In the race to develop a treatment for COVID-19, Gilead Sciences may have found a winner with remdesivir. In a study by Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Gilead, researchers found that the experimental drug inhibited the coronavirus in human lung cell cultures …
Read More »A hauntingly beautiful time-lapse video shows Comet NEOWISE from Earth’s orbit
In the dark of the orbital night of July 5, a NASA astronaut floated to a window on the International Space Station, looked down at the extremity of Earth and patiently waited for a cosmic spectacle. As the space station circled the Middle East, the newly discovered comet NEOWISE and …
Read More »NASA and ESA will reveal the closest images ever taken of the sun
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are releasing new images of the sun on Thursday morning, bringing humans closer to our host star than ever before. The photos are the first captured by Solar Orbiter, which was released earlier this year. After its launch on February 9, Solar Orbiter …
Read More »Carbon levels in Comet Atlas could help astronomers detect the age of other comets- Technology News, Firstpost
FP TrendsJuly 15, 2020 11:37:43 IST A team of astronomers from the Far Eastern Federal University of Russia (FEFU), South Korea and the US has suggested that the amount of carbon or the lack of it may indicate the time that comets have spent in the solar system . The …
Read More »NASA chief says Russia is “solid” as Moscow space chief rejects US-led lunar program
FILE PHOTO: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks to the media during a pre-launch briefing before the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft launches on a Falcon 9 booster rocket from Pad39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, May 29, 2020. REUTERS / Steve Nesius WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA …
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