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For NASA, it marks the long-awaited start of regular crew rotations at the International Space Station, with private companies providing the lifts. There will be double the number of astronauts as the test flight earlier this year, and their mission will last a full six months. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/36gNFzI

The TMT project, despite being on high priority of the Barack Obama administration during 2009-17, could not take off during the Donald Trump presidency due to massive protests against its proposed site at Maunakea in Hawaii, which is considered sacred to the island’s indigenous people. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/36jAyxy

The new STIP shoulders the core principles of being decentralized, evidence informed, experts driven and inclusive. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/32kCqoJ

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C49 carrying the all-weather earth imaging satellite EOS from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) along with nine international satellites will be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Saturday afternoon. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2IawBTx

A recent study has claimed that dining out, and grocery shopping could be more dangerous than air travel during the COVID-19, partly due to special ventilation systems in airplanes, some scientists say such a comparison cannot be made without knowing if mask-wearing and social distancing norms are properly followed in each of these scenarios. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/35QLgLL

Some bold initiatives are likely to be part of a policy framework DoS is preparing. These include permitting FDI in the space sector, with or without tie-ups with Indian firms, and allowing international entities to engage in a host of space-related activities. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3kqX5OQ

The study revealed that 90 per cent of subjects have detectable antibodies up to seven months post contracting COVID-19. It also found that age was not a confounding factor in levels of antibodies produced, but disease severity is. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/37ypGOJ

Over the past two years, there has been a lot of debate over the presence of “liquid water” on Mars. On September 28, a study in ‘Nature’ confirmed the presence of a subglacial lake on Mars first identified in 2018 and detected three others around it. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/348z7lH

In August last year, CNES and ISRO committed to developing and building a constellation of satellites carrying telecommunications and radar and optical remote-sensing instruments, constituting the first space-based system in the world capable of tracking ships continuously. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/36scKJL

Dr Sandip Som, the deputy director general of GSI, also said that foreshocks -- mild tremor preceding earthquakes -- or swarm activities -- series of earthquakes -- indicate release of tectonic stress and strain during the continuous deformation process, and a detailed study of these jolts could help predict if a significant seismic event is in store. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3jvT6Qu

The S.S. Kalpana Chawla launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 09:38 p.m. EDT. The spacecraft, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus, will arrive at and be attached to the space station two days later. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/30roKaE

Scientists are scrambling to understand how often children are infected and how often they transmit the virus, but the findings have been inconsistent. Much of the national debate has centered on children in primary schools. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3igCNpo

Scientists have developed a novel method to determine how fast the Indian Ocean is warming by analysing the sound from seabed earthquakes, an advance that may lead to a relatively low-cost technique to monitor water temperatures in all of the oceans. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3iLUo9V

The generated high-powered microscopic images show a large number of the virus particles on human respiratory surfaces, ready to spread infection across tissues, and to other people. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3bVGcZ3

According to a latest study, which was led by Yale immunologist Akiko Iwasaki, the virus is able to replicate inside the brain, and its presence starves nearby brain cells of oxygen, though the prevalence of this is not yet clear. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3m4O8Mp

"So far we are using antibody-based assays and RT-PCR based methods for testing during pandemic. However, longer assay time, cost, complex procedures and false positive or negative results are a few bottlenecks of these methods," Lalit M Pandey, associate professor, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, told . from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/332hWR1

The successful experiment marks an important breakthrough in China's technology to reuse spacecraft, which would provide the country more convenient and cheaper space round-trips for it to use the space in a peaceful way, Xinhua said. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3hZ81C6

It might seem like a race is on to reach the Red Planet, akin to the race to the Moon in the 1960s. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/359c7nE

India and France share a robust collaboration in the area of space. Space agencies of the two countries are also collaborating on nearly Rs 10,000 crore Gaganyaan mission that aims to send three Indians to space by 2022. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3bbRubf

"Will asteroid 2011 ES4 hit Earth? No! 2011 ES4's close approach is 'close' on an astronomical scale but poses no danger of actually hitting Earth. Planetary defence experts expect it to safely pass by at least 45,000 miles (792,000 football fields) away on Tuesday, September 1," NASA Asteroid Watch tweeted. from Science-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2EHzzgB