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NASA gives ‘all clear’ for asteroid that seemed to threaten Earth

The probability of impact has shifted in the past two months as astronomers gathered more information about the asteroid from ground-based telescopes.

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NASA gives ‘all clear’ for asteroid that seemed to threaten Earth

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Melatonin pills could help repair DNA damage due to night shift work, study finds

Normal production of the melatonin hormone, which is linked with one’s body clock and daylight, is suppressed among night shift workers.

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Melatonin pills could help repair DNA damage due to night shift work, study finds

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Scientists have discovered a 3 billion-year-old beach buried on Mars

Rovers exploring Mars study many aspects of the planet, including the geology, soil and atmosphere. They’re often looking for any evidence of water. That’s in part because water is a vital factor for determining if Mars ever supported life.

25 February 2025, 07:00 IST

Scientists have discovered a 3 billion-year-old beach buried on Mars

25 February 2025, 07:00 IST

NASA’s new telescope will create ‘most colourful’ map of cosmos ever made

The SPHEREx telescope is relatively small but will provide a humongous amount of knowledge in its short two-year mission.

24 February 2025, 09:14 IST

NASA’s new telescope will create ‘most colourful’ map of cosmos ever made

24 February 2025, 09:14 IST

Key NASA officials' departure casts more uncertainty over US moon programme

The CEO of Airbus said on Thursday he would be happy if space merger talks with Thales and Leonardo led to a venture like the MBDA European missile project and hopes EU antitrust regulators will take a looser stance than in the past.

24 February 2025, 08:50 IST

Key NASA officials' departure casts more uncertainty over US moon programme

24 February 2025, 08:50 IST

Will an asteroid devastate Earth by 2032?

So far, scientists have only seen a small fraction of the asteroid 2024 YR4’s orbit, which every four years goes in a wildly oblong path from inside the Earth’s orbit to nearly the distance of Jupiter.

24 February 2025, 06:25 IST

Will an asteroid devastate Earth by 2032?

24 February 2025, 06:25 IST

Earth's first asteroid mining prospector heads to the launchpad

'If this works out, this will probably be the biggest business ever conceived of,' said Matt Gialich, founder and CEO of AstroForge, the builder and operator of the robotic probe.

24 February 2025, 02:59 IST

Earth's first asteroid mining prospector heads to the launchpad

24 February 2025, 02:59 IST

Pollution stonewalls men with fertility roadblock

Speaking at the Comprehensive Infertility Conclave, organised by Global Healthcare Academy, on Sunday, Dr Joshi highlighted the steady rise in infertility, particularly among younger men over the past decade.

23 February 2025, 22:39 IST

Pollution stonewalls men with fertility roadblock

23 February 2025, 22:39 IST

NIT Rourkela develops Machine Learning based model to assess groundwater quality for irrigation

The developed model can be significantly used across the country to assess groundwater stress for irrigation purposes.

22 February 2025, 10:27 IST

NIT Rourkela develops Machine Learning based model to assess groundwater quality for irrigation

22 February 2025, 10:27 IST

Decoding disease dynamics

Simulating the spread of a health emergency with epidemic modelling to come up with a solution is easier with this tool, writes Seshadri K S

21 February 2025, 21:01 IST

Decoding disease dynamics

21 February 2025, 21:01 IST