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All you need to know about ‘Zeptosecond’, the shortest unit of time ever measured
Updated on Oct 23, 2020 04:58 AM IST
According to the Independent, the Zeptosecond was measured when scientists at Germany’s Goethe University were recording the time taken by a photon to cross a hydrogen molecule.
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by: Harshit Sabarwal
12 years of Chandrayaan-1: The mission renewed interest in moon with discovery of water
The mission is credited with finding water on moon. This renewed the interest of countries in the moon, with the US announcing the Artemis programme
Updated on Oct 22, 2020 11:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anonna Dutt
NASA asteroid surface sampling on asteroid Bennu likely successful
Osiris-Rex is set to come home in September 2023, hopefully with the largest sample returned from space since the Apollo era, which will help unravel the origins of our solar system.
Published on Oct 22, 2020 07:51 AM IST
Washington | Agence France-Presse | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
US spacecraft touches asteroid for rare rubble grab
Bennu’s gravity was too low for Osiris-Rex to land — the asteroid is just 510 metres across. As a result, the spacecraft had to reach out with its 3.4-meter robot arm and attempt to grab at least 60 grams of Bennu.
Published on Oct 21, 2020 05:56 AM IST
Cape Canaveral | Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
All-female scientific coalition calls for protection of Antarctic Peninsula
Climate change and human activity are harming Antarctica and threatening wildlife from humpback whales to microscopic algae, more than 280 scientists and conservation experts say in urging protections for the icy region.
Updated on Oct 20, 2020 11:35 PM IST
Buenos Aires | Reuters | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
Nokia picked by NASA to build first cellular network on the moon
The Finnish telecommunications firm said on Monday that the partnership will create a path toward “sustainable human presence on the lunar surface,” and will result in the first LTE/4G communications system in space.
Updated on Oct 19, 2020 11:29 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Niyati Singh
NASA’s touch-and-go mission: US spacecraft Osiris-Rex set to collect samples from asteroid Bennu
On October 20, Osiris-Rex, name inspired by Egyptian mythology, will attempt a dive to Bennu’s surface and try to snatch a handful of rubble which it will bring back to Earth.
Updated on Oct 19, 2020 10:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Niyati Singh
Cannot rule out possibility of a second wave of Covid-19 during winters: NITI Aayog’s VK Paul
India, Paul said, is in a somewhat better position now but the country still has a long way to go because 90% of the people are still susceptible to coronavirus infections.
Updated on Oct 18, 2020 02:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Meenakshi Ray
India’s daily Covid-19 caseload drops; EU, US see record rise
While the death toll in the US has reached 223,644, India has recorded 114,031 deaths so far followed by Russia where there have been 153,229 fatalities and Mexico, which has recorded 85,285 deaths.
Updated on Oct 18, 2020 12:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Coronavirus survives on human skin for nine hours: Study
The pathogen that causes the flu survives on human skin for about 1.8 hours by comparison, said the study published this month in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal.
Updated on Oct 18, 2020 10:40 AM IST
Tokyo | Agence France-Presse | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Nasa to collect samples of rock from asteroid the size of Empire State building
OSIRIS-REx will not land on the surface of Bennu but use its robotic arm called a Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism (TAGSAM) instrument.
Updated on Oct 17, 2020 02:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Scientists develop new method to block coronavirus replication
The scientists developed the inhibitors, which are very efficient at blocking the activity of SARS-CoV-2-PLpro, yet do not recognise other similar proteins in human cells.
Published on Oct 17, 2020 01:22 PM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
During Covid, scientists turn to computers to understand C4 photosynthesis
Scientists wanted to find out how C4 crops are able to express several important enzymes inside bundle sheath cells instead of the mesophyll.
Updated on Oct 16, 2020 07:47 PM IST
Washington [US] | Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
For the first time, superconductivity achieved at room temperature
The hydrogen, carbon and sulphur compound operates as a superconductor at up to 15 degrees Celsius, as reported by Quanta Magazine and the BBC. The findings have been reported in detail in the popular journal Nature.
Published on Oct 16, 2020 08:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Space probe, en route to Mercury, completes first Venus fly-by
Launched almost two years ago, the European-Japanese probe BepiColombo took a black-and-white snapshot of Venus from a distance of 17,000 kilometers
Updated on Oct 15, 2020 04:20 PM IST
Berlin | Associated Press | Posted by Srivatsan K C
Scientists identify new potential groundwater ‘arsenic hotspots’ in India
Arsenic in drinking water obtained from wells is the cause of severe health outcomes, including premature deaths from cancers and cardiovascular disease in many parts of the world and particularly in the Indian subcontinent, the researchers said.
Published on Oct 15, 2020 02:47 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
NASA Artemis program: Space agency’s new rules prohibit fighting, littering and keeping secrets
The space agency released a set of guidelines Tuesday for its Artemis moon-landing program, based on the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and other agreements. So far, eight countries have signed these so-called Artemis Accords.
Updated on Oct 15, 2020 01:59 PM IST
Cape Canaveral, Florida, US | Associated Press | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Scientists reveal potential of swine coronavirus jumping from animals to people
In the new study, published in the journal PNAS, the scientists conducted lab tests to assess the potential threat from SADS-CoV to people, and found that the virus efficiently replicates in human liver and gut cells, as well as airway cells.
Published on Oct 14, 2020 02:27 PM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
2 Covid-19 medicine trials paused within 24 hours due to safety concerns
It’s not unusual for final stage clinical trials to hit a problem -- indeed, they are designed to scale up the number of participants to thousands or tens of thousands to tease out side effects that may be very rare.
Updated on Oct 14, 2020 10:19 AM IST
Washington | Agence France-Presse | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Study suggests age does not contribute to Covid-19 susceptibility
Scientists have estimated that the age of an individual does not indicate how likely they are to be infected by SARS-CoV-2.
Updated on Oct 13, 2020 06:41 PM IST
Washington [US] | Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
Scientists return from Arctic with wealth of climate data
An icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international effort to study the high Arctic has returned to its home port in Germany carrying a wealth of data that will help researchers better predict climate change in the decades to come.
Updated on Oct 12, 2020 02:39 PM IST
Berlin | Associated Press | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
Novel coronavirus survives 28 days on glass, currency: Australian researchers
Experiments done in controlled laboratory environments at 20, 30 and 40 degrees C showed that the survival time declined as the temperature increased.
Updated on Oct 12, 2020 08:56 AM IST
Melbourne | Reuters | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket
The jig may be up for an “asteroid” that’s expected to get nabbed by Earth’s gravity and become a mini moon next month.
Published on Oct 12, 2020 12:28 AM IST
Cape Canaveral | Press Trust of India | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
Covid-19 is big oil’s asteroid strike
Covid-19 may do for Big Oil what the Chicxulub asteroid did for the dinosaurs when it struck Earth 66 million years ago.
Updated on Oct 11, 2020 11:08 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
Monkey fossils from 6.4 million years ago found in China
The study, published in the Journal of Human Evolution, noted that the unearthed jaw and thigh bones were found in close proximity, “and are probably of the same individual.”
Published on Oct 11, 2020 04:52 PM IST
Beijing | Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
UK study tests if BCG vaccine protects against Covid-19
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, used to protect against tuberculosis, induces a broad innate immune-system response and has been shown to protect against infection or severe illness with other respiratory pathogens.
Updated on Oct 11, 2020 02:24 PM IST
London | Reuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Spinach is good for planet, finds study
Spinach, when converted from its leafy, edible form into carbon nanosheets, acts as a catalyst for an oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells and metal-air batteries.
Published on Oct 10, 2020 06:11 PM IST
Washington | Asian News International| posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Massive stars are factories for ingredients to life
A similar process likely happened during the formation of the Sun and the inner rocky planets of our solar system, including Earth. The results are published in the Astrophysical Journal.
Published on Oct 10, 2020 02:27 PM IST
Maryland (US) | Asian News International| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Antibodies from patients infected with SARS-CoV in 2003 cross-neutralised SARS-CoV-2 in vitro: Study
The authors also report that, surprisingly, mice and rabbits immunised with a receptor-binding domain (RBD) from a strain of SARS-CoV that infects the Himalayan palm civet elicited stronger antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 than animals immunised with an RBD from a human SARS-CoV strain.
Updated on Oct 10, 2020 02:15 PM IST
Washington | Asian News International| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Chinese app provides legal way to get over the Great Firewall
A developer backed by Chinese cybersecurity giant 360 Security Technology Inc. has introduced a browser that allows mainland Chinese users to access previously blocked sites like Google and Facebook, partially bypassing Beijing’s Great Firewall
Updated on Oct 10, 2020 02:05 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Kaleem Ullah Fasihi
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