SCIENCE & RESEARCH

China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars

5:33 pm July 23, 2020

Beijing: China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet. Engines blazing orange, a Long March-5 carrier rocket took off under clear skies around 12:40 p.m. from Hainan Island, south of China’s mainland. Hundreds of space […]

One new COVID-19 case in Mizoram, tally at 4,428

Study says physical distancing may help ease burden on hospitals, but only to a point

7:46 pm July 16, 2020

Washington: Scientists have found that longer periods of social distancing alone are not successful when it comes to slowing COVID-19 spread, an advance that may help make better decisions in countries where a second wave of the pandemic is expected. “Conventional wisdom was, the more intense and long-term the social distancing, the more you will […]

ISS spotted in Gujarat sky; best view in Ahmedabad, Rajkot

11:53 pm July 14, 2020

Ahmedabad: The International Space Station (ISS), the third brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon, passed some 400 kilometres over Gujarat on Tuesday night, giving people, especially in Ahmedabad and Rajkot, a glimpse of the space technology marvel. The ISS was visible as a bright dot when it emerged from the south-west horizon at 8:35 pm, and vanished some […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

Airborne transmission of COVID can occur during medical procedures: WHO

9:52 pm July 9, 2020

Ganeva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus can occur during medical procedures that generate aerosols. The agency said some outbreak reports related to indoor crowded spaces have suggested the possibility of aerosol transmission, combined with droplet transmission, such as during choir practice, in restaurants or in fitness […]

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold by 2024

8:39 pm July 9, 2020

Geneva: The world could see annual global temperatures pass a key threshold for the first time in the coming five years, the U.N. weather agency said Thursday. The World Meteorological Organization said forecasts suggest there’s a 20% chance that global temperatures will be 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) higher than the pre-industrial average in at […]