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[ad_1] Johnson’s government opposes nationwide lockdown despite exponential rise in UK coronavirus cases By Robert Stevens September 19, 2020 A large part of Britain is now under local lockdown, as the Boris Johnson government announced on Friday that a 10pm curfew would take effect across the north-east of England. At …

[ad_1] A reality TV contestant You are ready to launch into space and visit the International Space Station. A report from Thursday Deadline claimed that production company Space Hero is working on a television series of the same name, with its sights set on a mission to the ISS in …

[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG South Africa reported 2,055 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the number of confirmed infections to 657,627, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced Friday night. Mkhize said that 85 people died from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 15,857. Over the past six weeks, South …

[ad_1] Dr. Robert Redfield holds up a CDC document while speaking at a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing reviewing coronavirus response efforts on September 16 in Washington. Andrew Harnik / Pool / Getty Images The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has once again updated guidelines for testing people …

[ad_1] Smart glasses have been difficult to sell to the general public. Products like Google Glass and Snap Spectacles were never successful on a large scale, although Glass remains an option for hands-free workers. Amazon’s new Echo Frames, which allow you to access Alexa on the go, also leave a …

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization on Thursday warned of “alarming rates of transmission” of Covid-19 in Europe and warned against reducing quarantine periods as countries in the region scramble to find ways to reduce the infections without resorting to new blocks. WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, said …

[ad_1] IMAGE: The inter-satellite link between Hera and her two CubeSats near the Didymos asteroid system plus Credit: ESA After contributing to the Rosetta Mission, in 2024, the Politecnico di Milano will return to deep space. That year, ESA, the European Space Agency, will launch the Hera spacecraft towards the …

[ad_1] FP trendSeptember 17, 2020 5:16:13 PM IST It takes eleven years for the sun to complete one solar cycle before beginning a new one. The sun has started a new solar cycle, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a period of space weather that can have …

[ad_1] A group of astronomers led by Dr. Jane Greaves of Cardiff University has announced that they have detected the presence of the chemical compound. phosphine, floating in the clouds that surround the planet Venus. Phosphine is a curious molecule composed of one phosphorus and three hydrogen atoms (PH3), giving …

[ad_1] French Media AgencySeptember 17, 2020 9:30:37 am IST Astronomers have discovered a Jupiter-sized planet closely orbiting the smoking remains of a dead star, the first time an intact exoplanet has been discovered traveling around a white dwarf, according to research published Wednesday. The researchers said that the fate of …