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Why launch of NASA's next-gen mega-rocket, Artemis I, was stopped | VIDEO

Maiden voyage of SLS-Orion - mission dubbed Artemis I - will have no humans aboard but will carry simulated crew of three - one male and two female mannequins - fitted with sensors to measure radiation levels and other stresses.

How scientists grew the world's first 'synthetic' embryo without eggs or sperm

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Researchers from University of Cambridge began their experiment in a lab with three primary embryonic stem cells. The cells then developed a beating heart and even a brain. FP Explainers August 29, 2022 19:39:22 IST. How scientists grew the world's ...

Explained: Destination Moon and beyond for NASA's Artemis 1

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The Indian Express

NASA aborted the first flight of its giant Moon rocket on Monday, postponing the launch of an exciting new age of space exploration that aims to return humans to the lunar surface. Advertisement.

Canyon of fire big enough to swallow Earth opens up on Sun

Sun is getting angrier by the day as activity ramps up with it hitting the peak in its solar cycle. A canyon of fire opened up on the sun as a sunspot became unstable and erupted hurtling debris through the atmosphere. The magnetic filament took shape ...

Webb telescope peers into heart of Phantom Galaxy facing Earth

Since it lies almost face-on to Earth and has well-defined spiral arms the same as that of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, it is a favourite for astronomers to gaze at trying to understand the evolution of galaxies in the universe. The James Webb Space ...

Fierce Solar storms can strike Earth anytime! Time for you to worry

For instance, back in 2003, a surprise solar storm disrupted hundreds of flights all over the world, caused the loss of control of many low Earth orbiting satellites and people in Sweden were left without electricity as the power grid went down.

Plane-sized asteroid to make closest approach on Aug 31, says NASA; scary space rock is a huge 130-ft wide

Fortunately, Earth has escaped two massive "potentially hazardous" asteroids after they made their closest approach towards Earth recently. A 130-foot-sized Asteroid 2022 QX4 and another 100-foot Asteroid passed our planet at a marginal distance. But the ...

Best discoveries by NASA James Webb Space Telescope so far; Check this list

On July 11, U.S. President Joe Biden and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson revealed the first science-quality image via Webb Telescope. The image was called Webb's First Deep Field, which showed a sharp ultra-deep view of the universe and cluster of galaxies ...

University of Colorado Boulder: Yeast bound for moon will provide clues on how radiation impacts astronauts

A team of researchers led by CU Boulder is sending some unexpected hitchhikers to the moon: Twelve bags filled with baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), the same kind of hard-working cells that make bread rise and ferment beer and wine.

Northwestern University: X-shaped radio galaxies might form more simply than expected

When astronomers use radio telescopes to gaze into the night sky, they typically see elliptical-shaped galaxies, with twin jets blasting from either side of their central supermassive black hole. But every once in a while — less than 10% of the time ...