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Solar storm likely to hit Earth today: GPS, internet, satellites may be affected

The flares have been marked at X1 level where X denotes the classification and the number denotes the strength of the flare.

Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson flies to space: How Twitter reacted to Unity 22 launch

At an altitude of about 13 kilometres, Unity detached from the mothership and breached Mach 3 as it shot into space.

'Dream of a lifetime': 70-yr-old Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson set to fly into space

When is the launch? How far is he going? Is it safe? What’s all the fuss? Here are the answers to those questions

An aerospace engineer explains what is a suborbital flight and why they matter

Conceptually, the flights that Branson and Bezos will be on are not terribly different from a baseball thrown into the air.

Land Rover Defender 110 tows Virgin Galactic’s Unity 22 spacecraft: Watch video

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Unity 22 was towed down the runway post landing by a Land Rover Defender 110.

GET, SET, SPACE: IN BRANSON VS BEZOS, WHO’S GOT THE BETTER PLAN AND SUPERIOR VEHICLE?

While Branson will travel as part of a six-person crew onboard the SpaceShipTwo spaceplane, Bezos will be a part of a four-person crew in the New Shepard rocket.

Venus, Mars and crescent moon to align in 'planetary conjunction' during 12-13 July

People can use ordinary binocular to watch this event and those who continue watching the skies will even witness the departure of these planets.

NASA conducts analysis of asteroid Ryugu sample brought by JAXA’s Hayabusa2

These samples were gathered by Hayabusa2, the spacecraft created by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA.

East Antarctica’s enormous ice-covered lake completely vanished in three days: Report

As much as 21 billion to 26 billion cubic feet of water was estimated to have been drained into the ocean.

From Venus meeting Mars to Thunder moon: Celestial events in July to keep an eye out for

To end the month with a bang, the moon will reach its third-quarter phase and the moonless nights will be the best time for deep-sky gazing.

Wealthy nations ease restrictions as COVID-19 deaths cross 4 million mark: WHO

As richer countries focus on getting back to normality, encouraging tourism, many outbreaks are hitting the poorer nations.

International financial body submits roadmap for mitigating climate-related risks to G20

The FSB, created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, said global climate-related risks are "far-reaching" and require a coordinated response.

Moderna has begun human trials for an mRNA vaccine that targets multiple influenza strains

The company intends to recruit 180 adults in the United States for the Phase 1/2 portion of the trial to evaluate the safety and strength of immune response to the shot, called mRNA-1010.

Nora al-Matrooshi will soon start training to become UAE's first female astronaut

Nora al-Matrooshi and her fellow countryman, Mohammad al-Mulla will later this year head to the United States to train at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

You can get COVID-19 after getting the vaccine but you won't get as sick

Vaccinated people who develop COVID-19 will likely have a lower viral load than unvaccinated people, meaning they’re less likely to spread the virus.

COVID-19 Fact Check: What does science say about mixing vaccines?

While the studies show positive results of mixing AstraZeneca and Pfizer, there are still doubts that linger.

Nitrous oxide, potent greenhouse gas, are on the rise from ocean dead zones

The oceans currently account for around 25 percent of global N2O emissions, and scientists are working to improve estimates of marine contributions.

Two-year study to analyse how COVID-19 vaccines affect people with weakened immunity

Dozens of French hospitals have launched a two-year study with 10,000 people to find out how people respond to coronavirus immunisation.

Study finds arthritis-treating drugs tocilizumab, sarilumab help reduce COVID-19 deaths

The analysis included information on 10,930 patients, of whom 6,449 were randomly assigned to receive interleukin-6 inhibitors and 4,481 to receive usual care or placebo.

WHO call to fund COVID-19 equipment for poor countries falls short by 16.8 bn dollars

He said that countries now opening up controlled the supply of life-saving equipment, vaccines and other countries without access are facing waves of hospitalisations and death.

Russia races US to become first country to shoot in space, film crew jets off on 5 Oct

The Call -- the Russian project's working title -- was announced in September last year, four months after the Hollywood project.

Human bodies respond to infections differently depending on the time of day

The reason for this is our body clock, and the fact that each cell in the body, including our immune cells, can tell what time of day it is.

Mars' auroras happen all over the planet and UAE's Hope orbiter captures new images

While Earth’s magnetic field is like one large bar magnet, Mars' magnetic field is like if someone has taken "bag of magnets and dumped them into the crust of the planet.

Climate change is affecting buildings as they were designed for a different environment

Architects and engineers design buildings and other structures, like bridges, to operate within the parameters of the local climate.

Eight incidents from 2021 that show human-animal conflicts are increasing

From elephants roaming in search of food to a mice plague in Australia, incidents are increasing.

World leaders are role playing instead of acting against climate change: Greta Thunberg at climate summit

She said net zero emissions targets of major economics "could be a great start, if they weren't full of gaps and loopholes."

After 13 years, two Chinese taikonauts complete first spacewalk at new space station

For seven hours, two astronauts — Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo — wore their newly developed suits that weigh about 130 kgs.

Indian conservationists release a dozen of the world's smallest pygmy hogs into the wild

Once thought to be existing, the conservation programme released seven male and five females to boost the population.

Satellite data shows Mesosphere is contracting up to 650 feet per decade: Study

The data collected from three satellites over a period of 30 years.

Explained: How billionaires Bezos and Branson are competing in race to the edge of space

Amazon founder Bezos was the first to announce his mission, set for 20 July, but Virgin boss Branson has decided to pip him to the trip with his own now lined up for 11 July