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Should you panic? Old Soviet spacecraft to fall back to Earth after over 50 years; check the risk of deadly impact

Fri, 09 May 2025 17:25:51 IST

Cosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft remnant, is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere around May 10. Unlike typical space debris, it may not burn up completely due to its strong heat shield. 

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ISRO astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to launch into space on…: How long will he stay on ISS?

Sun, 04 May 2025 14:20:58 IST

The Axiom Mission 4 will send the first ISRO astronaut, Shubhanshu Shukla, to the International Space Station as part of a joint effort between NASA and the Indian space agency.

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US researchers seek to legitimize AI mental health care

Sun, 04 May 2025 06:59:50 IST

US researchers seek to legitimize AI mental health care

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Untitled What are Hycean worlds, a proposed new habitat for life?

Fri, 02 May 2025 23:17:16 IST

Observations of exoplanets typically provide astronomers little more than an orbit, a mass and a radius. If the radius and mass match something seen in the solar system they can guess what the object’s inner structure may be: an exoplanet the size and mass of the Earth is probably rocky.

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NASA’s all-female Spacewalk: McClain and Ayers install new solar arrays — Watch live

Thu, 01 May 2025 20:33:49 IST

Colonel Anne McClain completed her first spacewalk on Thursday, six years after missing the first all-female EVA due to a lack of medium-sized suits. Alongside Major Nichole Ayers, they prepared the ISS for solar array installation while the station avoided debris from a Chinese rocket booster.

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US FDA approves Johnson & Johnson's drug for immune-mediated disorder

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:23:55 IST

The US FDA has approved Johnson & Johnson's drug to treat patients aged 12 years and older with an immune-mediated disorder

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Scientists Tally Oil Majors’ Climate Damage With Eye to Legal Liability

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:07:15 IST

New research breaks down economic losses from global warming and attributes them to individual companies. It could bolster lawsuits against big emitters.

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Amazon's Project Kuiper internet network satellites: How much will it cost? Can it compete with SpaceX Starlink?

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:03:08 IST

Amazon, a company that Jeff Bezos started as an online bookseller decades ago, launched the first batch of 27 internet satellites for its ‘Kuiper’ broadband internet constellation on Monday. It aims to compete with SpaceX Starlink.

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Why Restarting a Power Grid After Massive Collapse Is So Hard

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:00:27 IST

It’s a worst case scenario that grid operators plan for but hope never to encounter. After one of the worst blackouts in Europe in more than a decade, electricity grid operators in Spain and Portugal are trying to get networks back up and running from the ground up.

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How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:55:51 IST

How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food

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New Study reveals super-Earths could be prevalent around stars, according to astronomers

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 15:09:26 IST

A recent study has revealed that super-Earth exoplanets, worlds that are larger than Earth but smaller than Uranus or Neptune, are far more common in the universe than previously believed.

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Kasturirangan shaped Indias space ambitions, educational framework: ISRO chief

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 11:24:24 IST

Kasturirangan shaped India's space ambitions, educational framework: ISRO chief

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Broken bones, eating in cemetery: Researchers discover ancient human skeletons, revealing mysteries of Medieval women

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:36:06 IST

Archaeologists in south Wales discovered 41 skeletons, primarily of women, dating back to 500-600 AD. The remains provide insights into the challenging lives of early medieval farmers, showing evidence of injuries and poor health despite high-status items found at the site.

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Former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan passes away: 10 things to know about the space scientist

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:50:32 IST

Under Kasturirangan's leadership, ISRO successfully launched many satellites, including the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and, more recently, the first successful flight testing of the all-important Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.

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Trump science cuts target bird feeder research, AI literacy work and more

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 02:17:34 IST

Trump science cuts target bird feeder research, AI literacy work and more

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50 seizures daily: Doctors tell teenager she would not survive to become an adult; check what happens next

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:02:18 IST

Diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder at 16, the girl spent two years in care after becoming paralysed. After intensive therapy, she regained movement and speech. 

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Earth is ‘peeling’; and, it may change how our planet looks: Scientists find strange developments in California

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:27:04 IST

Scientists have discovered unusual deep earthquakes under the Sierra Nevada. This may indicate a peeling process in the Earth's crust, linked to continental formation.

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India to launch 150 satellites in 3 years to boost border and coastal surveillance: ISRO Chief

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:56:14 IST

ISRO plans to deploy 100 to 150 new satellites in the next three years to strengthen India's border surveillance, according to Chairman V Narayanan. The current fleet of 55 satellites is inadequate for monitoring extensive land and coastline.

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Asked to predict the next pope, AI bots hedge bets

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:35:02 IST

Asked to predict the next pope, AI bots hedge bets

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Another win for geology’s Theory of Everything

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:04:03 IST

Plate tectonics could explain continental plateaus and mini mass extinctions

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Who is astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla? The IAF officer set to pilot NASA's Axiom Mission 4 to the ISS—all you need to know

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:01:18 IST

IAF pilot Shubhanshu Shukla is set to create history by piloting NASA and ISRO's joint space mission to the ISS later this year. Here is all you need to know about him.           

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Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's space trip: From growing crops to studying water bears, a look at his Ax-4 mission

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:34:09 IST

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force has been selected as India's prime astronaut for an upcoming Indo-US mission to the ISS. Set to fly in Axiom's Ax-4 mission, he will conduct at least 7 pioneering experiments on crop growth and water bears in space during a 14-day stay.

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Obesity medicine: Scientists developing cream to reduce weight, says report

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:03:43 IST

Obesity medicine: The latest discovery in obesity medicine will be available in less invasive creams and patches, known as transdermal drug delivery systems

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NASA's oldest serving astronaut Don Pettit celebrates 70th birthday in style, lands on Earth after 220 days

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 19:18:38 IST

Donald R. Pettit, fondly known as Don Pettit, was selected by NASA in 1966. The oldest serving NASA astronaut, Don Pettit holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Oregon State University and a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arizona.

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Why southern Europeans live so long

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:47:20 IST

Diet and exercise but also urban design and social life.

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A neutrino telescope spots the signs of something cataclysmic

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:54:17 IST

What could have generated the most energetic neutrino ever detected?

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Who is Nikku Madhusudhan? Indian-origin scientist behind research on possible alien life on far-off planet goes viral

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:53:51 IST

A team of researchers, led by Nikku Madhusudhan, detected “strongest evidence yet that life may exist on a planet outside our solar system…”

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K2-18b planet may be teeming with life, researcher Nikku Madhusudhan says there's ‘a big if’

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:11:29 IST

“This is the strongest evidence yet there is possibly life out there,” the lead researcher said.

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Saharan Dust Set to Curb Solar Output as It Blows Into Germany

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:35:36 IST

A plume of Saharan dust is set to curb solar generation in parts of central and southern Europe in the coming days, adding support to power prices around midday.

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85 pc Indian students, educators believe availability and volume of AI overwhelming: Survey

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:57:28 IST

85 pc Indian students, educators believe availability and volume of AI overwhelming: Survey

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LIVE: ‘Oh for sure, 100%'- Katy Perry promises to write a song; Blue Origin-NS-31 crew back on Earth

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:50:28 IST

LIVE: The New Shepard carrying Katy Perry and other NS-31 crew members has landed back safely on earth. The pop icon vowed that she would write a song about the Blue Origin mission experience

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Blue Origin: When did Katy Perry go space? See details about the successful all-women mission here, watch landing video

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:43:40 IST

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin sucessfully took a six-member, all-women crew, including popstar Katy Perry, to space and back again, in the New Shepard NS-31 capsule. Check here for all the details.

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AICTE forms committee to embed AI across academic courses

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:20:51 IST

In a move to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) across all streams of technical education, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has established a committee to explore the lateral expansion of AI and applied AI beyond conventional programmes like BTech in Computer Science.

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AAIB plans granular analysis of data related to incidents involving aircraft in Indian airspace

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:29:42 IST

AAIB plans granular analysis of data related to incidents involving aircraft in Indian airspace

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Does intermittent fasting work?

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:53:43 IST

It does for weight loss. Its other supposed benefits are debatable