Eerie bursts of energy chase through space. They are called “Fast Radio Bursts” (German: Schnell Radiollitze), last only a few milliseconds and are extremely intense. Science has no idea who sends it out. Some astrophysicists like Harvard professor Avi Loeb (58) conjecture, the radio flashes could be traces of “advanced alien technology”. It is possible, … Read more
Published on : 02/10/2020 – 08:00Modified : 02/10/2020 – 15:07 – On the occasion of International Epilepsy Day, which takes place every year in February, we take stock of this neurological brain disorder which results in seizures, caused by transient dysfunction of brain nerve cells. Epilepsy is the second most common chronic neurological disease, after … Read more
Published on : 02/09/2020 – 09:31Modified : 02/09/2020 – 10:27 – Following the announcement of new coronavirus-related deaths, 811 victims worldwide are reported. Thus, the coronavirus epidemic has become more deadly than that of SARS. 774 people died in the 2002-2003 epidemic. After the announcement of 89 new deaths on Saturday February 8, 2020, the … Read more
Chinese scientists have identified a new transmission route for the coronavirus: diarrhea, which would be a secondary route. The primary route of contamination would be through virus-laden droplets from an infected person’s cough. The researchers who worked on the early cases focused on patients with respiratory symptoms, and conceded that they may have overlooked those … Read more
Research teams around the world are working to better understand the coronavirus (2019-nCoV), identify an effective treatment and develop a vaccine. Professor Arnaud Fontanet, who heads the research and expertise unit in epidemiology of emerging diseases at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, analyzes the characteristics of the virus and reviews the evolution of knowledge of … Read more
The Cheops mission records another milestone: the European space telescope, which has been orbiting the Earth since December, has taken the first constellations. The researchers from the Cheops mission were eagerly awaiting the first recordings. “When the first pictures of a star field appeared on the screen, it was immediately clear to everyone: The telescope … Read more
DECRYPTION – The most worrying hypothesis is that of “seasonal flu”, with a low mortality rate but a considerable number of infected people. –People wearing a preventive mask in Bangkok. Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS / Only one month has passed since China published the genetic portrait of the new coronavirus that appeared in the … Read more
NASA wants Boeing to examine the Starliner capsule software because there various errors in the software. These errors could have had “catastrophic” consequences, news agency reports, among others Reuters. In December, Starliner was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time, but due to an error, the vehicle did not end up … Read more
REPORT – The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) brings together experts and doctors to monitor the progress of ongoing epidemics, including that of the coronavirus. Through Frédéric Faux –Every morning, a meeting of experts and doctors on the ongoing epidemics takes place at the Emergency Operations Center in Stockholm. European Center for … Read more
At 18 billion kilometers, the US space agency NASA got the equipment of the Voyager 2 satellite up and running again, according to the organization. The measuring equipment of the probe fell out last week because the emergency systems came on. At the end of January, NASA reported that Voyager 2 no longer sent any … Read more