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In this China National Space Administration (CNSA) photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a simulated image of the ascender of Chang'e-5 spacecraft blasting off from the lunar surface at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing on Dec. 3, 2020. Photo: China National Space Administration/Xinhua via AP

China prepares for return of lunar probe with moon samples

BEIJING: Chinese ground crews are standing by for the return of a lunar probe bringing back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 45...

BEIJING: Chinese ground crews are standing by for the return of a lunar probe bringing back the first...

Mobile & Apps 16 Dec, 2020

In this photo provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), soil samples are seen on the bottom of the capsule's sample-catcher, brought back by Hayabusa2, in Sagamihara, near Tokyo, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Photo: JAXA via AP

Japan's space agency finds ample soil, gas from asteroid

TOKYO: Officials from Japan's space agency said Tuesday they have found more than the anticipated amount of soil and gases inside a small capsule the country's Hayabusa2...

TOKYO: Officials from Japan's space agency said Tuesday they have found more than the anticipated amount...

Mobile & Apps 16 Dec, 2020

In this photo provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), a member of JAXA retrieves a capsule dropped by Hayabusa2 in Woomera, southern Australia, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. A Japanese capsule carrying the first samples of asteroid subsurface shot across the night atmosphere early Sunday before successfully landing in the remote Australian Outback, completing a mission to provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. Photo: JAXA via AP

Samples from asteroid more than hoped for, Japan researchers say

TOKYO: Samples of dust collected by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million km (186 million miles) from Earth were better than hoped for, with one...

TOKYO: Samples of dust collected by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million km (186...

Mobile & Apps 16 Dec, 2020

The moon covers the sun during a solar eclipse in Piedra del Aguila, Argentina, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. The total solar eclipse was visible from the northern Patagonia region of Argentina and from Araucania in Chile. Photo: AP

Daytime darkness: Total solar eclipse wows in Latin America

CARAHUE, CHILE: Thousands of people gathered in the Chilean region of La Araucanía on Monday to witness a solar eclipse, rejoicing in the rare experience even though...

CARAHUE, CHILE: Thousands of people gathered in the Chilean region of La Araucanía on Monday to witness...

Mobile & Apps 15 Dec, 2020

FILE - A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an illustration of a virus outside a regional science centre in Oldham, Britain, on August 3, 2020.Photo: Reuters

Immune system can cause broad damage in COVID-19; dogs can detect coronavirus in people

Immune system can cause broad damage in COVID-19; dogs can detect coronavirus in...

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by...

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts...

Mobile & Apps 15 Dec, 2020

A researcher for Brazil's state-run Fiocruz Institute takes an oral swab sample from a bat captured in the Atlantic Forest, at Pedra Branca state park, near Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Teams of researchers around the globe are racing to study the places and species from which the next pandemic may emerge. It's no coincidence that many scientists are focusing attention on the world's only flying mammals u2014 bats. Photo: AP

Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic

RIO DE JANEIRO: Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro’s Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian scientists switched on their flashlights to traipse along a narrow trail...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro’s Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian...

Mobile & Apps 15 Dec, 2020

Google's YouTube, Gmail recover after global outage

Google services, including YouTube, Gmail and Google Drive, were restored for most users on Monday, following a global outage that affected thousands. Google's...

Google services, including YouTube, Gmail and Google Drive, were restored for most users on Monday,...

Mobile & Apps 14 Dec, 2020

File - An electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and InfectiousnDiseases shows a Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 particle isolated from a patient. Photo: AP

COVID-19 simulator reveals combining extensive testing and contact tracing effective in suppressing virus

COVID-19 simulator reveals combining extensive testing and contact tracing effective...

KATHMANDU: Scientists from the Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence (ISSAI) at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan have discovered that joint use of mass...

KATHMANDU: Scientists from the Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence (ISSAI) at...

Mobile & Apps 14 Dec, 2020

Chinese capsule with moon rocks begins return to Earth

BEIJING: A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades started its three-day return to Earth on Sunday. The Chang'e 5 lunar probe,...

BEIJING: A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades started its...

Mobile & Apps 13 Dec, 2020

A possibly new species of beaked whales swims underwater in this undated photo provided by the Sea Shepherd. Photo: Simon Ager/Sea Shepherd/CONANP/Handout via Reuters

Researchers think they spotted new whale species off Mexico

Researchers believe they have found a previously unknown species of beaked whale in waters off Mexico's western coast. If confirmed, the new species would mark a...

Researchers believe they have found a previously unknown species of beaked whale in waters off Mexico's...

Mobile & Apps 10 Dec, 2020

SpaceX launches Starship on highest test flight, crash-lands

CAPE CANAVERAL: SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship several miles into the air from a remote corner of Texas on Wednesday,...

CAPE CANAVERAL: SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship...

Mobile & Apps 10 Dec, 2020

Facebook, Messenger and Instagram apps are displayed on an iPhone in New York on March 13, 2019. Photo: AP/File

Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

WASHINGTON: Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every US state filed lawsuits...

WASHINGTON: Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S....

Mobile & Apps 10 Dec, 2020

Five of the astronauts that will be part of the Atremis missions, from left, Jessica Meir, Joe Acaba, Anne McClain, Matthew Dominick, and Jessica Watkins are introduced by Vice President Mike Pence during the eighth meeting of the National Space Council at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Cape Canaveral , Fla. Photo: AP

First woman, next man on moon will come from these NASA 18

CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA has named the 18 astronauts — half of them women — who will train for its Artemis moon-landing program. The first woman and next man on the moon...

CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA has named the 18 astronauts — half of them women — who will train for its...

Mobile & Apps 10 Dec, 2020

Musk's SpaceX scrubs key high-altitude Starship test

WASHINGTON: A key test of SpaceX’s Mars rocket Starship was automatically aborted on Tuesday just one second before liftoff, postponing the first high-altitude test of a...

WASHINGTON: A key test of SpaceX’s Mars rocket Starship was automatically aborted on Tuesday just one...

Mobile & Apps 09 Dec, 2020

This file photo shows an LED-illuminated wireless router in Philadelphia. Researchers at a cybersecurity firm say they have identified vulnerabilities in software widely used by millions of connected devices...flaws that could be exploited by hackers to penetrate business and home computer networks and disrupt them. Potentially affected devices from an estimated 150 manufacturers range from networked thermometers to u0093smartu0094 plugs and printers to office routers and healthcare appliances to components of industrial control systems. Photo: AP/File

Millions of smart devices vulnerable to hacking: research

BOSTON: Researchers at a cybersecurity firm say they have identified vulnerabilities in software widely used by millions of connected devices — flaws that could be...

BOSTON: Researchers at a cybersecurity firm say they have identified vulnerabilities in software widely...

Mobile & Apps 09 Dec, 2020

Apple to tighten app privacy, remove apps that don't comply

LONDON: Apple is stepping up privacy for app users, forcing developers to be more transparent about data collection and warning they could be removed if they don't comply...

LONDON: Apple is stepping up privacy for app users, forcing developers to be more transparent about data...

Mobile & Apps 09 Dec, 2020

Chinese probe prepares to return moon rocks to Earth

BEIJING: A Chinese probe that landed on the moon transferred rocks to an orbiter Sunday in preparation for returning samples of the lunar surface to Earth for the first...

BEIJING: A Chinese probe that landed on the moon transferred rocks to an orbiter Sunday in preparation...

Mobile & Apps 07 Dec, 2020

Japanese space officials eager to analyze asteroid samples

TOKYO: Japanese space officials said they are excited about the return of a capsule that landed safely in the Australian Outback on Sunday while carrying soil samples from...

TOKYO: Japanese space officials said they are excited about the return of a capsule that landed safely in...

Mobile & Apps 07 Dec, 2020

Pictured, the astrophotographer and partner eyed the planetary duo above the Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Three Peaks of Lavaredo) in the Italian Alps in November 2020. Image Credit & Copyright: Giorgia Hofer via NASA

Great conjunction 2020 happening on December 21

KATHMANDU: A special and rare astronomical event is heading our way, slated to take place this December solstice - The Great Conjunction 2020. Towards the end of 2020,...

KATHMANDU: A special and rare astronomical event is heading our way, slated to take place this December...

Mobile & Apps 06 Dec, 2020

The Blue Origin rocket facility is shown near the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 3, 2019. RPhoto: Reuters/File

Bezos says Blue Origin will take the first woman to moon's surface

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin will take the first woman to the moon's surface, the billionaire said on Friday as NASA nears a decision to pick its first privately...

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin will take the first woman to the moon's surface, the billionaire...

Mobile & Apps 06 Dec, 2020

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