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NASA astronaut successfully harvests 2 plants in space
NASAs Expedition 64 crew member Michael Hopkins has harvested two crops in space -- 'Amara' mustard, and a previously grown crop, 'Extra Dwarf' pak choi. They were grown for 64 days, the longest leafy greens have grown on station, the US…
3rd vax dose likely needed within 12 months: Pfizer CEO
Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said people will likely need a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine within 12 months of getting fully inoculated.Bourla told CNBC News on Thursday that it is possible people will…
Nancy Pelosi won’t bring bill to expand US SC
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she has "no plans" to bring a bill to expand the Supreme Court from nine seats to 13 to the House floor for a vote."No. I support the President's Commission to study such a proposal, but frankly I'm not,…
Joe Biden announces complete US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden has announced that all US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan before September 11, a move to end the longest war in American history."The United
Moderna vax has more side effects than Pfizer/BioNTech: Study
In a first, a new study has pointed out that those taking the Moderna vaccine have reported more side effects than people who get the Pfizer/BioNTech jabs.The study, published in the journal JAMA, analysed reports collected via a Centers…
NASA’s Odyssey spacecraft marks 20 years of mapping Mars
Do you know that a NASA spacecraft launched 20 years ago is still working at the Red Planet?For two decades, the longest-lived spacecraft at the Red Planet, 2001 Mars Odyssey, has helped locate water ice, assess landing sites, and study the…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx completes last flyover of asteroid Bennu
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has completed its last flyover of Bennu and is now slowly drifting away from the asteroid, the US space agency has said.The flyover was completed at around 6 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, but the mission team will have…
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter touches down on Red Planet
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has been dropped on the surface of the Red Planet ahead of its historic first flight scheduled for April 11.Ingenuity flew to Mars while being attached to the belly of NASA's Perseverance rover, which made a…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe set for final flyby of asteroid Bennu
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will get one last close encounter with Bennu on April 7 as it performs a final flyover to capture images of the asteroid's surface.While performing the flyover, the spacecraft will observe Bennu from a distance…
Astronomers detect X-rays from Uranus for 1st time
In a finding that may help scientists learn more about Uranus, astronomers have detected X-rays from this enigmatic ice giant planet in our solar system, for the first time.Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and has two sets of rings…