Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have made a remarkable discovery about Ariel, one of Uranus’ moons. The findings suggest that Ariel may harbour a hidden subsurface liquid water ocean, which could help explain the puzzling presence of significant amounts of carbon dioxide ice on its surface.At Uranus’ distance from the sun, carbon … Read more
The excitement surrounding the commencement of the 2024 Summer Olympics has reached the International Space Station (ISS), where the six Nasa astronauts currently residing there organised their own mini-Olympics to celebrate the start of the games taking place in Paris and other locations in France.Nasa released a two-minute video on July 26, providing a glimpse … Read more
SpaceX and Nasa have announced their intention to launch the Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no sooner than August 18. This announcement follows the Federal Aviation Administration‘s decision to allow SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to resume space missions after a rare mid-flight failure earlier this month had temporarily grounded the rocket.The Falcon … Read more
Nasa announced that two of its astronauts, test pilots Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, will have an extended stay at the International Space Station. The astronauts were originally scheduled to return in mid-June, following a week-long visit to the orbiting laboratory. However, the Boeing Starliner capsule encountered thruster failures and helium leaks, causing Nasa and … Read more
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket the green light to resume space missions following a rare mid-flight failure that grounded the rocket. The FAA said on Friday that it found no public safety concerns related to the anomaly that occurred during the unsuccessful launch on July 11, allowing the … Read more
Nasa’s Glenn Research Centre in Cleveland has successfully streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station (ISS) and back using laser communications for the first time. This achievement is part of a series of experiments on new technology that could enable live video coverage of astronauts during the Artemis missions to … Read more
ROBINA: Social media is full of claims that everyday habits can harm your skin. It’s also full of recommendations or advertisements for products that can protect you. Now social media has blue light from our devices in its sights. So can scrolling on our phones really damage your skin? And will applying creams or lotions … Read more
ABU DHABI: Researchers from the Khalifa University of Science and Technology’s Research & Innovation Centre for Graphene and 2D Materials (RIC2D) and the Research Innovation Centre on CO2 and Hydrogen (RICH) have collaborated with others from the University of Manchester to create a new device using graphene to transform next-generation technologies in hydrogen fuel cells, … Read more
An uncommon celestial occurrence is set to take place on July 25, as the Moon will move across the face of the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest in the solar system, the Saturn, temporarily hiding the planet from sight, referred to as an occultation for stargazers and astronomers to witness.According to … Read more
PARIS: A new ‘vaccine-like’ HIV drug that currently costs over $40,000 per person a year could be made for as little as $40, researchers estimated on Tuesday.The antiretroviral drug Lenacapavir, developed by US pharmaceutical giant Gilead, has been hailed as a potential game-changer in the fight against HIV.Early trials have found the treatment is 100 … Read more