019.

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  5-8 million years old elephant fossil discovered in UP's Saharanpur

  June 19, 2020 23:45 IST

  In a rare discovery, an elephant fossil was found by Uttar Pradesh forest authority on Friday in Saharanpur, a district that houses a significant portion of the state's forest belt. 

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  Delhi-NCR tremors signal strain energy, strong earthquake cannot be ruled out

  June 19, 2020 12:47 IST

  High-frequency of earthquakes in the past two months in Delhi-NCR signals some strain energy is developing accumulated as a result of northward movement of the Indian plate. Though these tremors do not signal any big event but a strong earthquake in the region cannot be ruled out.

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  Astronomers detect first regular fast radio bursts with unknown origin

  June 18, 2020 19:17 IST

   Researchers have detected a strange repeating rhythm of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) emanating from an unknown source outside our galaxy, 500 million light-years away.

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  COVID-19 spreads easily among people who live together: Lancet study

  June 18, 2020 12:33 IST

  The research, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal on Wednesday, also suggests the SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 may spread more easily in households than severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) or Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).

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  Security forces kill terrorist in Pulwama encounter; operation still on

  June 18, 2020 10:11 IST

  Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation at Meej in Pampori area of Pulwama, in South Kashmir, this morning after receiving specific information about the presence of terrorists, a police official said.

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  Venus spotted during day time in Jaipur: Expert

  June 17, 2020 23:33 IST

  Planet Venus was spotted during day time in Jaipur on Wednesday, the assistant director of BM Birla Planetarium said.

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  Saturn's moon Titan has volcano-like features

  June 17, 2020 10:22 IST

  A study has revealed that volcano-like features were witnessed in the polar region of Saturn's moon Titan with the help of NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The study titled: 'Morphological Evidence for Volcanic Crater near Titan's North Polar Region' was published by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Charles A Wood and co-author Jani Radebaugh of Brigham Young University. 

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  Milky way galaxy home to 36 active civilisations besides humans, reveals study

  June 17, 2020 9:31 IST

  A new study led by the University of Nottingham has revealed that there is a possibility of over 30 active, communicating, intelligent civilization in the milky way galaxy.

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  AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will likely protect for a year: CEO

  June 16, 2020 23:33 IST

  AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by researchers from Oxford University will likely provide protection against the disease for one year, the British drug maker's CEO told Belgian radio station Bel RTL on Tuesday.

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  Photon in a double-slit: Understanding Sushant Singh Rajput's Twitter line and Van Gogh painting

  June 19, 2020 15:41 IST

  Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, Bollywood actor, was found dead at his Mumbai Bandra apartment on Saturday, initial police observation says that the actor committed suicide.

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  New bat study may provide clues to protect against coronavirus

  June 16, 2020 19:34 IST

  Researchers are investigating how coronaviruses would affect cells upon entry into the bat host in the nasal passages, to explain why symptomatic disease does not occur. 

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  COVID-19 vaccine at least a year away, say scientists

  June 16, 2020 17:26 IST

  Vaccine design is still an empirical, trial and error process and a preventive against COVID-19 could be at least a year away, say scientists as information on developments in therapeutics to combat the infection flows in a steady trickle from across the world. 

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  Novel super-potent human antibodies provide protection against COVID-19

  June 16, 2020 12:25 IST

  Scientists have discovered antibodies in the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients that provide powerful protection against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the disease, when tested in animals and human cell cultures. 

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  'Ring of fire': India to witness solar eclipse on June 21

  June 15, 2020 20:47 IST

  India will witness a solar eclipse on June 21 and it will be annular in some parts of the country, where skygazers will get an opportunity to observe the "ring of fire" during the phenomenon, an official said on Monday. However, for most parts of the country, the eclipse will be partial.  

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  International satellite to track sea level rise completes testing

  June 14, 2020 13:08 IST

  An international satellite that will collect the most accurate data yet on sea levels around the world, a key indicator of how Earth's warming climate is affecting the oceans, weather and coastlines, has completed all the tests ahead of its scheduled launch in November.

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  First solar eclipse of this year to occur on June 21. Check details

  June 14, 2020 9:13 IST

  The solar eclipse of the year is scheduled on June 12 and this will be an annular eclipse that will take place for over 6 hours. During the annular solar eclipse, the Moon is farthest from the Earth and comes in between the Sun and the Earth. 

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  Earth's temperature spikes to record high for May, say US meteorologists

  June 13, 2020 7:40 IST

  The last seven Mays, from 2014 to 2020, have been the seven warmest Mays on record. This past spring was the second hottest on record, behind 2016. And this year so far is the second hottest five-month start of a year. 

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  Scientists detect widespread structures near Earth's core

  June 12, 2020 23:11 IST

  Analysing thousands of recordings of seismic waves, or sound waves travelling through the Earth, scientists have detected widespread, heterogenous structures -- areas of unusually dense, hot rock -- at the core-mantle boundary than previously known.

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  Scientists looking at tuberculosis, polio vaccines to ward off coronavirus: Report

  June 12, 2020 12:47 IST

  Researchers in the US are looking at the possibility of using tuberculosis and polio vaccines in providing protection from the deadly coronavirus, according to a media report. 

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  Small molecules that can block novel coronavirus identified

  June 12, 2020 12:46 IST

  The team of researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) in the US noted that the SARS-CoV-2 protein PLpro is essential for the replication and the ability of the virus to suppress host immune function.

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  New simplified COVID-19 antibody test developed, say scientists

  June 12, 2020 12:20 IST

  The study, published in the journal Science Immunology, describes a new blood test which pinpoints the immune system molecules called antibodies in infected individuals that specifically target a unique piece of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2''s spike protein.

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  COVID-19 tests may yield false negative if used too early on infected people: Study

  June 11, 2020 12:43 IST

  Testing people for COVID-19 too early in the course of infection may result in a false negative diagnosis, even though they may eventually test positive for the virus, according to a study which says it is best performed three days after the symptoms appear

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  Saturn's moon Titan drifting away 100 times faster than thought

  June 09, 2020 22:57 IST

  Using data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, scientists have discovered that Saturn's moon Titan is drifting a hundred times faster than previously understood -- about 11 centimeters per year.

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  US researchers identify targets for Covid-19 vaccine

  June 09, 2020 20:54 IST

  Researchers in the US have identified regions of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) to target with a vaccine, by harnessing tools used for the development of cancer immunotherapies.

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  Covid-19 patients at risk of developing fatal bacterial infection: Study

  June 09, 2020 23:04 IST

  A study by Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland has revealed that Covid-19 infection makes a patient susceptible to developing bacterial infections. This, in turn, may increase the risk of death in a patient.