Kathmandu: China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030. The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket at 11:14 a.m.… Continue reading China sends its youngest-ever crew to space as it seeks to put astronauts on moon before 2030
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India launches test flight ahead of sending man into space
Kathmandu: India’s space agency has carried out the first in a series of tests flights ahead of its planned mission to take astronauts into space in 2025. The Gaganyaan spacecraft was launched at 10:00 local time (04:30GMT) on Saturday from Sriharikota. This was the day’s second attempt – the first was put on hold five… Continue reading India launches test flight ahead of sending man into space
India aims to send astronaut to the Moon by 2040
Kathmandu: India aims to send an astronaut to the Moon by 2040, the government has said. The country’s space goals also include plans for a space station by 2035. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced these ambitions on Tuesday, and also asked scientists to work on missions to Venus and Mars. In August, India became the… Continue reading India aims to send astronaut to the Moon by 2040
Remaining debris from destroyed Titan sub found on Atlantic seabed
Kathmandu: Engineers have recovered the rest of the debris and presumed human remains from the Titan submersible which imploded on an ill-fated trip to the Titanic, the US Coast Guard says. The craft was destroyed during a dive to the shipwreck in June. All five passengers on board were killed. The search for the sub… Continue reading Remaining debris from destroyed Titan sub found on Atlantic seabed
US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network
Kathmandu: The US government has issued its first ever fine to a company for leaving space junk orbiting the Earth. The Federal Communications Commission fined Dish Network $150,000 (£125,000) for failing to move an old satellite far enough away from others in use. The company admitted liability over its EchoStar-7 satellite and agreed to a… Continue reading US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network
Nobel Prize for ‘attosecond physicists’ Agostini, L’Huillier and Krausz
Kathmandu: This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics rewards experiments with light that capture “the shortest of moments” and opened a window on the world of electrons. The award goes to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier. Their work demonstrated a way to create extremely short pulses of light that can be used to capture… Continue reading Nobel Prize for ‘attosecond physicists’ Agostini, L’Huillier and Krausz
Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines
Kathmandu: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a pair of scientists who developed the technology that led to the mRNA Covid vaccines. Professors Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman will share the prize. The technology was experimental before the pandemic, but has now been given to millions of people around the… Continue reading Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines
Scientists get closer to solving mystery of antimatter
Kathmandu: Scientists have made a key discovery about antimatter – a mysterious substance which was plentiful when the Universe began. Antimatter is the opposite of matter, from which stars and planets are made. Both were created in equal amounts in the Big Bang which formed our Universe. While matter is everywhere, though, its opposite is… Continue reading Scientists get closer to solving mystery of antimatter
India successfully launches its first mission to the Sun
Kathmandu: India has launched its first observation mission to the Sun, just days after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the Moon’s south pole. Aditya-L1 lifted off from the launch pad at Sriharikota on Saturday at 11:50 India time (06:20 GMT). It will travel 1.5 million km (932,000 miles) from… Continue reading India successfully launches its first mission to the Sun
Live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world first
Kathmandu: In a world first, scientists say an 8cm (3in) worm has been found alive in the brain of an Australian woman. The “string-like structure” was pulled from the patient’s damaged frontal lobe during surgery in Canberra last year. The woman, 64, had for months suffered symptoms like stomach pain, a cough and night sweats,… Continue reading Live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world first