After several successful engine fire tests, Elon Musk’s SpaceX is planning to conduct the first orbital flight of its ambitious Starship by the end of this year. The orbital flight is aimed at demonstrating the capability of the world’s biggest spacecraft to one day leave Earth’s orbit and enter the Moon…
Over a month after Nasa successfully deflected an asteroid in deep space, astronomers have found three new Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) and they have been hiding in the inner solar system, making them difficult to find. A 1.5-kilometer-wide object, among the three, has an orbit that may someday place it in Earth’s…
Research in Africa found a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months, the latest approach in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease. Malaria killed more than 620,000 people in 2020 and sickened 241 million, mainly children under 5 in Africa. The World Health…
The prices of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinders were slashed by the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Prices of domestic cylinders will, however, continue to remain steady. The price of a 19 kg commercial cylinder of Indane will be cut by Rs 115.5 in Delhi, Rs 113 in Kolkata, Rs 115.5 in Mumbai and Rs 116.5 in Chennai. The…