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Mars on Earth: Turkish lake may hold clues to ancient life on planet

Mars on Earth: Turkish lake may hold clues to ancient life on planet

As NASA’s rover Perseverance explores the surface of Mars, scientists hunting for signs of ancient life on the distant planet are using data gathered on a mission much closer to home at a lake in southwest Turkey.
As NASA’s rover Perseverance explores the surface of Mars, scientists hunting for signs of ancient life on the distant planet are using data gathered on a mission much closer to home at a lake in southwest Turkey.
Science and Tech 10 Mar, 2021
File - A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, carrying the U.S. Air Force’s Space Test Program-2 mission, is shown during launch preparation at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., June 24, 2019. Photo: Reuters

NASA-SpaceX launch of next International Space Station crew pushed to April 22

NASA-SpaceX launch of next International Space Station crew pushed to April 22

The next launch window for a NASA crew to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket has been pushed back by at least another two days, to no earlier than April 22, the space agency said.
The next launch window for a NASA crew to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket has been pushed back by at least another two days, to no earlier than April 22, the space agency said.
Science and Tech 09 Mar, 2021
The surface of the newly discovered exoplanet called Gliese 486 b, a type of planet known as a "hot super-Earth" is seen in an undated artist's impression. Photo: Renderarea/Handout via Reuters

Alien 'super-Earth' may offer clues about atmospheres on distant worlds

Alien 'super-Earth' may offer clues about atmospheres on distant worlds

Scientists have spotted a planet orbiting a star relatively near our solar system that may offer a prime opportunity to study the atmosphere of a rocky Earth-like alien world - the type of research that could aid the hunt for extraterrestrial life.
Scientists have spotted a planet orbiting a star relatively near our solar system that may offer a prime opportunity to study the atmosphere of a rocky Earth-like alien world - the type of research that could aid the hunt for extraterrestrial life.
Science and Tech 05 Mar, 2021
Mars, below centre, only about 3 degrees from the pretty blue star cluster, the Pleiades, is seen with Aldebaran. Photo Courtesy: Petr Horalek/Institute of Physics in Opava via NASA Astronomical Picture of the Day

Mars joins the Pleiades star cluster with Aldebaran and Betelgeuse in sight

Mars joins the Pleiades star cluster with Aldebaran and Betelgeuse in sight

For a few days in the beginning of March, Mars will be seen alongside the Pleiades star cluster (also known as Seven Sisters), near the constellation Taurus, during the few hours after sunset.
For a few days in the beginning of March, Mars will be seen alongside the Pleiades star cluster (also known as Seven Sisters), near the constellation Taurus, during the few hours after sunset.
Science and Tech 04 Mar, 2021
The skeleton of Little Foot is seen in Sterkfontein, South Africa, in this undated handout photo, obtained by Reuters on March 1, 2021. Photo: RJ Clarke/Handout via Reuters

Painstaking study of 'Little Foot' fossil sheds light on human origins

Painstaking study of 'Little Foot' fossil sheds light on human origins

Sophisticated scanning technology is revealing intriguing secrets about Little Foot, the remarkable fossil of an early human forerunner that inhabited South Africa 3.67 million years ago during a critical juncture in our evolutionary history.
Sophisticated scanning technology is revealing intriguing secrets about Little Foot, the remarkable fossil of an early human forerunner that inhabited South Africa 3.67 million years ago during a critical juncture in our evolutionary history.
Science and Tech 02 Mar, 2021
In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo a sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif. Australia’s Parliament will debate making Google and Facebook pay for news after a Senate committee on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 recommended no changes to the world-first draft laws. Photo: AP/File

Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news

Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news

Australia’s law forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news is ready to take effect, though the laws' architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals.
Australia’s law forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news is ready to take effect, though the laws' architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals.
Science and Tech 25 Feb, 2021
Raella Mills, 3, plays mop-up at her home Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Dallas. Raella and her mother's apartment flooded last week by a pipe that burst during the record winter cold. They are still without running water. Photo: AP

Top board leaders resign after deadly Texas power outages

Top board leaders resign after deadly Texas power outages

Top board leaders of Texas’ embattled power grid operator said Tuesday they will resign following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing electricity last week during a deadly winter storm, including many whose frigid homes lacked heat for days in subfreezing temperatures.
Top board leaders of Texas’ embattled power grid operator said Tuesday they will resign following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing electricity last week during a deadly winter storm, including many whose frigid homes lacked heat for days in subfreezing temperatures.
Science and Tech 24 Feb, 2021
Australians, on Thursday, woke up to empty news feeds on Facebook leaving tech giant users to an unpleasant surprise.. File Photo: AP

Facebook 'refriends' Australia after changes to media laws

Facebook 'refriends' Australia after changes to media laws

Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants to pay for media content displayed on their platforms.
Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants to pay for media content displayed on their platforms.
Science and Tech 23 Feb, 2021
The illustration shows artist’s concept of the concentration of black holes at the center of globular cluster NGC 6397. In reality, the black holes are far too small for direct observation by any existing telescopes. This globular cluster may contain more than 20 black holes. Photo Courtesy: ESA/ Hubble/ N Bartmann

Hubble Space Telescope finds concentration of small black holes in old globular cluster

Hubble Space Telescope finds concentration of small black holes in old globular...

A peculiar discovery astonished scientists when they found an evidence of swarm of black holes lurking at the heart of the globular cluster NGC 6397.
A peculiar discovery astonished scientists when they found an evidence of swarm of black holes lurking at the heart of the globular cluster NGC 6397.
Science and Tech 22 Feb, 2021
AstraZeneca vaccine is ready to be used at a homeless shelter in Romford, east London, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. The British health service has started to vaccinate "vulnerable" homeless people. In a study by Oxford University, the AstraZeneca vaccine has been shown to reduce transmission of the virus. Photo: AP

Three-month interval between two doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine more effective: study

Three-month interval between two doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine more...

A new study published in the Lancet journal suggests that a three-month gap between two doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine might be more effective than a shorter gap.
A new study published in the Lancet journal suggests that a three-month gap between two doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine might be more effective than a shorter gap.
Science and Tech 22 Feb, 2021
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shared this high-resolution image of Perseverance rover in its descent stage while being lowered by its skycrane⁣. Photo Courtesy: NASA

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shares high resolution image of Mars, Ingenuity reports good health

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shares high resolution image of Mars, Ingenuity...

NASA's Perseverance rover landed flawlessly on Martian land on Thursday, sending back first look of the Red planet from rover's view. On Friday, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued high resolution images of the rover's descent and the Martian land.
NASA's Perseverance rover landed flawlessly on Martian land on Thursday, sending back first look of the Red planet from rover's view. On Friday, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued high resolution images of the rover's descent and the Martian land.
Science and Tech 20 Feb, 2021

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