Gigantic 'Blinking' Star Presents A Cosmic Mystery
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – For a period of several months, a huge star located more than 25,000 light-years from Earth got increasingly dimmer before eventually returning to its usual brightness. An obstruction of some kind likely caused this strange effect, but astronomers aren’t exactly sure what it is.
Iran Authorizes Emergency Use of Homegrown Vaccine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The emergency use of an Iranian coronavirus vaccine financed by the Barakat Foundation has been authorized, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said.
Shenzhou-12: China to Launch First Human Spaceflight since 2016
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Chinese spacecraft will blast off from the Gobi Desert on a Long March rocket in the coming days, ferrying three men to an orbiting space module for a three-month stay, the first time China has sent humans into space for nearly five years.
Safety of Iranian Recombinant Protein Vaccine for COVID-19 Confirmed
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The results of clinical trials of a recombinant protein vaccine to combat COVID-19, which is developed by the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute of Iran, show that the vaccine is safe, an official announced.
Iran’s Coronavirus Cases Top Three Million: Health Ministry
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of verified COVID-19 cases in Iran topped three million on Thursday, according to the health ministry, while daily cases and deaths continued to decline after spiking in April.
US Senate Approves More than $200Bln for Tech Competition with China
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US Senate approved more than $200 billion in funds to help technology companies take on the competition from China in an intensifying showdown between the two world powers amid a global shortage of microchips.
FDA Approves New Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted conditional approval to a new drug, aducanumab, to be marketed as Aduhelm, for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
Scientists Don't Know Why Sharks almost Disappeared 19 Million Years Ago
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – When Earth's temperatures spiked and oxygen levels in the ocean plummeted some 252 million years ago, most life on the planet was doomed.
First Matter in Universe May Have Been A Perfect Liquid
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Smashing together lead particles at 99.9999991% the speed of the light, scientists have recreated the first matter that appeared after the Big Bang.
New Image of Milky Way’s Center Hints at Previously Unknown Interstellar Energy Source
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – New research by University of Massachusetts Amherst astronomer Daniel Wang reveals, with unprecedented clarity, details of violent phenomena in the center of our galaxy.
Theory Confirmed on Why Sun’s Atmosphere Is Hotter Than Its Surface
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The visible surface of the Sun (photosphere) is around 6,000°C. But a few thousand kilometers above it – a small distance when we consider the size of the Sun – the solar atmosphere, also called the corona, is hundreds of times hotter, reaching a million degrees celsius or higher.
Astronomers Spot Most Energetic Light Ever Seen
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Scientists have yet to fully solve the mysteries of highly energetic light, and now they have another mystery on their hands.
Most Ancient Galaxy with Spiral Morphology Discovered
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Analyzing data obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), researchers found a galaxy with a spiral morphology by only 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang.
Covid-19 Vaccines Have Spawned Nine New Billionaires: Campaign Group
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Profits from Covid-19 jabs have helped at least nine people become billionaires, a campaign group said Thursday, calling for an end to pharmaceutical corporations’ “monopoly control” on vaccine technology.
Deep Water on Neptune, Uranus May Be Rich in Magnesium
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – While scientists have amassed considerable knowledge of the rocky planets in our solar system, like Earth and Mars, much less is known about the icy water-rich planets, Neptune and Uranus.
Oldest Stars in Milky Way Predate Gaia Sausage, Astronomers Find
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A new technique for determining the ages of stars in the Milky Way has given us tighter constraints for an ancient galactic collision.
Walking 4,400 Steps Daily Enough to Protect People from Serious Illness: Experts
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Researchers believe that walking only 4,400 steps a day, rather than the 10,000 steps often recommended, might be sufficient to protect against serious illnesses.
Jupiter Looks Serene in Ultraviolet, Terrifying in Infrared
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Though named for the Roman riff on Zeus, the planet Jupiter looks every bit a happy home for Hades in an infrared image captured by the Gemini North telescope of Mauna Kea’s Gemini Observatory.
