After 93 days Nasa’s troubled Starliner setting stage for unpiloted return to Earth

Ninety-three days after launching aboard, Boeing’s Starliner capsule is prepared to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday evening leaving Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, the two astronauts who have been on the ISS since June, to remain on the station as the capsule departs.The hatch of the Starliner was closed, and the … Read more

Scientists make mouse skin transparent using common food dye, echoing HG Wells’ ‘Invisible Man’

A new research has revealed that a common food dye, tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5), can temporarily render the skin of living mice transparent, allowing for unprecedented visualization of internal structures without invasive procedures.This groundbreaking study, published in the journal Science, marks a significant advancement in biomedical imaging techniques.This discovery, reminiscent of the serum in … Read more

Isro chairman laments India’s lag in core IT product development | India News

BENGALURU: Isro chairman S Somanath on Thursday expressed concern over India’s position in core technology development within the IT sector. He pointed out that despite India’s success in IT services, there was a significant gap in the country’s ability to produce original software products and core technologies.He spoke after laying the foundation stone for ‘Cyber … Read more

Boeing’s Starliner set to fly solo back to earth — Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore left behind on ISS

Nasa‘s Starliner capsule is set to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) this Friday evening, marking a significant development in a mission fraught with complications. The capsule, which is expected to land in New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range roughly six hours after undocking, will return with empty seats, leaving behind the two astronauts … Read more

‘Almost like a sonar ping’: Stranded Nasa astronaut now hears ‘strange noises’ from Boeing Starliner

Nasa astronaut Butch Wilmore, currently aboard the International Space Station, on Saturday radioed Mission Control at Johnson Space Center in Houston to report a “strange noise” coming from the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. This comes just days before the Starliner is set to leave the station and return to Earth without any crew.According to Fox News, … Read more

Nasa’s DART mission could trigger man-made meteor shower: What you need to know

In the aftermath of Nasa‘s Double Asteroids Redirect Test (DART) mission, space debris totaling over two million pounds has been created, raising the possibility of a long-lasting meteor shower. The unprecedented event follows the DART spacecraft’s deliberate collision with the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in September 2022, aimed at testing Earth’s planetary defense system.DART mission and … Read more

Unapproved formulations accounted for over 60 pc of psychotropic FDCs from 2008-2020: Study

NEW DELHI: Unapproved formulations for mental illnesses accounted for over 60 per cent of psychotropic fixed dose combination (FDC) drug sales from 2008 to 2020, a recent study said. Fixed dose combinations (FDCs) contain two or more drugs in a single pharmaceutical form, such as a capsule.According to a study published in the Journal of … Read more

Fortnight-long study begins at 6 high-risk glacial lakes in Sikkim

NEW DELHI: A fortnight-long study was launched on Saturday to evaluate the volume, depth and longitudinal profile of six high-risk glacial lakes in Sikkim, according to the officials. Being conducted at the behest of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the Glacial Lake Susceptibility Assessment Study (GLSAS) will help characterise the physical dimensions of the … Read more

Google: ‘One of the craziest CT scans’: Doctor shares pictures of patient’s legs filled with parasites

A case of parasitic infection surfaced online after an emergency room doctor shared the scans of a patient on his social media who fell seriously ill after consuming undercooked pork, on August 25.Dr Sam Ghali, an emergency room physician at the University of Florida Health Jacksonville, posted a shocking image on his X account, describing … Read more