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Intense solar storm headed towards Earth, blackouts and auroras expected – NASA alerts
The X2.7-class solar flare — the most intense in 2025 so far — erupted from the Sun’s most active region. This sunspot zone, now fully facing Earth, has raised concerns about further solar disturbances.
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Ranthambore’s tigress Riddhi enjoys ‘pool party day’ with her cubs, video goes viral
Tigress Riddhi, also named T-124, was captured playing a happy afternoon with her cubs inside Rajasthan's Ranthambore National Park.
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NASA's Urgent Alert: 1,100-Foot Asteroid the Size of the Eiffel Tower Speeding Towards Earth This Weekend
The asteroid, titled 387746 (2003 MH4), is gigantic. It is 335 metres in width, approximately 1,100 feet.
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Only 0.001% of the ocean has been explored by humans — What lies hidden in Earth's deep oceans?
The results showed evident geographic disparities in deep-sea exploration. Almost 65% of sightings were from waters around three countries. Those were the U.S., Japan, and New Zealand's coastlines.
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Africa is tearing apart at the seams and a new ocean is forming beneath
A 35-mile-long fissure is cutting through Ethiopia’s crust. Known as the East African Rift, it keeps spreading wider.
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Chimpanzees captured treating each other’s wounds with plants – watch video here
Chimpanzees were observed dabbing leaves on wounds or chewing them. The chewed mixture was then applied directly to open cuts and scrapes.
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Sun unleashes 2025's most powerful solar flare, causing widespread radio blackouts
The eruption came from a new and active sunspot region, labelled AR4087, which has just started turning towards Earth.
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Milky Way to be visible across Northern Hemisphere skies this May – here's how to see it
Many never witness this wonder. About one-third of people, including 80% of Americans, can’t see the Milky Way at all. The culprit is light pollution.
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Mars travel may cost astronauts a kidney, study warns — Here’s how
Led by Dr. Keith Siew at UCL’s Department of Renal Medicine, the research studied over 40 past space missions. The team analysed findings from astronauts aboard the ISS and combined them with simulation data from 20 research studies.
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‘Flower Moon’ 2025 to rise soon: When, where and how to watch May’s Full Moon
This year, the Flower Moon will look slightly different. The Moon will appear about 14 per cent smaller than usual.
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ISRO to launch Earth-watching satellite EOS-09 on May 18 to boost India’s Border Security
The satellite weighs approximately 1,710 kilograms and will go into a sun-synchronous orbit. This provides consistent lighting conditions for routine imaging operations.
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10 satellites on constant duty to protect India’s security, says ISRO chief amid India-Pakistan tensions
ISRO has so far launched 127 Indian satellites, including those developed by private players and academic institutions. Of these, 22 are in low Earth orbit and 29 in geosynchronous orbit, operated by the central government.
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Real or fake? Viral Video showing giant anaconda spotted in Amazon river sparks debate
A video recently caught netizens' attention and took their breath away. It showed an enormous anaconda moving slowly through a forest stream.
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Elon Musk predicts Earth's end date, urges urgent colonisation of Mars
Musk described Mars as a form of “life insurance” — a way to preserve humanity and other life forms beyond Earth’s eventual end.
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Travellers spot snow leopard walking along Spiti road, video goes viral
The elusive snow leopard, popularly referred to as the 'ghost of the mountains', appeared on the road casually — an experience few people enjoy.
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India practises space 'Dogfight' as ISRO’s twin satellites dance 500km above Earth
ISRO’s latest mission is staging a rare and precise dogfight in space — a high-speed manoeuvre that echoes the aerial duels of fighter jets, only this one unfolds in the vacuum of space.
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Meet Omiltemi cottontail: Vanished for 120 years, Mexico’s elusive rabbit returns
The last sighting of the rabbit was in 1904. Since then, it vanished from records, baffling researchers.
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From Lucknow to ISS: The inspirational journey of India’s next astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla 'Shux'
IAF’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla from Lucknow is set to fly to the ISS on May 29. Here's all you need to know about his journey from fighter pilot to space explorer.
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Eta Aquarids meteor shower 2025 is active now – when and how to watch it at its peak
The meteors are produced by comet 1P/Halley, which revolves around the Sun every 76 years. When Earth intersects with the dust it trails behind, these small particles collide with our atmosphere and incinerate in a flash of light.
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Earth's rotation is slowing down, making each day longer than before—Here's why it's happening
A team of researchers has linked Earth's slowing rotation to the Great Oxidation Event, which made the planet more habitable over 2 billion years ago.
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SpaceX hits 250 Starlink launches with Falcon 9’s smooth sea touchdown, see video
The launch included 13 satellites with direct-to-cell communication features. SpaceX confirmed it was their 250th Starlink launch milestone on X.
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Amazon launches first batch of Kuiper internet satellites into orbit to rival Starlink
The satellites soared into the sky aboard an Atlas V rocket. The launch happened at 7 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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Former ISRO Chief K Kasturirangan passes away in Bengaluru at 84
Former ISRO chief and head of the committee that drafted the ambitious National Education Policy (NEP), K Kasturirangan, has passed away.
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Scientists insert 'human speech gene' into mice — Here's what happened next
Researchers at Rockefeller University focused on the NOVA1 gene. This gene is crucial for brain development and is found in many animals. But the human version of NOVA1 contains a special difference in its sequence.
