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WHY DID NASA STOP THE MANNED MISSIONS TO THE MOON AFTER APOLLO 17 MISSION IN 1972?

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     The Mission  Apollo  13 accident in April 1970 led to many calls to  end  lunar  missions . Later on, the widespread desire to  end Apollo  after a successful flight and to counter Soviet claims that robotic lunar exploration was safer, cheaper, and more effective than human lunar exploration helped to prolong the  program .     Astronauts often say the reasons humans haven't returned to the lunar surface are budgetary and political hurdles,  not  scientific or technical challenges. Private companies like Blue Origin and SpaceX may be the first entities to return people to the  moon . However,  Landing 14 people on the moon still remain to be one of NASA's greatest achievements of all time history, if not it was the greatest achievement.  Astronauts had collected many rocks, took photos, performed experiments, planted some flags, and then came back home on earth. But those week-long stays during the Apollo program did not actually establish a lasting human presence on the

NANO-ROBOTS REVOLUTIONIZES AND PROMISES TO CHANGE THE FUTURE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT

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      Advances in technology have increased our ability to manipulate the world around us on an ever-decreasing scale. Nanotechnologies are rapidly emerging within the realm of medicine, and this subfield has been termed nanomedicine. The use of nanoparticle technology has become familiar and increasingly commonplace, especially with pharmaceutical technology. An exciting and promising area of nanotechnological development is the building of nanorobots, which are devices with components manufactured on the nanoscale. This area of study is replete with potential applications, many of which are currently being researched and developed.      Scientists have touted that the nanotechnology, or extremely small-scale devices, as a promising method for assessing patient health, delivering medicine, or potentially even repairing damaged tissue or fighting cancerous cells in patients. However, nanobots have a long way to go from smart pills currently in development.  Still, the idea of microsco

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO FLIGHT MH370 IS THE MOST MYSTERIOUS CASE OF AIR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

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     It has been more than eight years since disaster of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 which went missing into the deep Indian Ocean. Officials reports have confirmed that at  12:42AM  on the quiet, moonlit night of March 8, 2014, a Boeing 777-200ER operated by Malaysia Airlines took off from Kuala Lumpur and turned toward Beijing, climbing to its assigned cruising altitude of 35,000 feet. The designator for Malaysia Airlines is MH and the flight number was 370. Fariq Hamid, the first officer, was flying the airplane. He was 27 years old. This was a training flight for him, the last one; he would soon be fully certified. His trainer was the pilot in command, a man named Zaharie Ahmad Shah, who was at the age of 53 was one of the most senior captains at Malaysia Airlines.     The search for it was initially concentrated in the South China Sea, between Malaysia and Vietnam. It was an international effort by 34 ships and 28 aircraft from seven different countries. But MH370 was nowhere

IS IT REALLY SAFE TO CONSUME GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS INSTEAD OF CONSUMING NATURALLY GROWN FOODS?

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   GMOs, short form for genetically modified organisms, are subject to a lot of controversies.  According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), GMO seeds are used to plant over 90% of all maize (corn), cotton, and soy grown in the United States, which means that many of the foods you eat likely contain GMOs.  Although most notable organizations and research suggest that GMO foods are safe and sustainable, some people claim they may harm your health and the environment.  This article helps explain what GMOs are, provides a balanced explanation of their pros and cons, and gives guidance on how to identify GMO foods.   GMO foods are easier and less costly for farmers to grow, which makes them cheaper for the consumer. GMO techniques may also enhance foods’ nutrients, flavor, and appearance.     However, it is literally like playing god and manipulating nature which is like carrying out some random dangerous experiments with nature. Genetically-engineered crops are just said to be

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO PROTECT MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?

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        The current COVID-19 pandemic is really unprecedented, but the global response draws on the important lessons learned from other previous disease outbreaks happened over the past several d ecades. However, this Novel Coronavirus is a very different pandemic that has drastically affected our daily lives and lifestyles. The  detailed studies have now quantified the increased risk this COVID-19 virus poses to those who have weak immune systems like older people, men, and other groups.      For every 1,000 people infected with the coronavirus who are under the age of 50, it is proved that almost none will die. For people in their fifties and early sixties, only about five will die and more probably men than compared to women. The risk then climbs steeply as the years accrue. For every 1,000 people in their mid-seventies or older who are infected,  the risk is increasingly high of around 116 will die. These are the stark statistics that are obtained by some of the first detailed st