Theaflavin in black tea inhibits COVID-19, increases immunity: Studies
May 05, 2020, at 11:52 am
Kolkata/UNI: As the International Tea Day is nearing, it is now widely discussed whether Tea, the Wellness Drink, as many researchers claim, is potential enough to keep COVID-19 at bay.
Sewage water can help detect asymptomatic cases of COVID-19: Reports
Apr 27, 2020, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi/ IBNS: A group of scientists in the United States is testing sewage water to detect hidden cases of novel coronavirus, a CNN report said.
COVID-19: Death toll touches 559 in India
Apr 20, 2020, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in India touched 559 on Monday, as per the latest government figures released.
Space tourists will get unique chance to celebrate new year 2022 in orbit
Apr 20, 2020, at 12:35 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Two space tourists who will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on board the Russian Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft in late 2021 will have a unique opportunity to celebrate New Year in orbit, officials said on Monday.
Earth-size, habitable zone planet found hidden in early NASA Kepler data
Apr 19, 2020, at 06:47 pm
Washington/IBNS: A team of transatlantic scientists, using reanalyzed data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star's habitable zone, the area around a star where a rocky planet could support liquid water.
Chances for Coronavirus to get to ISS zero, says NASA
Mar 31, 2020, at 12:12 pm
Washington/UNI: Chances for the novel coronavirus to get into the International Space Station (ISS) are next to zero due to the enhanced security measures undertaken by the space agencies, NASA nurse Raksana Batsmanova said.
NASA closes 2 facilities after employee tests positive for coronavirus
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:09 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: NASA has decided to close the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and the Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana after one of the employee was found to be infected with COVID-19, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said on Friday.
Plant growth on the International Space Station has global impacts on Earth: NASA
Mar 10, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Washington/IBNS: Understanding the effects of gravity on plant life is essential in preparing for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit. The ability to produce high-energy, low-mass food sources during spaceflight will enable the maintenance of crew health during long-duration missions while having a reduced impact on resources necessary for long-distance travel.
Astronomers detect biggest explosion ever seen in the universe
Mar 02, 2020, at 08:42 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: Astronomers detected the biggest explosion ever seen in the universe, coming from a black hole in a distant galaxy cluster hundreds of millions of light years away.
ISRO launches 'Young Scientist Programme' for school students
Feb 17, 2020, at 02:07 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a special programme for School students called “Young Scientist Programme” “Yuva Vigyani Karyakram” from the year 2019.
ISRO plans to send Vyommitra, a lady robot in unmanned Gaganyaan spacecraft
Jan 23, 2020, at 08:37 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Indian Space Research Organisation will send ‘Vyommitra’, a lady robot in the unmanned Gaganyaan spacecraft in the run-up to the first Human Space Mission by India in December 2021.
India successfully launches communication satellite GSAT-30
Jan 17, 2020, at 09:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In yet another achievement in India's space journey, the country's latest communication satellite GSAT-30 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana on Friday.
Earth will be at the nearest point to Sun on Sunday
Jan 04, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Planet Earth will be at closest point to Sun in its annual elliptical orbit around Sun at 0.9832436 AU i.e., 14,70,91,149 km from Sun at 1307 hours on Sunday.
Four astronauts for Gaganyaan identified: ISRO chief
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Bangalore/IBNS: The Indian Space Research Organisation on Wednesday announced that four Indian astronauts will be trained in Russia from the third week of January for the manned mission 'Gaganyaan'.
Medicon International: Doctors focus on strengthening 'trust' with patients
Dec 20, 2019, at 05:59 pm
Kolkata: Top doctors, who are attending the Medicon International, 2019, in Kolkata on Friday opined that there is an immediate need to strengthen the relationship with patients and build trust.
Medicon International conference starts in Kolkata
Dec 20, 2019, at 05:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The two-day Medicon International conference started in Kolkata from Friday with the promise of promoting high impact learning in the field of general broad-based medicine in India and the recent advances made in the sector by eminent medical professionals both from India and United Kingdom in their fields of expertise.
DRDO, IAF successfully launch two BrahMos missiles from land and air platforms
Dec 17, 2019, at 08:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Research & Development Organisation(DRDO), Indian Air Force (IAF) and BrahMos jointly successfully conducted two BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles tests on Tuesday, one each from land and air platforms.
ISRO launches RISAT-2BR1 satellite
Dec 11, 2019, at 04:08 pm
Sriharikota/IBNS: In yet another glorious chapter in India's space science, the Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO on Wednesday launched the radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2BR1 on board the PLSV-C48 rocket from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
India techie Shanmuga Subramanian's tweet on NASA's recognition goes viral
Dec 03, 2019, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A tweet by Chennai-based engineer Shanmuga Subramanian, where he shared that US space agency NASA has credited him for finding Vikram Lander on Moon's surface, has gone viral on the micro-blogging site.
Chandrayaan-2 Moon Lander's debris found: NASA
Dec 03, 2019, at 09:02 am
Washington/IBNS: NASA on Tuesday said its satellite orbiting the Moon has found debris of Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-2 which had crashed on the lunar surface in September.
Chinese Academy of Sciences leads discovery of unpredicted stellar black hole
Nov 29, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Beijing/IBNS: Our Milky Way Galaxy is estimated to contain 100 million stellar black holes - cosmic bodies formed by the collapse of massive stars and so dense even light can't escape.
ISRO: India crosses 300-plus foreign satellites launch mark
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:14 am
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)/UNI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved a major milestone when it successfully ferried more than 300 foreign satellites from the spaceport of Sriharikota, today.
India space mission: ISRO launches Cartosat-3, 13 US Nano-Satellites
Nov 27, 2019, at 09:53 am
Sriharikota/IBNS: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched the advanced earth observation and mapping satellite CARTOSAT-3 along with 13 other commercial nano-satellites from the US.
NASA completes 1st global geologic map of Saturn's Moon
Nov 19, 2019, at 05:21 pm
Los Angeles/Xinhua/UNI: NASA scientists have completed the first map showing the global geology of Saturn's largest moon Titan, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has said in a release.
India conducts night test fire of Ballistic missile Agni-II from Abdul Kalm Island off Odisha coast
Nov 16, 2019, at 08:42 pm
Balasore/UNI: India tonight conducted the users trial of surface-to-surface Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), Agni-II from the launching complex-1V at the Abdul Kalam Island off Orissa coast.
NASA unveils new spacesuits for human lunar landing
Oct 16, 2019, at 09:57 am
Washington, Oct 16 (Xinhua/UNI) The US space agency NASA unveiled on Tuesday the next-generation spacesuits to be used in its Artemis program that will send the first woman and next man to the Lunar South Pole by 2024.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to three scientists for development of lithium-ion batteries
Oct 09, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Sweden, Oct 9 (IBNS): The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2019 has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries.
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to James Peebles, Michel Mayor, Didier Queloz
Oct 08, 2019, at 09:06 pm
New York: Three scientists have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for making "for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth's place in the cosmos".
William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, Gregg L. Semenza win Nobel prize in Medicine
Oct 07, 2019, at 04:49 pm
New York: The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine have been won by three scientists belonging to the US and the UK.
Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram had a 'hard landing': NASA
Sep 27, 2019, at 09:01 am
Washington, Sept 27 (IBNS): The Chandrayaan-2 lander, Vikram, attempted a landing on Sept 7 on a small patch of lunar highland smooth plains between Simpelius N and Manzinus C craters but it had a hard landing and the precise location of the spacecraft in the lunar highlands has yet to be determined, NASA said.