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NASA left a camera on the moon for 31 months; when Apollo 12 brought it home, scientists found bacteria that appeared to be aliveAfter 31 months on the moon, a bacterium discovered on the Surveyor III camera is believed to be a case of contamination. A thorough re-eva...
Why NASA's latest moon discovery creates a major dilemma for Artemis astronautsMicrobes from Earth can survive on the Moon's surface for days. New research shows shadowed lunar craters offer protective microclimates fo...
52 astronauts left Earth for months in orbit, and within weeks their gut bacteria changed how they processed food, revealing why spaceflight can trigger constipation and potentially affect brain healthConstipation in space is more than an uncomfortable side effect. Astronauts often face it during long missions, but scientists have not ful...
In 2006, NASA grew Salmonella in space; the bacteria returned more virulent than genetically identical germs cultivated on EarthIn a striking discovery, researchers found that Salmonella bacteria cultivated in space exhibited a heightened level of aggression, proving...
In 2005, scientists thawed 32,000-year-old organisms frozen since the Ice Age, and they started swimming almost immediately, challenging everything we knew about life's limitsNASA scientists made a groundbreaking discovery deep inside Alaskan permafrost. They defrosted 32,000-year-old bacteria frozen since the an...
Constant bloating and cramps? Experts reveal what’s really behind Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and how to tame itIrritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) can cause bloating, cramps and bathroom problems. Experts say gut health, stress and certain foods may trigg...
IISc team's bacteria-based method may help repair cracked bricks on MoonResearchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru have developed a method using Sporosarcina pasteurii bacteria to repair ...
IISc researchers develop bacteria to repair bricks in space; samples to be sent onboard GaganyaanA sample of the bacteria may now be sent to space as part of the Gaganyaan mission to study its behaviour in microgravity. With India plann...
This Jupiter moon to become another Earth?NASA is set to launch the Europa Clipper mission on October 14 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to investigate Jupiter's moon Europa, a ...
NASA to probe Jupiter's moon as Europa remains most promising places for life beyond EarthIs there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? If our solar system turns out to be home to two habitable worlds (Europ...
Hyderabad eateries found with rat, cockroach infestationsTen eateries in Hyderabad, including Sukha Sagar Udupi Veg Hotel, have been flagged for rat and cockroach infestations this month. Health p...
Are aliens purple? New study suggests extraterrestrial life, animals could exist in purple planetsResearchers from Cornell University propose that alien hunters should focus on purple-colored planets in their quest for extraterrestrial l...
NASA scientist explores possibility of alien life in our solar systemRenowned NASA scientist Dr. Michelle Thaller has proposed a theory suggesting the possibility of alien life in our solar system, particular...
Indian scientists develop sustainable process for making brick-like structures on the moonThe process developed by the IISc and ISRO team uses urea which can be sourced from human urine and lunar soil as raw materials for constru...
'Space Brick' for future Moon habitats developedIn what holds potential of aiding construction of future settlements on Moon, a team of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Isro researc...
Asteroids may play key role in spreading life: StudyCalculations showed there may be as many as 10 trillion asteroid-sized objects carrying life, according to Idan Ginsburg, a postdoctoral sc...
How startup TeamIndus is eyeing space colonisation and plans to land on moonThe Bangalore-based startup is sending a rover to the moon in March next year, as part of a $30 mn challenge to land and travel on the moon...
Lab2Moon Challenge: Team Space4Life to work with TeamIndus for space odysseyLab2Moon was launched mid last year as a global challenge for youth, to send in ideas for experiments.
'Got 1,600 ideas from youngsters globally for moon project'TeamIndus' spacecraft, if selected in the Google's Lunar XPRIZE competition, is to be launched next year. It will be the first time that a ...
- Electronic cos chart out 'health' plans
Leading consumer electronics makers from LG, Philips, Samsung and Godrej seem smitten by the health bug like never before.