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Autophagy is a house cleaning cellular mechanism possessed by the human body which helps clear toxic proteins resulting in better survival of the cells, in this case, brain cells.

New medical camera sees through the body

The device, developed by researchers at the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt in the UK, detects the sources of...

4 Sept 2017 5:42 PM IST

Peggy Whitson will be 56 when she rockets off the planet Thursday, and shell celebrate her 57th birthday in February on the International Space Station. (Photo:AP)

NASA space travellers are relaxing in Kazakhstan

All three returning space travellers are out of their capsule and relaxing in chairs on the steppes of Kazakhstan.

4 Sept 2017 8:00 AM IST

Peggy Whitson will be 56 when she rockets off the planet Thursday, and shell celebrate her 57th birthday in February on the International Space Station. (Photo:AP)

What's on Peggy Whitson's wish list after 9 months in space?

Peggy Whitson, 57, on September 3 returned to Eart after 288-days of mission.

3 Sept 2017 10:14 AM IST

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is pictured aboard the International Space Station in this undated NASA handout photo released on April 24, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Record-breaking NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth

A record-shattering NASA astronaut Peegy Whitson, 57, touched down to Earth on Sunday, finishing a 288-day mission.

3 Sept 2017 9:24 AM IST

The nomination drew fire from two US senators from Florida who questioned the Oklahoma representatives qualifications to lead such a complex and highly technical agency. (Photo: AFP)

Trump names former Navy aviator to head NASA

US President Donald Trump announced he plans to appoint a former navy pilot and Republican congressman to head NASA.

3 Sept 2017 8:06 AM IST

The new prints have a distinctly human-like form.

5 million-year footprints test evolution theory

Human feet have a very distinctive shape, different from all other land animals.

3 Sept 2017 4:20 AM IST

Peggy Whitson will be 56 when she rockets off the planet Thursday, and shell celebrate her 57th birthday in February on the International Space Station. (Photo:AP)

After 4,623 orbits of Earth, astronaut Peggy Whitson set to return to...

Peggy Whitson is set to depart the International Space Station (ISS) and return to Earth after completing a 288-day long...

2 Sept 2017 12:31 PM IST

Who says flying into space isnt sustainable

Who says flying into space isn't sustainable

Launching rockets into space is expensive to the environment. While we know that burning fossil fuels produces...

2 Sept 2017 6:19 AM IST

ISRO chief A.S. Kiran Kumar

Isro suspects snag in explosive bolts

There have been instances of a total failure of a mission: Ravindranath.

2 Sept 2017 4:55 AM IST

The features were previously thought only to exist in a region known as the South Polar Layered Deposits (SPLD), banded layers of dust and water ice. (Photo: ox.ac.uk)

Citizen scientists discover landform on Mars, spot 'spiders' formation

The 'spiders' are named for their arachnid-like appearance and are a type of land erosion.

1 Sept 2017 8:41 AM IST

As PSLVs heatshield failed to separate, IRNSS-1H, the first satellite made by India Inc. did not make it to its orbit. (Photo: PTI)

Crestfallen' ISRO snags on heat shield

Thursday's snag came as a surprise for space experts like Prof Roddam Narasimha.

1 Sept 2017 3:09 AM IST

The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array, located in central New Mexico. (Representational Image)

Radio bursts coming from distant galaxy

For the 1st time, 15 Fast Radio Bursts observed coming from a dwarf galaxy 3 billion light years away.

1 Sept 2017 3:01 AM IST