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Virgin Orbit launched a rocket from a plane – here’s how
Lift off. Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson, CC BY-SA Earlier this month, ten cubesats – small, cheap satellites weighing about a kilogram each – were sent into orbit around Earth. With almost 1,500 of these small satellites launched so far, adding another ten might seem trivial. But this was no ordinary launch.Continue Reading
SpaceX vs NASA: who will get us to the Moon first? Here’s how their latest rockets compare
NASA's Space Launch System. NASA No-one has visited the Moon since 1972. But with the advent of commercial human spaceflight, the urge to return is resurgent and generating a new space race. NASA has selected the private company SpaceX to be part of its commercial spaceflight operations, but the firmContinue Reading
Pakistan vs South Africa: No Magic Answer, Just Hard Work For 200 Test Wickets, Says Kagiso Rabada | Cricket News
Kagiso Rabada delivered 8154 balls to reach 200 Test wickets.© Twitter South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada feels hard work and spending time polishing his skills has helped him become the third-fastest Proteas bowler to reach 200 Test wickets. Rabada has become the eighth South African to scalp 200 Test wicketsContinue Reading
India Players Clear First Of 3 COVID-19 Tests, BCCI Allows Families During Hard Quarantine | Cricket News
Rohit Sharma is among the Indian players who have reached Chennai and are quarantining. (File Photo)© AFP The Indian cricketers on Thursday cleared their first round of RT-PCR tests and will be undergoing two more rounds before starting training from February 2 for the upcoming Test series against England. TheContinue Reading
Do we really need to walk 10,000 steps a day?
The 10,000 step target has more to do with marketing than scientific fact. Brocreative/ Shutterstock When it comes to being fit and healthy, we’re often reminded to aim to walk 10,000 steps per day. This can be a frustrating target to achieve, especially when we’re busy with work and otherContinue Reading
ISL: Hyderabad FC Score 2 Late Goals Leaving Bengaluru FC Frustrated | Football News
Two late goals in a span of five minutes broke Bengaluru FC hearts as Hyderabad FC came from behind in dramatic fashion to draw 2-2 in the Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan on Thursday. BFC led 2-0 through goals from Sunil Chhetri (9′) and Leon Augustine (61′). However,Continue Reading
What is behind the EU’s dispute with AstraZeneca over COVID-19 vaccines?
Hopes that rolling out vaccines would control the the pandemic have been dealt a blow by an emerging dispute between the EU and AstraZeneca. The manufacturer has said that because of production problems in Belgium, it will not be able to supply as many vaccines as expected to the EU,Continue Reading
AstraZeneca dispute comes at a difficult moment for the European Union
Just as the European Union’s popularity looked to be on the up after the trauma of Brexit, an unusually public row has erupted over the supplies – or lack thereof – of COVID-19 vaccines across the bloc. AstraZeneca has reduced its projected vaccine rollout to the EU, despite signing aContinue Reading
COVID vaccine supply is causing an EU crisis – so what’s being done to speed up production?
shutterstock The EU has a vaccine shortage problem. AstraZeneca pledged earlier this month to supply 2 million doses a week to the UK, but has also said it will cut deliveries to the EU from 80 million doses to 31 million during the first quarter of 2021. The UK hasContinue Reading
Why we’re more likely to follow COVID-19 rules when our families and friends do
Mukesh Kumar Jwala/Shutterstock As COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise and vaccine uptake emerges as a critical way out of lockdown, pressure to get more people to obey the guidelines becomes ever more urgent. Campaigns and leaders’ messages aimed at encouraging people to follow rules have tried to persuadeContinue Reading