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Curiosity rover starts its 'summer trip' to next Martian destination

Curiosity has been busy drilling into the clay-rich soils in the Mount Sharp area since 2019, where it was also on the lookout for signs of ancient life and ...

'Tiny bug slayer' may be related to dinosaurs

The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . Since fossils of such species are hard to come by, it was a difficult poin...

Lysol Disinfectant Spray effective against COVID-19

The EPA has previously listed 420 disinfectants based on tests with viruses that are harder to kill than the coronavirus , but the two Lysol products are the f...

Algae are turning the Italian Alps pink, raising concerns over rapid melting

But experts fear the plant could actually accelerate the effects of climate change , Biagio Di Mauro of Italy's National Research Council told The Guard...

NASA's ‘smell of space' has been converted into a perfume

The American space agency had developed the perfume - Eau de Space - for astronauts to help them get used to the smell of space. Tony Antonelli, a retired NAS...

SpaceX and NASA prepare for launch

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said at a press conference. Demo-2 will also crack open the human spaceflight domain that has been the sole p...

Rocket Lab mission fails shortly after launch

The rocket had been carrying payloads for three customers, most notably Canon. This SpaceX photo released by NASA shows the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carryin...

Massive win for Native Americans as judge orders USA oil pipeline shut

What happened: Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the D.C. Circuit vacated a critical easement while the Army Corps of Engineers prepares a...

USA celebrates independence day amid coronavirus pandemic

Two days later, on 4th of July, the 13 colonies adopt the Declaration of Independence, a great and historic document drafted by Founding Father Thomas Jefferson...

FDA authorizes COVID-19 combination diagnostic test ahead of flu season

The statement said commercially marketed test kits that pass the evaluation/validation process, would be granted Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for use durin...

How to Watch the Penumbral Eclipse on July 4

In India, there are several myths and superstitions related to the both lunar and solar eclipses. While this weekend's lunar eclipse was almost impercep...

BWS: Tropical Depression Five Is 'Not A Threat'

Tropical Depression Five formed in the Atlantic late Saturday morning. "By Monday, the storm is expected to become a post-tropical storm as it moves over the no...

Tornado warnings ended in southern Saskatchewan

Multiple tornado warnings were issued in the province Saturday throughout the duration of the severe storms, with reports of multiple funnels touching down, but...

Mars Orbiter photos of Red Planet’s biggest moon released

Phobos is largely believed to be made up of carbonaceous chondrites. "Mars Colour Camera (MCC) onboard Mars Orbiter Mission has imaged Phobos, the close...

E-waste levels surge 20pc

About 90 per cent of India's e-waste is recycled in the informal sector, the UNU report added. To put the numbers into perspective, 53 million tons is substan...

Rocket Lab vehicle fails to reach orbit

Rocket Lab has previously put satellites into space for customers including NASA and the USA. Then the footage ends with Rocket Lab saying the signal from e...

Mississippi Gov. Reeves signs bill stripping Confederate emblem from flag

The flag was then presented to Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and House Speaker Philip Gunn, who helped deliver it to the Museum of Mississippi History. Museum o...

Inovio Says Its Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate Shows Promise in Early-stage Trial

The company's stock hit a record high of $31.69 on Monday, the day it released the positive, yet limited data about its vaccine candidate. Inovio said it is pla...

Where Sea Was Once Land: Underwater Aboriginal Sites in Australia

Numerous items had marine life growing on them, but the team was able to identify a number of worked stone tools, including two possible grinding stones. This s...

This black hole devours nearly one Sun in a day

And, to top it off, it eats the equivalent of one sun - every day. This black hole was discovered back in 2018 and is located in the centre of a galaxy called...

Spacewalking astronauts carry out battery replacements on ISS

Behnken, who is now aboard the International Space Station , shared the unique view of our planet that most of us will never have a chance to witness. "Boy, it...

Nasa Mars rover: Perseverance launch pushed back again

It will be China's first interplanetary mission, and takes place shortly before the next US Mars rover - timed to launch no earlier than July 30. NASA confirmed...

Lunar Eclipse 2020: Date, Time, Significance And More

But it could be visible to sharp-eyed sky watchers here in New Jersey and in other areas of North America. The moon will pass through the outer part of the eart...

New Flood Maps Add 26000 Maine Properties As Potentially At Risk

According to Michael Grimm, the assistant administrator for risk management for the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, who testified before the Ho...

Betelgeuse: Nearby supergiant star's dimming explained

If Betelgeuse replaced the Sun at the centre of the Solar System, the Earth and Mars would be inside the star and Jupiter would be skimming its surface. Instead...

Halley's Comet will spark Eta Aquarids meteor shower late Monday

The more sky that you can take in and see, the more meteors you will spot. Avid star gazers in the southern hemisphere will have a front row seat to the stunn...

Astronauts complete 2nd spacewalk to swap station batteries

He'll use a spare for Wednesday's spacewalk, the second of four he and NASA astronaut Bob Behnken will do to replace old station batteries. These spacewalks...

Surviving core of ill-fated Jupiter-like planet spotted near distant star

This utilises the Doppler effect to measure the mass of exoplanets by measuring their "wobble" - small movements towards and away from us that register as tiny ...

NASA pushes back Mars rover again, citing 'launch vehicle processing delays'

Managers are now targeting no earlier than July 30 for a liftoff from Cape Canaveral, eating up half of the monthlong launch window. Previous technical concerns...

International Asteroid Day 2020: History, significance and importance of this day

In December 2016, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in order to "observe each year, at the worldwide level, the anniversary of the Tunguska impact ov...