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A model of NASA’s Viking 1 lander, which became the first spacecraft to land on Mars in 1976. It was designed and operated to facilitate planetary protection. | Photo Credit: File photo In space missions from the earth to another planetary body, planetary protection is the idea that it’s important to preserve the biospheres of…
Did you know that the word “photograph,” arrived at by combining the Greek words phos, which means “light,” and graphe, which means “drawing, writing,” was coined in 1839 by English polymath Sir John Herschel? He used it as a noun and as a verb, along with the related words photography and photographic. The verb form,…
The GSLV-F14 carrying INSAT-3DS satellite lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) in Sriharikota, February 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Two NASA astronauts aboard Boeing’s Starliner will stay on the International Space Station for months because of a faulty propulsion system whose problems included helium leaks. Back on Earth, SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn…
In this image from video provided by NASA, the empty Boeing Starliner capsule floats down towards White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico late Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, after undocking from the International Space Station. | Photo Credit: AP/NASA Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner returned to Earth on Saturday (September 7, 2024) without the astronauts who traveled…
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In this screen grab from a NASA livestream, the Boeing Starliner spacecraft can be seen pulling away from the International Space Station for its unmanned return to the surface of Earth on September 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule departed the International Space Station…
Daily Quiz: On H2 fuel and batteries Nobel laureate, who was the lithium-ion battery pioneer. It is this technology that is used in electric cars and laptops. START THE QUIZ Published – September 06, 2024 05:00 pm IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Source link
Why isn’t your body transparent? Some animals such as jellyfish, zebra fish and some glass frogs have see-through bodies. But most mammals, including humans, aren’t transparent. While the idea of a transparent body might seem odd or even a bit creepy, it could actually be really helpful for doctors. If our bodies were transparent, doctors…
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In this file photo dated Friday November 6, 2020, mink look out from a pen at a farm near Naestved, Denmark. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has appointed Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, a new agriculture minister, after Mogens Jensen resigned after the government ordered the culling of all Danish mink because of the coronavirus, but…
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In this photo provided by the The University of Alabama at Birmingham, medical researchers collect a kidney biopsy during the transplant of a pig’s kidney into a donated body on Feb. 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Questions: 1. What is the term for a transplantation procedure in which cells or organs are transferred between…
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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Whale Sharks 1 / 5 | What is the scientific name of the whale shark? Rhincodon typus Cetorhinus maximus Megachasma pelagios Carcharodon carcharias The scientific name of whale sharks is Rhincodon typus. Next 2 / 5 | Where is the largest known annual aggregation of whale sharks? Great Barrier…
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