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Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe finds amino acids in asteroid samples
Tokyo: Japan’s Hayabusa2 space mission, which brought to Earth samples from an asteroid in late 2020, has found more than 20 types of amino acids in it, according to Japanese space agency…
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NASA figuring out mysterious readings from interstellar spacecraft Voyager 1
Washington: Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 has been exploring the cosmos for nearly half a century and now, NASA engineers are baffled at mysterious readings coming from the ageing interstellar aircraft. The…
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ESA satellite escapes collision with Russian space debris
Paris: The European Space Agency’s (ESA) said its Earth-observing Sentinel-1A satellite barely escaped a “high-risk collision” from a 2021 Russian missile test that had generated over 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris…
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Total Lunar Eclipse 2022: Everything you need to know about Blood Moon
New Delhi: North American Skygazers can see the moon take on a reddish tint on the night of May 15-16. Almost a year after the last total lunar eclipse, the sight of…
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NASA scientists crack 60-yr-old mystery of explosions on Sun
Washington: Scientists at NASA have developed a theory that explains how explosions occur on the Sun, and help better predict geomagnetic storms and solar flares that can impact Earth. An explosive process…
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First Solar Eclipse 2022: When, Where and How to watch
New Delhi: The first solar eclipse of this year will be witnessed in some parts of the world on Saturday, April 30, 2022. A solar eclipse is a phenomenon in which the…
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Potentially hazardous giant asteroid to zoom past Earth on Thursday: NASA
Washington: A potentially hazardous giant asteroid is set to zoom past Earth with a 37,400 km/h speed on Thursday, according to NASA. The asteroid, named 418135 (2008 AG33), has an estimated diameter…
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Rise in satellites threatening orbital space around Earth: Scientists
New Delhi: The rapid growth of the anthropogenic space object population, including satellite mega-constellations’ that are placed in low Earth orbit to deliver broadband internet and other services, are increasingly threatening the…
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Chinese astronauts return to Earth after record 6 months on space station
Beijing: Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth safely on Saturday after spending a record six months aboard China’s new space station, doubling the previous stay of the country’s longest single flight in…
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Methane may be first detectable indication of life beyond Earth: Study
Santa Cruz: According to a new study, atmospheric methane may be the first sign of life beyond Earth. It was detected by astronomers. The study was published in the journal, ‘Proceedings of…
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Microbes, minerals might have triggered Earth’s oxygenation: Study
Washington: There was barely any oxygen in the air for the first 2 billion years of Earth’s history and though some microbes were photosynthesizing by the latter part of this period, accumulation…
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Earth’s coldest forests are shifting northward with climate change: Study
Washington: According to a new study, rising temperatures are causing Earth’s coldest forests shifting northward which is raising concerns about biodiversity. It can risk wildfires and ascend the impacts of climate change…
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Studies find when puffy planets lose atmospheres, they become super-Earths
Hawaii: Mini-Neptunes are a class of exoplanets, which are planets that orbit stars outside our solar system. These worlds, which are smaller, denser versions of the planet Neptune, consist of large rocky…
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Protein structures reason behind life on Earth: Study
Washington: During a recent study, researchers discovered the structures of proteins that might be responsible for the origins of life in the primordial soup of ancient Earth. The study was published in…
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How trillion-dollar space economy is threatened by debris
New Delhi: The space economy is on track to be valued at a trillion dollars by the end of 2030, but assets such as navigation, weather and communication satellites that serve our…
