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Gaganyaan astronauts | IAF fighter pilots with distinguished service

27/02/2024
They have experience flying a variety of aircraft including frontline fighters like the Su-30 MKIs and the MiGs

Four IAF pilots named as possible Gaganyaan crew

27/02/2024
Announcement was made in the presence of PM Modi at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre; they have been undergoing training in Russia and at ISRO Astronaut Training Facility in Bengaluru

Early jacaranda bloom sparks debate about climate change in Mexicoca

27/02/2024
The early onset bloom has set off alarm bells among residents and scientists in Mexico City, where the trees have become an iconic, photogenic mainstay of city streets

Bird flu reaches mainland Antarctica for first time, scientists say

27/02/2024
The presence of the virus was confirmed on Saturday in samples of dead skua seabirds that were found by Argentine scientists near the Antarctic base Primavera

Are ‘colour molecules’ the key to a room-temperature quantum computer?

27/02/2024
Many different physical systems are suitable for use as qubits in a quantum computer, but most of them do so only at a very low temperature. Researchers are working on alternative, simpler technologies to reduce costs. Less expensive technologies will allow more participation in this research frontier

India-specific model to give accurate gestational age of foetus

26/02/2024
Garbhini-GA2, an AI model, will help reduce maternal and infant mortality rate, say researchers

Kerala takes a pioneering step to curb antimicrobial resistance

24/02/2024
While it is highly commendable that Kerala is implementing the H1 rule to rein in antimicrobial resistance, it is unlikely to have a significant impact in the immediate future

Cloud clustering patterns reveal increasing severity of extreme rainfall in tropics in new study

24/02/2024
Scientists from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria and the Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology in Germany used a climate model to study how cloud and storm clustering impacted extreme rainfall events

U.S. moon lander described as tipped over sideways but 'alive and well' on lunar surface

24/02/2024
Still, CEO Stephen Altemus said Odysseus ‘is stable near or at our intended landing site’ near a crater called Malapert A in the region of the moon’s south pole

Centre amends surrogacy rules, allows couples with medical conditions to use donor gametes

23/02/2024
Single women (widow or divorcee) undergoing surrogacy must use self-eggs and donor sperm to avail surrogacy procedures, says the notification

International collaboration of physicists demonstrates laser cooled Positronium

23/02/2024
Raman Research Institute physicist Sadiq Rangwala is part of a collaboration that comprises physicists from 19 European groups and one Indian group

Payload aboard Aditya-L1 mission detects solar wind impact of Coronal Mass Ejections

23/02/2024
The payload is an energy and mass analyser designed for in-situ measurements of solar wind electrons and ions in the low energy range, the space agency noted

Race to global eradication of Guinea worm disease nears finish line

23/02/2024
Nations like South Sudan and Mali, where Guinea worm disease was once more common, have made commendable progress, although the fight continues in Chad and the Central African Republic.

First U.S. moon lander in 52 years touches down but sends weak signal

23/02/2024
Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines, the private company that built and managed Odysseus, confirmed that the craft had landed

IISc scientists develop synthetic antibody to neutralise deadly snake bite toxin

22/02/2024
According to IISc., the team adopted an approach used earlier to screen antibodies against HIV and COVID-19 in order to synthesise the new venom-neutralising antibody

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On the study of things

22/02/2024
This week’s science quiz is on the study of things.

Earth’s early evolution: fresh insights from rocks formed 3.5 billion years ago

22/02/2024
Evidence is preserved in ancient volcanic and sedimentary rocks dating back to the Archaean age, between 4 billion and 2.5 billion years ago.

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