A group of genes could be common to both depression and heart disease, a finding that researchers said could explain why having one of them increases risk of developing the other. The puzzling link between the diseases has been known to exist since the s, they said. Studies have found that...

  

   Doctors successfully implanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman, Lisa Pisano, who was teetering on the brink of death. This marked the culmination of a dramatic series of surgeries aimed at stabilizing her failing heart. Lisa Pisano faced a dire situation with both heart and kidney failure,...

   Nasa’s Voyager overcomes communication glitch, reconnects with Earth. Successful code relocation ensures continued operation. Mission team’s innovative fix paves way for future data collection, reflecting on Voyager’s remarkable journey since .

  

   Nasa granted awards for the human exploration rover challenge on Monday to two Indian student teams from Delhi NCR and Mumbai. The Crash and Burn award went to the KIET Group of Institutions in Delhi NCR, while the Rookie of the Year went to Kanakia International School in Mumbai. The annual...

   NASA’s Voyager probe, the farthest man made object in the universe, has resumed transmitting meaningful data to ground control after a period of transmitting nonsensical information, the US space agency revealed on Monday. The spaceship stopped sending readable data back to Earth on November ,...

   Nasa’s Artemis program faces challenges due to budget constraints, reduced political will, infrastructure decisions, complex goals, and a vision for a lasting lunar legacy. Overcoming these hurdles is crucial for Nasa’s modern space exploration efforts.

   Isro’s S Somnath discusses Aditya L solar mission’s ongoing Sun data transmission and instrument observations. The year mission includes solar eclipse data collection and collaboration with Nasa on the Nisar project for Earth mapping.

   Lyrid Meteor shower peaks Sunday, best seen from Northern Hemisphere. NASA notes, year old Lyrids. Moon’s brightness may affect visibility. EarthSky mentions surges up to meteors per hour.

   Nasa’s TIMED spacecraft and the defunct Russian spy satellite Cosmos experienced an alarmingly close encounter in orbit, space.com reported. Initial estimates suggested that the two satellites passed within feet meters of each other. Currently, there are approximately , satellites...

  

  

  

   Plastic production’s rapid growth threatens the global carbon budget for limiting global warming. Reductions in primary plastic production are crucial to align with climate targets and prevent exceeding the carbon budget, as highlighted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study.

   Nasa’s Hubble Space Telescope collaborates with ESA on a mission targeting small main belt asteroids to deepen understanding of early solar system mysteries. Managed by Nasa’s Goddard Center and Lockheed Martin, the mission explores asteroid composition, dynamics, and impact risks.

   Bengaluru is now home to a state of the art command and control centre dedicated to monitoring and managing space traffic. The facility, located at the global headquarters of Digantara, aims to ensure the safety and sustainability of satellite operations worldwide.