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NASA’s Juno to make closest flyby to Jupiter’s largest Moon on June 7
NASA's Juno spacecraft will come within 645 miles (1,038 kilometres) of the surface of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede on June 7, the US space agency said on Friday.The solar-powered Juno spacecraft will fly past Ganymede at 1:35 p.m. EDT…
NASA to study ‘lost habitable’ world of Venus
NASA has selected two new missions to study Venus to understand how Earths nearest planetary neighbour became an inferno-like world when it may have been the first habitable world in the solar system, complete with an ocean and Earth-like…
Next-gen Covid shots: Cheaper, effective against more viruses
Scientists created safe and effective vaccines against Covid-19 at an unprecedented speed. But, according to industry leaders, the next generation of Covid shots will be low in cost, easier to deliver and preserve and effective against…
US CDC examines heart problems in young adults post Covid jab
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating reports of heart inflammation in teenagers and young adults after taking mRNA vaccinations against the Coronavirus disease, the media reported.According to the…
Samsung Biologics signs vaccine production deal with Moderna
Samsung Biologics, a South Korean biopharmaceutical firm, has signed a deal to manufacture Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at its local factory.Under the agreement, the biotech unit of Samsung Group will provide the U.S. drugmaker with contract…
Organic salts detected on Mars: NASA
Organic salts are likely present on Mars, a NASA team has found, and their detection may provide evidence that life once existed on the Red Planet.A study, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, found that organic salts,…
Joe Biden reaches out to Israeli, Palestinian leaders amid conflict
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes first one-way trip
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has added many firsts to its kitty. After becoming the first to test power flight on another world and to capture the colour image of the Martian surface, the mini helicopter has now completed its fifth…
Moderna’s 3rd booster jab effective against Covid variants
A third booster shot of US pharmaceutical Moderna's Covid vaccine can rapidly increase the level of antibodies in previously inoculated people, according to data from its Phase 2 study.The Phase 2 trial showed that antibodies produced by a…
Bill Gates and Melinda Gates to divorce after 27 yrs
The mega-billionaire couple Bill and Melinda Gates, who have emerged as a philanthropy powerhouse with a foundation named after themselves, are divorcing because their 27-year marriage has "irretrievably broken".According to TMZ, a media…