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]Pluto's atmosphere is disappearing. New research explains why
Pluto takes 248 Earth years to complete one full orbit around the Sun, and its distance varies from its closest point, about 30 astronomical units from the Sun (1 AU is the distance from the Earth to the Sun), to 50 AU from the Sun.
Published on Oct 12, 2021 07:47 AM IST
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
In a rocky Israeli crater, scientists simulate life on Mars
Here, in the Ramon Crater in the desert of southern Israel, a team of six - five men and one woman - have begun simulating what it will be like to live for about a month on the red planet.
Published on Oct 11, 2021 12:09 PM IST
Reuters | , Ramon Crater
Moon remained volcanically active longer than thought, suggest Chinese samples
- One of the main objectives of Chang'e-5, named after the mythical Chinese goddess of the moon, was to find out how long the moon remained volcanically active.
Published on Oct 09, 2021 09:22 PM IST
Reuters | By hindustantimes.com
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021: Benjamin List, David MacMillan declared winners
- Benjamin List (Germany) and David MacMillan (US) win Nobel Chemistry Prize
Published on Oct 06, 2021 03:26 PM IST
AP | , Stockholm
Nobel Prize in Physics 2021: Manabe, Hasselmann and Parisi declared winners
- Scientists Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics for their "groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems," the award-giving body said on Tuesday.
Published on Oct 05, 2021 03:27 PM IST
AP | , Oslo
‘Thought it was a prank’: How winners of Nobel Prize in medicine reacted to win
The Nobel committee posted pictures of David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian after they jointly won the 2021 Nobel Prize in medicine, which showed Julius enjoying a cup of coffee with his wife while the latter watched the award ceremony in bed with his son.
Published on Oct 04, 2021 08:50 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Study shows close association between excess weight and Covid-19 mortality
The research, published in the journal Public Health in Practice, analysed plausible associations of Covid-19 mortality and excess weight in nearly 5.5 billion adults from 154 countries around the world.
Published on Oct 04, 2021 05:26 PM IST
PTI | , Washington
Study finds Mars' surface got shaped by furious floods from overflowing craters
The study found that the floods, which probably lasted mere weeks, eroded more than enough sediment to completely fill Lake Superior and Lake Ontario.
Published on Oct 04, 2021 12:35 PM IST
ANI | , Washington
Europe-Japan space mission captures first images of Mercury
- Earlier missions have detected evidence of ice in the deepest recesses of the planet's polar craters.
Published on Oct 03, 2021 06:10 AM IST
AFP |
Study shows Covid variants getting better at travelling through air
- The researchers said that public health measures will have to be implemented further for those who have to meet people and also for those working indoors.
Published on Oct 02, 2021 10:14 PM IST
Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
8-year-old Brazilian girl dubbed world's youngest astronomer
- The Brazilian girl is known as the world's youngest astronomer, looking for asteroids as part of a Nasa-affiliated program, attending international seminars and meeting with her country's top space and science figures.
Published on Oct 01, 2021 10:55 PM IST
AFP |
3D printed vaccine patch may offer greater protection than shot
The team at Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in the US applied the vaccine patch directly to the skin of animals, which is full of immune cells that vaccines target.
Published on Sep 27, 2021 05:37 PM IST
PTI | , Boston
Children born in 2021 to be twice as affected by climate change: Study
A new study showed that today's young generation will be much severely affected by climate extremes like wildfires, droughts, floods etc than today's adults.
Published on Sep 27, 2021 03:18 PM IST
ANI | , Brussels (belgium)
NASA, Boeing helping Russia in trying to probe cause of cracks on space station
According to Russian Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, persistent air leaks on the ISS could be the result of welding errors made inside the Zarya and Zvezda modules three decades ago.
Published on Sep 27, 2021 10:37 AM IST
ANI | , Moscow
US engineers create ‘smallest-ever human-made flying structure’
- The engineers behind this microflier optimised their design by studying maple trees and other types of wind-dispersed seeds
Published on Sep 24, 2021 12:03 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Ayshee Bhaduri | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Around 23,000 years old human footprints in North America found in New Mexico
The footprints were found in a dry lake bed in White Sands National Park, first spotted in 2009 by a park manager.
Published on Sep 24, 2021 05:52 AM IST
AP | , Washington
Why has Nasa chosen the Nobile Crater of Moon's south pole for Viper's landing?
- Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (Viper) will be launched aboard SpaceX Falcon-Heavy rocket in 2023 as part of Nasa’s Artemis programme.
Published on Sep 21, 2021 03:58 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kunal Gaurav, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Moroccan cave provides oldest clues about origin of human clothing
Scientists on Thursday said artifacts unearthed in a cave in Morocco dating back as far as 120,000 years ago indicate that humans were making specialized bone tools, skinning animals and then using tools to process these skins for fur and leather.
Published on Sep 19, 2021 06:31 AM IST
Reuters |
Researchers make whitest paint in world. It can omit the need for an AC
The researchers explained that this paint can be used to cover an entire roof area of nearly 1,000 square feet that would equal to the cooling power of 10 kilowatts, which is more powerful than the air conditioners used in houses.
Published on Sep 19, 2021 12:13 AM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Did Covid-19 jump from animals to humans on multiple occasions?
- The anomalies require further investigation, scientists told Nature, suspecting that these mostly are the result of errors, but they raise a strong possibility that virtually diminishes the theory that the virus began spreading from a lab.
Published on Sep 17, 2021 06:49 AM IST
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
In first, SpaceX to send all-civilian crew into Earth orbit
- A five-hour launch window for "Inspiration4" opens from 8:02 pm (0002 GMT Thursday), and weather conditions remain good with an 80 percent chance of launch, according to official forecasters.
Published on Sep 16, 2021 05:10 AM IST
AFP |
Future risk of ALS linked to blood lipoprotein levels
- ALS is the commonest form of motor neuron disease - a progressive nervous system disease that destroys nerve cells responsible for voluntary movement such as walking and talking.
Published on Sep 15, 2021 08:14 AM IST
ANI | , Washington
SpaceX Inspiration4 to have 1st all civilian space mission with minimal training
- Organised and funded by entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, the biggest difference between Inspiration4 and the flights performed earlier this year is the destination.
Published on Sep 11, 2021 09:44 AM IST
Written by Susmita Pakrasi | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Prehistoric winged lizard unearthed in Chile
- The discovery was also "the oldest known pterosaur found in Chile," the scientists reported in the scientific journal Acta Paleontologica Polonic.
Published on Sep 11, 2021 08:28 AM IST
AFP |
NASA's Perseverance rover collects puzzle pieces of Mars' history
After collecting its first sample, named "Montdenier" on September 6, the team collected a second, "Montagnac," from the same rock on September 8, according to a release by NASA.
Published on Sep 11, 2021 05:24 AM IST
ANI | , Washington
Researchers create chameleon-like artificial ‘skin’, can instantly change colour
Researchers said the total thickness of the flexible, multi-layered artificial skin is less than a hundred micrometres - thinner than human hair.
Published on Sep 10, 2021 01:38 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray
How long a Mars mission should last? Scientists say 4 years, explain why
The scientists, however, said their study shows that while space radiation imposes strict limitations and presents technological difficulties for the human mission to Mars, such a mission is still viable.
Published on Sep 07, 2021 07:57 AM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
NASA confirms Perseverance Mars rover got its first piece of rock
- NASA said last week it thought it had accomplished the feat, but poorly-lit photographs taken by the rover meant that the team operating the mission were not certain whether the sample had stayed inside its tube.
Published on Sep 07, 2021 06:05 AM IST
AFP |
Nasa shares photo of sceptre-like object in space captured by Hubble telescope
The photo captured by Hubble telescope is that of Herbig-Haro object - considered to be star groups at the very beginning of life. The first documented case of Herbig-Haro object was recorded in late 19th century by American astronomer Sherburne Wesley Burnham.
Published on Sep 06, 2021 05:01 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi