Astronaut Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were sent to NASA’s International Space Station aboard a Boeing Starliner space capsule in June this year. Repeated helium leaks and other technical problems forced their week-long space flight to be extended for months. The Indian-origin astronaut will now return to Earth in the year 2025 aboard the SpaceX … Read more
The US space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), frequently releases images from outer space that give the public a glimpse into the universe. Below are five of these stunning images. This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a collection of stars in the Pegasus dwarf spheroidal galaxy, also known as Andromeda VI. … Read more
Small pieces of space debris from an asteroid could head toward Earth and Mars after a POT The mission intentionally hit the asteroid with a probe a couple of years ago, a new study suggests. Although these fragments could reach Earth in about ten years, they do not pose a threat to life. However, they … Read more
Y chromosome decrease: The male sex-determining gene, the Y chromosome, is gradually shrinking and could disappear altogether, according to a study. The shrinking of the Y chromosome means a world in which only girls will be born unless a new sex-determining gene evolves. However, published research shows that spiny rats have already evolved a new … Read more
The woolly mammoths of Wrangel Island were survivors. Trapped on a chunk of rock in the Arctic Ocean after rising sea levels separated them from present-day Siberia, they were the last of their species to go extinct. Paleontology textbooks have explained their final demise about 4,000 years ago as a classic case of extinction by … Read more
Scientific news: Dinosaurs They followed a shared path in Africa and South America about 12 million years ago before those continents broke apart, research indicates. Scientists have discovered more than 260 dinosaur footprints from the Early Cretaceous Period in what are now Brazil and Cameroon, two regions that are currently separated by more than 6,000 … Read more
People who use semaglutide, a common diabetes and weight loss drug, may experience more suicidal thoughts than those taking other medications, a new study suggests. However, experts say there is no strong evidence linking semaglutide to mood problems and say scientific findings on the topic have been inconsistent, CNN reported. Semaglutide is available under two … Read more
On August 19, during a sudden overnight storm, a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily. There were 22 people on board, including Mike Lynch, a British technology magnate, and his wife, who owned the yacht. The Italian coast guard rescued her and 14 others; one passenger was recovered dead and six are still missing, … Read more
On August 14, World Health Organization officials classified the Mpox outbreak as a global health emergency. A new strain of the disease has spread beyond the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the first time, to at least 12 other African countries. Monkeypox (MPOX) is a viral infection usually found in parts of Africa and … Read more
Amid months of speculation and promises, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) finally confirmed the date of Sunita Williams’ return to Earth on Saturday. The US space agency said the Boeing Starliner capsule will return from the International Space Station without a crew. Sunita Williams and Butch WilmoreMeanwhile, the two astronauts will return to … Read more
