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IISc researchers developing vaccines to treat COVID, HIV
Science | Nov 11, 2020, 08:07 AM ISTResearchers at the renowned Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in this tech city are developing vaccines to treat Covid-19 and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), an official said on Tuesday.
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Study finds stellar flares can lead to the diminishment of a planet's habitability
Science | Nov 09, 2020, 09:10 AM ISTIn new study researchers, led by Research Scientist Dimitra Atri of the Center for Space Science at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), identified which stars were most likely to host habitable exoplanets based on the calculated erosion rates of the planetary atmospheres.
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Astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center for 2nd SpaceX crew flight
Science | Nov 09, 2020, 07:17 AM ISTFour astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Sunday for SpaceX’s second crew launch, coming up next weekend.
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Pre-existing antibodies may protect some people against novel coronavirus, says study
Science | Nov 07, 2020, 12:21 PM ISTScientists have found that some antibodies, created by the immune system during infection with common cold coronaviruses, can also target the COVID-19 causing SARS-CoV-2, and may confer a degree of protection against the new virus.
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NASA seeks creative proposals to bring Artemis missions to viewers
Science | Nov 06, 2020, 01:55 PM ISTNASA is seeking partnerships with entities such as broadcasters and studios to help the agency tell the story of human exploration at the Moon with the Artemis programme in ways that engage, excite, and inspire a worldwide audience.
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Ancient burial hints that prehistoric women may have hunted as much as men: Scientists
Science | Nov 05, 2020, 12:17 PM ISTScientists have unearthed a 9,000-year-old female hunter burial in the Andes Mountains of South America which counters the long-held belief that when early human groups sought food, men hunted and women gathered.
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully stows sample of asteroid Bennu
Science | Oct 30, 2020, 07:08 AM ISTNASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has successfully stowed the spacecraft's Sample Return Capsule (SRC) and its abundant sample of asteroid Bennu.
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SpaceX replacing 2 rocket engines ahead of next crewed mission
Science | Oct 29, 2020, 02:03 PM ISTElon Musk-run SpaceX is replacing two engines on its Falcon 9 rocket which is scheduled to launch four space travellers to the International Space Station on November 14.
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ISRO-NASA satellite NISAR scheduled to be launched by 2022
Science | Oct 28, 2020, 07:06 AM ISTThe NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite is expected to be launched by 2022, according to a joint statement issued after a strategic dialogue between India and the US on Tuesday.
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NASA confirms presence of water on sunlit surface of Moon
Science | Oct 27, 2020, 07:35 AM ISTNASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed the presence of water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. In a statement, the American space agency has said this discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places.
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Stars and planets grow up together as siblings: Study
Science | Oct 24, 2020, 08:27 PM ISTIn a unique study, astronomers have found compelling evidence that the planets begin forming while stars are still infants and they grow up together like siblings.
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Volcanic activity effect spotted on Jupiter's moon Io
Science | Oct 23, 2020, 10:01 PM ISTAstronomers have for the first time observed direct effect of volcanic activity on the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Io.
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Trio who lived on space station return to Earth safely
Science | Oct 22, 2020, 11:19 AM ISTA trio of space travelers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station.
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Scientists discover set of salivary glands that could be relevant for cancer treatment
Science | Oct 22, 2020, 11:00 AM ISTScientists have come up with a new discovery - a new organ in the human body. According to the researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute, a set of salivary glands that set deep in the upper part of the throat have been discovered.
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Scientists develop new method to block coronavirus replication
Science | Oct 17, 2020, 01:43 PM ISTScientists have laid out an approach to block a protein that the novel coronavirus uses to cut and disable crucial components of the immune system and to produce copies of itself, an advance that may lead to new drugs against COVID-19.
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Scientists identify new potential groundwater 'arsenic hotspots' in India
Science | Oct 15, 2020, 02:58 PM ISTScientists, including those from the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), have found an increased probability of high arsenic levels in well waters in parts of India where previously arsenic hazard was generally not considered to be a major concern.
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NASA releases cosmic sights that can even be heard. Here's what it sounds like
Science | Oct 14, 2020, 01:16 PM ISTNASA's Hubble Space Telescope has released sound recordings from space. According to the American space agency, Hubble has released cosmic sights that can be experienced with other senses as well.
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24 'super-habitable' planets with better conditions of life than Earth discovered. Read on
Science | Oct 08, 2020, 08:31 AM ISTScientists have discovered that there are at least 24 super-habitable planets that may support life better than the Earth. A team of researchers led by scientist Dirk Schulze-Makuch of Washington State University conducted the research and published in the journal Astrobiology.
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Massive airplane-size asteroid to cross Earth's orbit post 10:30 pm today
Science | Oct 07, 2020, 02:12 PM ISTAn asteroid the size of a Boeing 747 airplane is set to cross the Earth's orbit at around 10.42 p.m. Indian Standard Time (IST) on Wednesday, according to NASA which expects that the space rock will not cause any harm to our home planet.
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Some planets may have more suitable conditions for life than Earth: Study
Science | Oct 05, 2020, 02:41 PM ISTScientists have identified 24 planets outside our solar system that they say may have conditions more suitable for life than the Earth. The study, published in the journal Astrobiology, details characteristics of potential "superhabitable" planets, that include those that are older, a little larger, slightly warmer and possibly wetter than Earth.