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A new study led by Professor Jin Li and Associate Professor Zheng Hongxiang from Fudan University suggests that genetics may play a significant role in protecting against obesity. The study, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Genetics and Genomics, identifies a type of mitochondrial DNA prevalent in southern China and Southeast Asia that appears to
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Two Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are still orbiting the earth aboard the International Space Station, nearly two weeks past their scheduled return date.Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which faced numerous postponements prior to its launch on June 5, encountered thruster problems during its journey to the ISS. Why are the astronauts still in space?The
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Chinese spacecraft, Chang’e-6 on Tuesday landed back on earth carrying valuable samples from less explored far side of the moon.The China National Space Administration said that the probe “is functioning normally, signaling that the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration mission was a complete success”, according to an official statement.When and Where it landed ?The space probe landed
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Nasa on Monday called off a spacewalk at the International Space Station after water leaked from an astronaut‘s spacesuit‘s cooling system.Astronauts Tracy Dyson and Mike Barratt were preparing to exit the space station through the airlock hatch when an unexpected issue arose. As Dyson activated her spacesuit’s battery power, she noticed a malfunction in the
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NEW DELHI: Denser grey matter in the cognition region of a brain could be helping serial entrepreneurs in adapting multiple strategies, enabling them to repeatedly launch new businesses compared to others, according to a recent research. The study provides a neural basis for cognitive flexibility, which helps adapt and shift from one strategy to another
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Chinese citizens were in shock and seen running for safety after toxic rocket debris crashed into a populated area on Saturday. The incident occurred during a joint Sino-French mission to study Gamma-ray bursts, which encountered a setback as a rocket booster fell over a populated area. The Long March 2C rocket was carrying the Space
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Alejandro Otero and his family from Florida‘s Naples, have filed a lawsuit against Nasa, seeking $80,000 in compensation for damages caused by a piece of space junk that crashed into their home on March 8. The incident occurred while Otero was on vacation, and his son informed him about the crashing object.The cylindrical metal object,
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Nasa has alerted the public about an asteroid named 2024 KN1 that will make a close approach to Earth on June 23, 2024, at 18:09 UTC (11:39 PM IST). This asteroid, part of the Amor group, is approximately 88 feet in size and will travel at a speed of about 16,500 kilometers per hour. While
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Expensive, risky and elite — that’s space travel in a nutshell ever since Yuri Gagarin became the first human to be sent to space 63 years ago. Till now, less than 700 astronauts have reached space altitude and a majority among them have been from just three countries. Even commercial space flights remain exclusive to
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BENGALURU: Isro, which had, on March 22 completed the second landing experiment of its reusable launch vehicle (RLV) — “RLV-LEX-02” — Sunday conducted the third landing experiment (RLV-LEX-03), paving the way for an orbital re-entry test.The test was conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) at Challakere in Chitradurga district, some 220km from Bengaluru.The RLV
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