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Fly me to the Moon: Japan billionaire offers space seats

It's the sort of chance that comes along just once in a blue Moon: a Japanese billionaire is throwing open a private lunar expedition to eight people from around the world. Yusaku Maezawa, an online fashion tycoon, was announced in 2018 as the first man to book a spot aboard the lunar spaceship being developed by SpaceX.

Study reveals blood tests can offer early indicator of severe Covid

PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission: Isro places Brazilian satellite in orbit

The Indian Space Research Organisation placed Amazonia-1, an optical earth observation satellite from Brazil, into a sun synchronous polar orbit on Sunday. PSLV-C51 carrying Amazonia-1 and 18 other satellites lifted off from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 10.24am.

Isro’s PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission: Countdown begins

Vitamin B6 may help keep Covid cytokine storms at bay: Study

A recent study led by food scientist Thanutchaporn Kumrungsee can be the first step in showing vitamin B6's potential in lowering the odds of patients becoming seriously ill with the coronavirus.

Covid mutation that may weaken effectiveness of vaccines found

A new form of coronavirus variant is spreading rapidly in New York City and it carries a worrisome mutation that may weaken the effectiveness of vaccines. As per the research by two teams, the new variant --B.1.526 -- first appeared in samples collected in New York in November. However, by the middle of February, it appeared in about one in four viral sequences in the database shared by the scientists.

Vaccines substantially reduce Covid-19 hospitalisations: Scotland study

Study shows Covid-19 patients have higher risk of cardiac damage

'Gene variant inherited from Neanderthals decreases severe Covid risk'

Single dose of Pfizer vaccine provokes strong immune response: Study

UAE's 'Hope' probe sends home first image of Mars

Guinea confirms 3 dead from Ebola, first cases since 2016

Scientists drive detailed study into how cancer cells spread

UK variant of Covid will 'sweep the world', says scientist

The Covid-19 variant, which was first detected in the UK's Kent last year, is set to become the dominant strain and is going to sweep the world, the head of the UK's genetic surveillance programme said.

UK variant of Covid will 'sweep the world', says scientist

The Covid-19 variant, which was first detected in the UK's Kent last year, is set to become the dominant strain and is going to sweep the world, the head of the UK's genetic surveillance programme said.

Experimental drug can speed up Covid-19 recovery: Study

China's space probe sends back its first image of Mars

China's Tianwen-1 probe has sent back its first image of Mars, the national space agency said, as the mission prepares to touch down on the Red Planet later this year.

iBrazilian, Indian startup satellite in ISRO's first mission in 2021 on Feb 28

iBrazilian, Indian startup satellite in ISRO's first mission in 2021 on Feb 28

SpaceX Starship prototype rocket explodes on landing after test launch

A SpaceX Starship prototype rocket exploded on landing after an otherwise successful high-altitude experimental launch from Boca Chica, Texas, on Tuesday, in a repeat of an accident that destroyed a previous test rocket.