Science This Week | Bezos’ Blue Origin to develop moon lander, genome helps find origin of humans

From detecting an Earth-sized planet that is covered in volcanoes to a pathbreaking discovery that could improve the lives of brain cancer patients, a lot of things have happened this week in the field of science. Newly detected Earth-sized planet is covered in volcanoes Scientists have detected an Earth-sized planet that is covered in volcanoes — similar to Jupiter’s moon Io, the most volcanically active body in our solar system. Bezos’ Blue Origin to develop lunar lander for NASA Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has won a NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, two years after it lost out to SpaceX. Pathbreaking discovery that could improve lives of brain cancer patients Researchers have discovered that the cancerous cells link up with healthy brain cells to become hyperactive and cause speedy cognitive loss and death in patients. While the WHO officially registered 5.4 million Covid deaths in 2020 and 2021, its excess mortality data shows around 14.9 million people actually likely died due to the crisis over that period.