SCIENCE
Ingenuity Helicopter snaps first aerial colour image of Mars
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured it with its colour camera during its second successful flight test on April 22, the US space agency said in a statement. While capturing the image, Ingenuity was 17 feet (5.2-metre) above the surface and pitching (moving the camera's field of view upward) so the helicopter could begin its 7-foot (2-metre) translation to the west - away from the rover.
NASA, SpaceX launch 4 astronauts to space station
The Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four astronauts from three countries have safely reached orbit a few minutes after the liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 5:49 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (0949 GMT), according to NASA's Twitter.
Martian subsurface has ingredients for present-day microbial life
The analysis determined that those rocks if inconsistent contact with water, would produce the chemical energy needed to support microbial communities similar to those that survive in the unlit depths of the Earth. Because these meteorites may be representative of vast swaths of the Martian crust, the findings suggest that much of the Mars subsurface could be habitable.
SpaceX Crew-2 launches 4 astronauts to space station
The spacecraft, named Endeavour by the crew, lifted off at 5.49.02 a.m. EDT from the Launch Complex 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said. The Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock at the space station at about 5.10 a.m. on Saturday.
Human to cat transmission of Covid virus found in UK
The research provides fresh evidence that people have transmitted SARS-CoV-2 to cats during the pandemic in the UK. The study, which is published in Veterinary Record, detected the virus last year in cats that developed mild or severe respiratory disease.
NASA's Mars rover extracts first oxygen from Red Planet
The technology could pave the way for isolating and storing oxygen on Mars, which is 96 per cent carbon dioxide, to help power rockets that could lift astronauts off the planet's surface. Such devices also might one day provide breathable air for astronauts themselves.
54% of Indian students comfortable with online learning: Survey
With the recent surge in Covid-19 cases, most of the students were apprehensive about going back to school at present. About 56 per cent of students preferred continuing with online learning in the current scenario. More than half of the surveyed students preferred the blended learning model over others.
ISRO invites scientific research proposals on AstroSat data
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday said the announcement of opportunity (AO) is open to the Indian scientific community for submitting research proposals towards utilisation of data from any and/or all the experiments for limited financial assistance. Launched on September 28, 2015, AstroSat is India's first satellite dedicated to Astronomy.
NASA launches mini helicopter on Mars in historic feat
The mini helicopter began its flight approximately at 3:45 p.m. (India time) and the data was received at NASA headquarters around 4.25 p.m. (India time). It took off a few feet from the ground, hovered in the air for about 20 to 30 seconds, and landed.
Oxford University gets ethical nod for Covid reinfections study
The method has proved valuable in understanding and tackling myriad conditions from malaria to tuberculosis and gonorrhoea, the researchers said. Recruitment for the trial is expected to start in the next couple of weeks, the report said.
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