Hubble captures an eye in the sky

islamabad   –  This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features NGC4826 — a spiral galaxy located 17 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair).  This galaxy is often referred to as the “Black Eye,” or “Evil Eye,” galaxy because of […]

Study shows life from earth could survive on Mars

islamabad   –  Study shows sending microbes to Earth’s stratosphere, to test their endurance to Martian conditions, can reveal their potential use and threats to space travel. Some microbes on Earth could temporarily survive on the surface of Mars, finds a new study by NASA and German Aerospace […]

New genetic test effectively screens for cancer

ISLAMABAD-A single test can identify the multitude of known sources of genetic variation underlying mismatch repair deficiency syndrome in inherited colon, endometrial, and other cancers, researchers report in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.Researchers have developed a new integrated genetic/epigenetic DNA-sequencing protocol known as MultiMMR that can […]

MIT teams ready for Mars rover landing

ISLAMABAD-Following touchdown, MOXIE will brew up oxygen while geologists comb for sediments to sample. Recently, NASA’s newest Mars rover, Perseverance, is scheduled to touch down on the surface of the red planet following a nail-biting entry and descent sequence vividly known as the “seven minutes […]

Supercomputer turns back cosmic clock into mysteries

ISLAMABAD-Astronomers have tested a method for reconstructing the state of the early Universe by applying it to 4000 simulated universes using the ATERUI II supercomputer at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ). They found that together with new observations the method can set better […]

A new theory explains how superconductivity arises

islamabad   –  In a study published in Quantum Materials, Si of Rice University and Nica of Arizona State University argue that unconventional superconductivity in some iron-based and heavy-fermion materials arises from a general phenomenon called “multiorbital singlet pairing.” In superconductors, electrons form pairs and flow without resistance.  […]

NASA to launch initial elements for Lunar outpost

islamabad   –  NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency’s Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), the foundational elements of the Gateway.  As the first long-term orbiting outpost around the Moon, […]

Paving the way for information transfer in tiny circuits

ISLAMABAD-Removing one charged molecule from a one-dimensional array causes the others to alternately turn ‘on’ or ‘off,’ paving the way for information transfer in tiny circuits.Small electronic circuits power our everyday lives, from the tiny cameras in our phones to the microprocessors in our computers. To […]

Methane-eating bacteria found in extreme environments

ISLAMABAD-Advanced X-ray techniques yield insights into a bacterial enzyme that turns methane gas into liquid fuel.Scientists have determined the structure of a unique enzyme, produced by a species of methane-eating bacteria, that converts the greenhouse gas into methanol – a highly versatile liquid fuel and […]