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290-ft Apollo asteroid is coming towards Earth at full speed, know what NASA says
Once again a massive asteroid about 290 ft is coming towards Earth at full speed on July 23, 2024, at 07:52 UTC (1:22 PM IST). This asteroid named 2024 LY2 is part of the group called Apollo asteroid. The speed at which the asteroid is moving is more than 28,000 km/h and the closest proximity it will have to Earth is around 4.5 million kilometres.
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AI helps NASA's Mars Rover in scientific exploration on the red planet
The Perseverance Mars Rover Mission of NASA is taking AI help for the exploration of the red planet. For around 3 years rover has been testing the AI to do exploration on Mars to detect crucial minerals and rocks for research purposes. Currently, AI is being used by NASA to find out the crucial rock samples and to make an autonomous decision about providing real-time analysis of rock samples.
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VIPER moon mission of NASA worth $450 million got cancelled due to budget constrains
NASA due to budget concerns cancelled the VIPER Moon rover mission as the cost was exceeding. The space organization spent $450 million on this mission, and on Thursday, July,17 they made this announcement.
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Photos Emerges Of Amazon's Largest Isolated Tribe: Learn about this community untouched by modern civilization
Amazon's largest isolated tribe was captured, and members of the tribe made a rare appearance. The tribe is Mashco Piro which lives in the Peruvian Amazon and came out from their isolated habitat.
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On July 18, a geomagnetic disturbance might occur due to a massive coronal hole on the Sun
According to the forecast of the Space Weather Prediction Centre (SWPC), it was reported that on July 18, there will be a geomagnetic disturbance on Earth. This will be caused due to the Sun having fired off two coronal mass ejections (CMEs).
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NASA calls the media as the Crew-9 Launch mission with SpaceX is set to take place soon
NASA has made an announcement regarding the opening for the national and international media organizations to register till 11:59 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 31 to cover the launch of the mission SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft.
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Remarkable Discovery: Researchers found three new fish species in Asia
In an exciting scientific breakthrough, three new fish species were discovered in Asia recently, that are Beaufortia Viridis, Beaufortia Granulopinna and Microdous Hanlini. These species are discovered by the research team at Shanghai Ocean University.
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220 feet NF 2024 asteroid coming towards Earth at the speed of 73,055 KMPH, know what NASA says
NASA has released a warning on the asteroid speeding towards Earth at the speed of 73,055 KMPH. This asteroid named NF 2024 will bekhu approaching today July 17 at around 04:58 PM IST(11:28 UTC).
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Search of whale entangled in rope, rescue team take action to free the giant mammal
The search for the entangled whale on the Southern California coast continues as the incident was captured by a drone photographer on Saturday. According to the photographer named Mauricio Tassara, the whale was around 30-35 feet long, he reported that the whale was stuck in the net and the sight looked life-threatening to him.
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Technology Saves Lives: A surfer swept away by waves in Australia was saved by an Apple Watch
An Australian surfer named Rick Shearman age 49 got saved by the Apple watch as he got swept by waves while he was surfing, he was enjoying his morning surfing session at Tallow Beach in Byron Bay on Saturday.
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Challenges Faced By Astronauts: Understand why food smells and tastes different in space
On July 16 a study got conducted that revealed about food taste and smell different in space. It was revealed during the study that the astronauts struggle to consume the food and get nutrients from it.
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NASA revealed that the Earth does not revolve around the Sun, but rather something else
NASA has revealed new insights on planetary motion, according to the organization our home planet Earth doesn't orbit around the sun. The sun is the most massive body in our solar system and is also the centre of our solar system..
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Scientists discovered that climate change is responsible for the Earth's slow spinning, affecting time on Earth
Climate change happening due to increased global warming according to two recent studies, this change is making the glacier ice is melt rapidly. The water concentration is increasing near the equator, making a mass collection in the middle that is increasing the planet's inertia, and making the Earth's day longer. The speed of the planet depends on the mass and shape of that planet.
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An X-class flare released by the Sun caused a radio blackout in Australia and Japan
Recently Sun released a strong solar flare that falls in the category of an X-class flare, which is the most powerful flare category of the Sun. This flare originated from the sunspot AR3738. This strong flare resulted in a blackout across the two countries Australia and Japan as the extreme Ultra Violet radiation emitting resulted in this event..
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Honor received by two Indian space scientists at Global Space Conference
Two Indian space scientists Prahlad Chandra Agrawal and Anil Bhardwaj, received the honour at the Global Space Conference from the prestigious organization Committee on Space Research (COSPAR).
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Discovery of underground cave system on moon, can be established as a lunar base for astronauts
Researchers have newly found an underground cave system on the moon, that could be established as the lunar base for the astronauts visiting the moon during future missions.
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Scientist decode a 125-year-old element capable of eliminating cancer cells
US scientists have unlocked the potential of a 125-year-old element that could combat cancer cells. The element actinium was discovered in 1899 by French scientist Andre-Louis Debierne and in the periodic table, it is located on number 89.
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'JUICE' Jupiter mission of ESA launched successfully, know about launch success and mission overview
JUICE mission or Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission was successfully launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) on April 14, 2023, at 8:14 a.m. EDT (1214 GMT). The launch of the spacecraft took place from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. the mission is aimed to study the giant planet and examine the habitability of its three moons.
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ISRO with the help of NASA satellite, released detailed undersea map of Ram Setu
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with the help of NASA's ICESat-2 satellite has released a detailed map of Ram Setu or Adam Bridge. According to the Optical satellite imagery verification, the pathway is 99.98% submerged in water. The bridge is 29 meters long and 8 meters above the seabed. The released map is of a 10-metre resolution map created after 6 years of data collected. According to the reports, it is said the bridge is 1.5 km wider.
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One year anniversary Chandrayaan-3 mission launch, first country to land rover on the lunar south pole
One year has passed since the Indian space organization ISRO did its Chandrayaan-3 mission and launched it on July 14, 2023. This mission created history and was also the most important mission of ISRO that was able to get successful.
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Turning Urine Into Drinking Water: Scientists design spacesuit that use's forward and reverse osmosis for astronauts
A filtration device is developed by the scientists for the astronauts to provide them with fresh drinking water through their urine. In the future mission of the astronauts where trekking water on barren land is impossible and freshwater storage is limited.
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Shocking discovery made by scientists about bacteria manipulating wasps to kill their males
Some groups of bacteria are known for killing males of a host species. The rod-shaped bacteria known as Arsenophonus nasoniae kills the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis male eggs spread across European populations. This bacteria infects both sexes of the parasite wasp but targets the males and kills around 70 % of them.
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Elon Musk is planning to Colonize Mars in 20 years, Space X team is working to achieve this lifelong goal of Elon
Elon Musk owner of the Space X, a private aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company is working on colonizing Mars or the red planet in 20 years. He also told the team to develop a design of a Martian Landscape or a city according to the reports he wanted to build a small dome habitat and is working on the spacesuits for the survival in Martian environment.
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Cosmic merging of two glowing galaxies in space, mesmerising image shared by NASA
On Friday, July 12, NASA shared a mesmerising image of two merging glowing galaxies in space captured by the James Webb Telescope. The galaxies are NGC 2936 also known as The Penguin and the other one is NGC 2937 or Egg Galaxy which is an elliptical galaxy.
