Seen from space, the damage at the Arecibo Observatory does not look so bad. Image: Planet Labs The iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was damaged last week when a large cable fell on the radio telescope’s main reflector dish. We are now learn more about this unfortunate incident, inclusive …
Read More »Study links COVID-19 to increase in pediatric type 1 diabetes
People wearing face masks walk on a clear day at Qianmen Street, following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, in Beijing, China August 18, 2020. REUTERS / Tingshu Wang LONDON (Reuters) – Cases of type 1 diabetes among children in a small UK study almost doubled during the height of …
Read More »Pandemic now driven by 20s, 30s, 40s group, much asymptomatic: WHO
MANILA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it was concerned that the new spread of coronavirus was being driven out by people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, many of whom were unaware they were infected, a danger to vulnerable groups. PHILO PHOTO: People queue for …
Read More »Lava bubbles on Mars and the moon are massive; could act as a shield against cosmic and solar radiation- Technology News, Firstpost
FP Trending17 Aug 2020 17:34:46 IST Earth is home to several lava tubes or long volcanic caves that can be defined as “channels of lava rivers that at a somewhat earlier time downslope flowed from a volcanic vent than fissure “. Interestingly, the surface of Mars and Moon also has …
Read More »This is when and how the universe is expected to end
It is not expected to happen at any moment, but one scientist has calculated when the universe will end. The study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, notes that sometimes in the “next few trillion years”, when the universe is dead as we know it, stars …
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