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NEW DELHI: A range of gut bugs may be contributing to the development of autism in children, a recent study published in the Nature Microbiology journal has found.Stool samples can, therefore, help diagnose the neurodevelopmental condition in which one displays repetitive behaviour and affected social behaviour, researchers said.“Usually it takes three to four years to … Read more

HD 189733 b, an exoplanet located 64 light-years from Earth, has been found to have an atmosphere that smells like rotten eggs, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature. The planet, which is a gas giant similar in size to Jupiter, has trace amounts of hydrogen sulfide in its atmosphere, causing an … Read more

Europe’s latest rocket, the Ariane 6, successfully completed its maiden flight on Tuesday, delivering satellites into orbit and restoring the continent’s autonomous access to space. The launch took place at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 4 pm local time (1900 GMT), following a brief delay due to a minor issue detected earlier in … Read more

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that his company, Neuralink, is “moving on” to its second test patient as the technology connecting brains and computers advances. During a live stream on X, Musk and the Neuralink team addressed questions about the company’s progress in making brain implants widely available.“We’re only just moving now to … Read more

The Hyperbola-1 rocket by i-Space, a private Chinese aerospace firm failed to launch on Thursday for ‘unknown’ reasons, according to China’s Xinhua news agency.According to the report, the rocket’s flight was “abnormal,” and the reasons behind the failure are currently under investigation. The incident occurred at the Jiuquan satellite launch center, but no further details … Read more

The solar system is teeming with an astonishingly vast number of asteroids. Scientists have already identified at least 1.4 million of these celestial bodies, with the likelihood of many more remaining undiscovered. The majority of the known asteroids orbit within the main asteroid belt situated between Mars and Jupiter. However, a significant portion of these … Read more

Nasa‘s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered compelling evidence for the presence of an intermediate-mass black hole at the heart of the globular star cluster Omega Centauri. This finding represents a significant step in understanding the formation and evolution of black holes.Omega Centauri, the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way, is known for its dense … Read more

SpaceX successfully launched an additional 20 Starlink satellites on July 11, including 13 equipped with direct-to-cell capabilities, according to a report from Space.com. The topic has made it to Google Trends as people seem interested in reading about the mission that took place at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, with liftoff occurring at 10:35 … Read more

NEW DELHI: Govt will soon come out with a policy framework to implement carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) initiatives in the country and make the power ministry the nodal agency to take it forward.CCUS refers to a range of applications through which carbon dioxide (CO2) is captured generally from large point sources like power … Read more

Nasa on Friday unveiled a set of images of two galaxies merging in sort of a “cosmic ballet“. The galaxies, affectionately named the Penguin and the Egg, are located 326 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra.The release of these images marked the second anniversary of the telescope’s first scientific results. The image was taken … Read more