China set to land robot rover on moon
Washington – China is ready to land a robotic rover on moon’s surface on Saturday, a major step in the country’s ambitious space exploration programme. On Saturday afternoon (GMT), a landing module is going to undergo a powered descent, using thrusters to perform the first soft landing on... read more »
Chinese lunar probe landing set for Saturday night
Beijing – China’s lunar probe Chang’e-3 is scheduled to make an attempt to soft-land on the moon Saturday night, according to sources in charge of the mission. According to the sources, the! entire process of soft-landing will last 12 minutes and it will be performed by the probe... read more »
New drug target brings malaria cure closer to reality
Washington – Researchers, who are trying to understand the biology of the malaria parasite, have discovered a potential weakness- low levels of DNA methylation in Plasmodium’s genome “that may be critical to the survival of the parasite.” DNA methylation is a biochemical process... read more »
How to save astronauts’ eyes during space travel
Washington – More than 30 percent of astronauts returning from two-week space shuttle missions and 60 percent who spent six months aboard the International Space Station were found to be suffering from eye problems. Mice were flown aboard shuttle flights STS-133 in March 2011 and STS-135 in... read more »
