New Delhi: Laser instrument onboard a NASA spacecraft orbiting the Moon has successfully pinged the Vikram lander of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission, the US space agency said. The laser beam was transmitted and reflected between the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and an Oreo-sized device on Vikram lander, opening the door to a new style of precisely…
New Delhi: The international team, led by the University of Cambridge, used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to detect the black hole, which dates from 400 million years after the big bang, more than 13 billion years ago. The results, which lead author Professor Roberto Maiolino says are “a giant leap forward”, are…
New Delhi: AI-powered prediction models made accurate predictions within the trial they were developed in, but gave “random predictions” outside of it, according to a new research. Researchers said the study showed that generalisations of predictions of artificial intelligence-based models across different study centres cannot be ensured at the moment and that these models were…
New Delhi: Changes in blood flow in the retina of the eye could explain why some migraine patients experience visual symptoms, a study has found. The retina is the innermost, light-sensitive layer of tissue of the eye of most vertebrates and some mollusks. The findings, published in the journal Headache: The Journal of Head and…
New Delhi: Women with autoimmune diseases could be more likely to suffer from depression during pregnancy and after childbirth, researchers have found. They also observed a converse relationship where women with a history of pregnancy and childbirth-linked, or perinatal, depression might be at a higher risk of developing autoimmune diseases where the body’s immune system…
Bengaluru: Aditya L1, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) maiden solar mission, successfully entered its final maneuver to reach its destination and was injected into its final orbit on Saturday. ISRO chief S Somanath told news agency ANI on Monday “Aditya-L1 is going to reach its L1 point on January 6 at 4 pm and…
Bengaluru: ISRO on Friday said it has tested a new kind of battery cell which is more efficient and costs less than conventional ones. The national space agency said it has qualified 10 Ah Silicon-Graphite-anode based high energy density Li-ion cells as a low weight and low cost alternative to conventional ones being used currently….
New Delhi: Breakfast at 8 am and dinner at 8 pm! A tall order for those with busy work days but a mantra for staving off cardiovascular diseases say doctors who cite a recent study to stress the importance of early, regular, and well-spaced meals. A study led by the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord in…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): A PSLV rocket carrying a total of 11 satellites including ISRO’s X-Ray polarimeter satellite lifted off from a spaceport here on Monday. ISRO’s maiden X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite would offer insights into celestial objects like black holes. The PSLV-C58 rocket, in its 60th mission, carried primary payload XPoSat and 10 other satellites to…
Sriharikota: ISRO is set to welcome the new year with the launch of its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite that would offer insights into celestial objects like black holes, onboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket on Monday. The launch comes after the success of its Gaganyaan Test Vehicle D1 mission in October. The PSLV-C58 rocket,…
