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First unmanned space mission in December 2019′

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Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) : The first of the two unmanned space mission as part of India’s human space mission will happen in December 2019, said a top official of Indian Read More

Researchers develop affordable cellphone-based tool to detect HIV

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New York : A team of researchers has developed a portable and low-cost mobile diagnostic tool, utilising a cellphone and nanotechnology, that can detect HIV viruses and monitor their management Read More

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe closest ever to Sun

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Washington : NASA’s historic Parker Solar Probe — enroute to the Sun to unravel its mysteries — has become the closest spacecraft to it. The spacecraft passed the current record Read More

Global sea level may rise 50 feet by 2300: Study

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New York : Owing to continuous emissions of greenhouse gases, increased global average sea-level is likely to rise by nearly 8 feet by the year 2100 and 50 feet by Read More

First manned SpaceX mission set for June 2019, Boeing mission in August: NASA

Washington : The first human spaceflight aboard a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) is expected to take place in June 2019, while a flight on a Boeing Read More

NASA completes 60 years of space research

Washington : US space agency NASA has completed 60 years of human space exploration, discovering the world beyond Earth and developing new technologies. “For six decades, NASA has led peaceful Read More

First human oesophagus created in lab using stem cells

New York : In a first, US scientists have used stem cells to grow human oesophagus — known as the food pipe — in the laboratory, an advance that will Read More

Scientists identify earliest known animal 558 mn years ago

Scientists have discovered molecules of fat in an ancient fossil of an oval shaped creature called Dickinsonia. (Photo: Australian National University)

Canberra : A new study has revealed that the earliest confirmed animal in the geological record lived 558 million years ago. The study published on Thursday in the journal Science Read More

Indian rocket lifts off with two earth observation satellites from UK

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Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) : Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off successfully with two British satellites, NovaSAR and S1-4, from the rocket port here on Sunday night. The Read More

Countdown begins for PSLV lift-off with two UK satellites

Chennai : The countdown for the Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle’s (PSLV) lift-off on Sunday began on Saturday at the rocket port in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, the Indian Read More