Science News
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NASA’s Dawn mission to asteroid belt nears end
IANS | September 8, 2018 6:45 PMAfter 11 years of gathering breathtaking imagery, and performing unprecedented feats of spacecraft engineering, Dawn — NASA’s space probe for the asteroid belt — is drawing to a close due to lack of a key fuel, the US space agency said.
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NASA launches rocket to test parachute for Mars lander
IANS | September 8, 2018 11:20 AMNASA has launched a sounding rocket from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to test a supersonic parachute for landing its next rover on Mars.
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Mobile phones may have NaVIC system as early as next year, says ISRO scientist
PTI | September 7, 2018 10:14 PMMobile phones may have the NaVIC system, a home-grown GPS, as early as next year, a senior ISRO scientist said Friday.
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NaVIC: Here’s all about home-grown GPS system to alert fishermen about natural disasters, maritime boundary
PTI | September 7, 2018 5:43 PMFishermen can now be alerted about natural disasters and position of the International Maritime Boundary Line while they are at the sea using the NaVIC system, a home-grown GPS, a senior ISRO scientist said Friday.
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AI robots could develop prejudice on their own: Study
PTI | September 7, 2018 4:26 PMArtificially intelligent machines could demonstrate prejudice by simply identifying, copying and learning this behaviour from one another, according to a study.
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ISRO working on smaller launch vehicles to carry satellites of up to 700 kg
PTI | September 6, 2018 5:14 PMThe ISRO is working on building smaller launch vehicles that will carry satellites weighing 500 to 700 kg to up to 500 kilometres from the earth’s surface, its chief, K Sivan, said Thursday.
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Genes have over 60% influence on academic success: Study
IANS | September 6, 2018 3:00 PMGenetic factors account for about 60 per cent of academic success, even after accounting for intelligence, finds a study.
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NASA’s rocket to view Sun with X-ray vision
PTI | September 5, 2018 5:23 PMNASA is set to launch a sounding rocket that will take short journey to the Earth’s atmosphere to catch a glimpse of the Sun with X-ray vision.
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Why people stick to false beliefs found
PTI | September 5, 2018 3:30 PMFlat earthers or climate change deniers become more confident about their opinions when they receive positive feedback, despite overwhelming evidence contradicting the beliefs, a study has found.
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Artificial Intelligence beats doctors at predicting heart disease deaths
PTI | September 5, 2018 12:10 PMScientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can better predict the risk of death in patients with heart disease than human experts.
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Semi-artificial photosynthesis creates fuel from water
PTI | September 4, 2018 6:20 PMScientists have developed a semi-artificial photosynthesis system that uses sunlight to produce hydrogen fuel from water. Photosynthesis is the process plants use to convert sunlight into energy.
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Going up! Japan to test mini ‘space elevator’
AFP | September 4, 2018 5:03 PMA Japanese team working to develop a “space elevator” will conduct a first trial this month, blasting off a miniature version on satellites to test the technology.
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Artificial intelligence from space can help spot obesity on Earth
IANS | September 3, 2018 2:59 PMIn a novel method, researchers have used Artificial intelligence (AI) technology that scanned through Google Maps images to estimate obesity on Earth — even without actually spotting obese people.
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NASA seeks ideas to convert CO2 into useful compounds’
PTI | September 3, 2018 1:09 PMNASA has launched a public competition seeking novel solutions to turn carbon dioxide into useful compounds that may help future astronauts exploring Mars.
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New device harvests energy from walking, jogging, say scientists
PTI | September 3, 2018 12:05 PMScientists have developed a novel wearable device that could generate energy from the swing of an arm while walking or jogging.
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NASA asks public to help astronauts survive carbon dioxide on Mars
IANS | September 3, 2018 10:50 AMNASA has launched a public competition that asks people to find solutions to turn carbon dioxide into molecules that would help astronauts endure the harsh atmosphere on the Red Planet.
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NASA plans 45-day effort to get its Mars rover back
IANS | September 3, 2018 3:22 AMUS space agency NASA is planning to start its effort to restore communication with the Mars rover Opportunity.
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Martian skies clearing, hope for Opportunity Rover: NASA
IANS | August 31, 2018 1:21 PMWith skies clearing over Opportunity Rover’s resting spot in Mars, NASA believes that the solar-powered rover will soon receive enough sunlight to automatically initiate recovery procedures –but only if it is able to.
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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot reveals signs of water: NASA
PTI | August 30, 2018 2:32 PMNASA scientists peering deep inside Jupiter’s Great Red Spot — a storm that has been raging on the planet for over 350 years — have detected signs of water above the planet’s deepest clouds.
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ISRO to outsource production of PSLV, SSLV to private industries; focus on Gaganyaan
FE Online | August 30, 2018 11:30 AMThe Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO will outsource the production of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and Small Satellite Launch Vehicle to private industries.
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First in 50 years, astronaut quits NASA training halfway
PTI | August 29, 2018 12:06 AMAstronaut candidate Robb Kulin has resigned halfway through his two years of training at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Man mission to space to have 3 crew members; will be in space for 5-7 days: ISRO chief
PTI | August 28, 2018 11:01 PMThe Gaganyaan mission to send humans to the space will comprise three crew members and reach the lower orbit of the Earth in just 16 minutes after the launch and stay in the space for five to seven days, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan said today.
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What is in a name? A great deal! US state is first to define what can be considered meat
AFP | August 28, 2018 10:28 PMWhat is in a name? A great deal, as far as the US state of Missouri is concerned.
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Work on human space mission began in 2004, this govt took it forward, says Officials
PTI | August 28, 2018 8:02 PMIndia’s space agency ISRO began work on developing critical technologies to send humans to space way back in 2004 but the project was not on the “priority list” till the Narendra Modi-led government took it forward, officials said today.
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World’s smallest medical robot sets Guinness record
PTI | August 28, 2018 7:20 PMScientists have set a new Guinness World Record by creating the smallest medical robot – a device measuring just 120 nanometres that could assist in future cancer and Alzheimer’s treatments.
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Gaganyaan, India’s first manned space mission, to send 3 persons including a woman
IANS | August 28, 2018 6:26 PMIndia’s first manned space flight – Gaganyaan – is expected to send three persons, including a woman, into the space for seven days and the spacecraft will be placed in a low earth orbit of 300-400 km.
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Work on developing critical technologies for human space mission began in 2004, says ISRO chief K Sivan
PTI | August 28, 2018 5:59 PMIndia’s space agency ISRO began work on developing critical technologies to send humans to space way back in 2004 but the project was not on the “priority list”, its chief K Sivan said today.
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