Deblina Chakraborty

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Deblina Chakraborty is an editor for CNN Digital's Features team, guiding coverage of space, science and wellness topics, as well as travel, style and the arts.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 07: Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft sits atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Space Launch Complex 41 after the planned launch of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test was scrubbed on May 07, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. ULA’s launch director declared a scrub on Monday night due to a faulty oxygen relief valve on the Atlas V rocket's second stage. ULA's team is working to determine if the valve has enough lifespan to try another launch attempt later this week. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Boeing Starliner teams ‘evaluate a path forward’ for astronaut mission as NASA announces new target date
May 24, 2024
After reporting a helium leak in the spacecraft last week, NASA has again announced new launch dates for the highly anticipated maiden voyage with astronauts aboard.
Blue Origin NS-25 launches on Sunday, May 19.
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Blue Origin launches six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus
May 20, 2024
The NS-25 mission lifted off on Sunday, ending a lengthy hiatus from crewed launches prompted by a failed uncrewed test flight in 2022.
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 07: Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft sits atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Space Launch Complex 41 after the planned launch of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test was scrubbed on May 07, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. ULA’s launch director declared a scrub on Monday night due to a faulty oxygen relief valve on the Atlas V rocket's second stage. ULA's team is working to determine if the valve has enough lifespan to try another launch attempt later this week. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Highly anticipated Boeing Starliner launch gets a new target date
May 18, 2024
Days after Starliner teams reported a small helium leak in the spacecraft’s service module, the target date for the highly anticipated mission has moved once more.
Some water pipes may contain lead, resulting in lead exposure through drinking water. Replacing those pipes helps, but other sources of exposure remain.
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Why is it important to remove lead from water pipes? A doctor explains
Dec 5, 2023
Although lead has been banned from paint since 1978, lead poisoning still occurs. A medical expert explains the signs and symptoms of this public health problem.
Sick children, accompanied by their parents, are receiving infusion treatment at the Department of Pediatrics of the People's Hospital in Fuyang, China, on November 28, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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How concerning is the spike in respiratory illnesses in China? A doctor explains
Nov 28, 2023
Hospitals in China have reported a surge of children with respiratory illnesses. What precautions, if any, should governments, health systems, and individuals take?
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Expert: What to do when the Thanksgiving buffet is too risky
Nov 22, 2023
Dr. Leana Wen weighs in on the types of illnesses that can be transmitted during holiday gatherings and what hosts should keep in mind as they plan events.
Allen Telescope Array
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Alien-like message sent to Earth in a test to prepare for the real thing
Jun 1, 2023
An experiment called “A Sign from Space” is meant to explore the process of decoding a signal from the cosmos and its impact on humanity. And you can be a part of it.
Wastewater samples at a lab at Queens College on August 25 in New York City. - Since the first polio case was identified in July in New York's Rockland County, the disease has been detected in New York City sewage, suggesting the virus is spreading.
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Polio has reemerged in the US. Who should get a polio vaccine now?
Sep 16, 2022
An August report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that “even a single case of paralytic polio represents a public health emergency in the United States.” CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen explains why.
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 20: Shops, traditional balcony and parked autos in Main Street, Downtown Natchez, Mississippi.
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This small Southern town isn’t the new Hollywood, director says. It’s better
Jun 1, 2022
“The Help” director Tate Taylor has been quietly turning Natchez in the Mississippi Delta into a film hub, while also adding to the local community.
The Prince and Princess of Wales on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day, 29th July 1981. She wears a wedding dress by David and Elizabeth Emmanuel and the Spencer family tiara. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images) Diana Spencer, 20 - Prince Charles, 33
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80 moments from the ’80s
Mar 31, 2016
From Cold War politics to daring pop icons to personal computing, the 1980s were a time of revolution and radical change. In 10 short years, we tested our boundaries, fought for our rights and learned more about ourselves than we had ever known before. Check out 80 of the decade’s most iconic moments.

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Deblina Chakraborty is an editor for CNN Digital’s Features team, guiding coverage of space, science and wellness topics, as well as travel, style and the arts.

In this role, she conceives, assigns and edits content in a number of formats, including breaking news, enterprise, interactives and newsletters.

Previously, she was an editor for CNN’s off-platform programming team, with a focus on devising strategies to engage some of the largest news-seeking audiences in the world.

She’s also led teams and driven digital news coverage at Denver7 and HLN Digital and hosted the award-winning podcast “Stuff You Missed in History Class.”