In a remarkable breakthrough, a Japanese patient who had been paralyzed from the neck down for many years has learned to stand unaided once again. It was all done as part of a first-ever clinical trial which used reprogrammed stem cells to treat patients with spinal injuries, offering new hope to patients suffering from paralysis.This…
It starts innocently enough. A whimsical selfie, a doe-eyed version of yourself in a fantasy forest with fireflies and floating islands. Maybe you’re styled like a Studio Ghibli hero—somewhere between Totoro and your inner existential dread. You post it. People like it. You smile. What’s the harm, right?But behind that dreamy image lies a growing…
Crew members will attempt to exit the spacecraft without medical assistance after re-entry, helping researchers study astronauts’ post-spaceflight capabilities. Unlike previous missions, Earth’s polar regions have remained unseen by astronauts, including those aboard the ISS and Apollo missions. (Photo: AP) Source link
Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams plans to visit India soon and meet ISRO‘s team in her father’s homeland.“I hope and I think for sure I’m going to be going back to my father’s home country and visiting with people and getting excited about the Indian astronauts who’s going up on the ISRO…
BENGALURU: In the first press conference since her and Butch Wilmore’s return from the International Space Station (ISS), Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams shared her vivid descriptions of viewing India from ISS, expressing particular wonder at the majestic Himalayan mountain range.“India is amazing… Every time we went over the Himalayas,” Williams enthused. “Butch got incredible pictures…
SpaceX launched the “Fram2 mission” on Tuesday (local time), marking the first human spaceflight over Earth’s polar regions.The privately funded mission will carry four astronauts on a days-long orbital journey. Fram2 is named after the famous 19th-century Norwegian ship used for Arctic and Antarctic expeditions.The mission launched from SpaceX’s facilities aboard a Falcon 9 rocket…
Sunita Williams, Nick Hague and Butch Wilmore during a press conference Nasa astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams have dismissed claims that they were “stuck” or “abandoned” in space, reports the Guardian.Speaking at a press conference in Houston on Monday, their first since returning to Earth two weeks ago on March 18, Wilmore and…
NEW DELHI: Indian-American Sunita Williams has shared her insights on how India looked from space during her nine-month long stay on the International Space Station (ISS), with a special mention of Himalayas, fishing fleet along the coast of Mumbai and Gujarat.In a presser on Tuesday, Williams said, “India is amazing. Every time we went over…
Pawan Goenka (File photo) Government’s push to involve more private companies has been among the key initiatives in India’s efforts to increase its share in the global space economy. And, a key role in implementation of the Space reforms that enable private participation has been the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe).Since its…
The NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) snapped a striking photograph of an Einstein ring, a bizarre and intriguing optical phenomenon created by gravitational lensing. The unusual sighting was released to the public by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) as the image of the month for March, and it…
