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The Indian mission to the Moon would see a landing by the space shuttle in the southern pole since it is the part of the lunar surface that has not been explored by any other country as yet. The landing zone will also give ISRO an opportunity to name the area or site, putting India into the history of space exploration.

India ready for mission to the Moon on July 9, 2019

The mission will make India the fourth country in the world to land a spacecraft on the Moon.

02 May 2019 9:51 AM

While most xenon isotopes have half-lives of less than 12 days, a few are thought to be exceptionally long-lived, and essentially stable. Xenon 124 is one of those, though researchers have estimated its half-life at 160 trillion years as it decays into tellurium 124. The universe is presumed to be merely 13 to 14 billion years old. (Photo: Rice University)

18,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years = Half-life of Xenon 124: Researchers

18 sextillion years is 18 followed by 21 zeros. The universe is only 13.8 billion years old.

29 Apr 2019 10:44 AM

The drive to give Germany a bigger role in space comes as European, Asian and US companies stake out ground in an evolving segment that promises contracts for everything from exploration to mining of outer-space resources.

Germany eyes slice of lucrative space market

Firms likely to benefit from any future spending rise in Germany include Airbus and Bremen-based OHB.

29 Apr 2019 10:09 AM

Scientists observed ozone levels 30 to 50 per cent higher than baseline conditions at a location 60 miles downwind of the city.

Human intrusion degrading air quality of Amazon rainforest: Study

Vehicle emissions and other human activities in the city release nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere.

27 Apr 2019 10:25 AM

The new finding will help clinicians operate at a level of skill and experience equivalent to the best in their field, claim researchers who were involved in this study that was published in the Journal of Science Robotics

This medical robot can autonomously navigate inside one's body

Surgeons have used robots operated by joysticks for more than a decade.

27 Apr 2019 10:24 AM

This medical robot can autonomously navigate inside one's body

Surgeons have used robots operated by joysticks for more than a decade.

27 Apr 2019 10:24 AM

A team of engineers, dentists, and biologists developed a microscopic robotic cleaning crew with two types of robotic systems -- one designed to work on surfaces and the other to operate inside confined spaces.

Micro-robots can help dentists remove plaque: Study

Such robotic biofilm-removal systems could be valuable in a wide range of potential applications.

27 Apr 2019 10:23 AM

The research focuses on markers on tissue outside a breast tumour that can indicate whether a patient will respond to targeted chemotherapy.

Researchers discover AI-powered solution to assess impact of chemotherapy

The details of the study were published in the Journal of JAMA Network Open.

27 Apr 2019 10:21 AM

LinkSpace, one of China’s 15-plus private rocket manufacturers, sees these short hops as the first steps towards a new business model: sending tiny, inexpensive satellites into orbit at affordable prices.

China's rocket start-ups go small in age of 'shoebox' satellites

Demand for nanosatellites as small as a shoebox is expected to explode in the next few years.

27 Apr 2019 9:45 AM

Although the seismic event was too small to provide solid data on the planet's interior, the seismometer on the InSight will enable scientists to gather similar data. (Photo: ABC)

NASA's InSight Lander captures first 'marsquake'

The lander measured and recorded audio of faint seismic signal, the first- ever recorded trembling.

25 Apr 2019 10:57 AM

Scientists are still examining the data to conclusively determine the precise cause of the signal, but the trembling appeared to have originated from inside the planet. (NASA via AP, File)

NASA probe detects likely 'marsquake': an interplanetary first

The faint rumble characterized by JPL scientists as a likely marsquake, roughly equal to a 2.5 magnitude earthquake.

24 Apr 2019 11:37 AM

Under the draft laws sent to China’s legislature for review on Saturday, medical and human trials would face closer scrutiny and stricter requirements.

China draws up tighter rules on human gene and embryo trials

Chinese authorities launched an investigation into He’s work and said they had halted the kind of research he was undertaking.

21 Apr 2019 10:45 AM

NASA has awarded SpaceX and Boeing Co a total of USD 6.8 billion to build competing rocket and capsule systems to launch astronauts into orbit from American soil. (Representative photo: AP)

SpaceX suffers capsule anomaly during Florida tests

The initial tests completed successfully but the final test resulted in an anomaly on the test stand.

21 Apr 2019 10:37 AM

When put under pressure, plastic crystals of 'neopentylglycol' yield huge cooling effects- enough that they are competitive with conventional coolants.

Discovery of eco-friendly material for refrigerators and ACs

Researchers described the enormous thermal changes under pressure achieved with plastic crystals.

19 Apr 2019 11:12 AM

Intelsat said restoration paths on other Intelsat satellites and third-party satellites have been provided for a majority of the disrupted services.

Intelsat says satellite made by Boeing fails

The 29e propulsion system experienced damage, and while working to recover the satellite a second anomaly occurred.

19 Apr 2019 10:17 AM

Mars Base 1 Camp, covering an area about one-fifth of an American football field, is the brainchild of a media company and officials in Gansu, a poor province in northwest China. (Representative Image)

Back on Earth, China's Mars simulation base greets first visitors

They were not on the set of Star Wars, but at a Chinese-built Mars simulation base in the barren, windswept hills of Gansu province.

19 Apr 2019 10:09 AM

Altogether, 13 women passed the arduous physical testing and became known as the Mercury 13. But NASA already had its Mercury 7 astronauts, all test pilots and men.

NASA's 1st female astronaut candidate, Jerrie Cobb, dies at 88

In 1961, Cobb became the first woman to pass astronaut testing.

19 Apr 2019 9:30 AM

CRISPR is the first human trials of the controversial gene editing technology. (Photo: Pixabay)

US researchers begin CRISPR gene editing trials on humans

CRISPR is a technique in which modifications are made at the DNA level with the potential to cure many diseases.

18 Apr 2019 10:26 AM

NASA astronaut Christina Koch is to remain in orbit until February 2020 and set a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman.

NASA announces record-setting spaceflight mission by woman astronaut

The extended missions are aimed at gathering additional data on the effects of long-duration human spaceflight.

18 Apr 2019 10:25 AM

Scientists have succeeded in restoring basic cellular activity in pigs’ brains hours after their deaths in a finding that may one day lead to advances in treating human stroke and brain injuries

Yale study revives cellular activity in brains hours after death

The study offers no immediate clinical breakthrough for humans.

18 Apr 2019 9:51 AM

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India ready for mission to the Moon on July 9, 2019

18,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years = Half-life of Xenon 124: Researchers

Germany eyes slice of lucrative space market

Human intrusion degrading air quality of Amazon rainforest: Study

This medical robot can autonomously navigate inside one's body

This medical robot can autonomously navigate inside one's body

Micro-robots can help dentists remove plaque: Study

Researchers discover AI-powered solution to assess impact of chemotherapy

China's rocket start-ups go small in age of 'shoebox' satellites

NASA's InSight Lander captures first 'marsquake'

NASA probe detects likely 'marsquake': an interplanetary first

China draws up tighter rules on human gene and embryo trials

SpaceX suffers capsule anomaly during Florida tests

Discovery of eco-friendly material for refrigerators and ACs

Intelsat says satellite made by Boeing fails

Back on Earth, China's Mars simulation base greets first visitors

NASA's 1st female astronaut candidate, Jerrie Cobb, dies at 88

US researchers begin CRISPR gene editing trials on humans

NASA announces record-setting spaceflight mission by woman astronaut

Yale study revives cellular activity in brains hours after death

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