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Cleaning up Space: Airbus launches Detumbler to clean up space debris in Earth orbit

Airbus has launched a new spacecraft, which they hope will be instrumental in cleaning up space debris cluttering Earth's orbit. Called Detumbler, the spacecraft is a magnetic damping device designed to prevent defunct satellites from uncontrollably tumbling in space

Galactic Bizarre: 86 YO physics professor to send DNA to the Moon to have himself cloned by aliens

Like intergalactic space, the human tendency to do something bizarre is obky bounded by how fare do certain people dare to go. Not satisfied with the option of having their ashes spread on the moon, a 86 YO man wants to send his live DNA to the moon, hoping he gets cloned by aliens

Soon, doctors may be able to diagnose Alzheimer's using just a simple blood test

Diagnosing Alzheimer's accurately, especially when it is early onset, is one of the most difficult thing in medicines of today. However, doctors will soon be able to test for Alzheimer's using just a simple blood test or two

Aditya-L1 Update: ISRO performs vital manoeuvre, slingshots solar observatory to Lagrange Pt. 1

Aditya-L1 is finally on its way to L1 or Lagrange Point 1, after ISRO performed a manoeuvre that effectively helped the Aditya solar observatory sling shot out of Earth bound orbits. It will now take 110 days to reach Lagrange Point 1, where it will enter an orbit

Chasing Armageddon: Human activities accelerating Earth’s death as 6 of 9 boundaries crossed

Human activities has accelerated the death of the planet. A recent study by the journal Science Advances has found that the Earth has crossed 6 of the 9 planetary boundaries, a framework of different thresholds that tell just how endangered a planet is

Humans as Supercomputers: Why 'biocomputing' or 'organoid intelligence' is so precious to sink billions into it

The next big thing in AI research is organoid intelligence, or integrating AI with human brain tissue. This is also known as biocomputing and is largely believed to be the thing that drives AI into overdrive

Not so soft: Chandrayaan 3 will touch down on moon at speed that will crush a human to pulp

ISRO has revealed how the Chandrayaan-3's Vikram Lander module, is supposed to land. Even if things go perfectly for the lander, the impact upon touchdown would be so severe, that it could crush a human being to pulp. And yet, the module will keep all instruments safe

Elixir in Space: Chandrayaan-3 may hold key to India and world’s clean, green energy ambitions

Not just for future space explorations, ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission is also vital for the Earth. The Vikram Lander and Pragyaan Rover will be looking for Helium-3 of He-3 deposits, which will be vital for India and the world's clean and green energy ambitions

Dark Side of the Moon: Russia’s Luna-25 was not a complete failure, revealed something crucial

Although Russia's Luna-25 crashed hard on the Moon, it wasn't a complete failure. There were a lot of key things that the lunar mission shared during its flight. However, its crash landing highlighted some crucial aspects of the Moon, and why during polar landings, things go wrong

Scientists have found a ‘brown dwarf’ that is 38% hotter than our Sun, 80 times bigger than Jupiter

Scientists have discovered a brown dwarf, a celestial body between a planet and a star, that is about 38% hotter than our Sun. This brown dwarf is also about 80 times bigger than Jupiter