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Astronomers spot a giant hand-shaped pulsar in X-ray and radio glow, NASA shares image
Astronomers have uncovered an unusual X-ray pulsar emitting powerful bursts, challenging existing theories. This discovery could reveal hidden secrets about neutron stars and the extreme physics shaping our universe.
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NASA's Hubble captures dozens of blooming pink nebulae in spiral galaxy NGC 2835
By using Hubble’s advanced instruments, scientists plan to map 19 nearby galaxies. They aim to identify more than 50,000 nebulae in total.
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NASA and IBM launch AI Model ‘Surya’ to Predict Sun’s violent outbursts
The Surya model and its training datasets are freely available online, hosted on HuggingFace and GitHub. NASA hopes researchers, students, and developers worldwide will adapt the tool for new applications.
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Rattlesnakes marrying cousins? Michigan’s venomous snake faces extinction risk from inbreeding, study warns
Researchers built detailed family trees of more than 1,000 snakes, captured and released over years of fieldwork. Their findings show inbred snakes were 13% less likely to produce surviving young and had 12% lower annual survival.
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Turtles hold ‘roundtable meeting’ in lake in unusual gathering – Watch viral video here
The clip shows a group of turtles forming a circle, with two turtles meeting in the middle. The scene resembles a roundtable conference of animals.
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'Gay elephants' spotted in Sri Lanka’s National Parks as males engage in same-sex bonding
Wildlife officers in Sri Lanka report male elephants engaging in same-sex bonding, grooming and mounting in national parks.
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From Himalayas to thunderstorms: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla shares mesmerising timelapse of India from space; watch Video
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla shared a timelapse of India from space, showing thunderstorms, the Himalayas and sunrise from orbit, while calling the Axiom-4 mission a historic achievement for the nation.
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Meet the Lion-Tailed Macaque: The rare endangered monkey found only in the Western Ghats of India
The lion-tailed macaque is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Rare black panther cub spotted in Karnataka’s Bhadra Tiger Reserve, thrilling visitors
A rare black panther cub has been spotted in Karnataka’s Bhadra Tiger Reserve, thrilling visitors and wildlife enthusiasts, as forest staff confirm the new addition alongside an already resident adult panther.
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover spots ‘Dinosaur Eggs’ on Mars, raising questions about ancient Martian life
The rover is studying an area known as The Boxworks, on the slopes of Mount Sharp within Gediz Vallis Ridge. The site holds fractured, vein-filled rocks unlike anything Curiosity has seen before.
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How does a star look from inside? Astronomers get a first look at a dying star during a massive supernova blast
For the first time, researchers spotted the inner layers of a dying star during a massive blast called a supernova.
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A new hidden moon has been found orbiting Uranus by NASA's James Webb Telescope
The discovery raises Uranus’ total moon count to 29. This is the 14th small inner moon found within the planet’s complex system.
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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft captures Earth and Moon from 180 million miles
Psyche’s twin cameras recorded long-exposure images of Earth and the Moon. From 180 million miles away, both appeared as faint dots.
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Our Solar System lies inside a mysterious protective bubble and scientists have mapped its edge
ur Solar System is wrapped in such a shield, a bubble created by the Sun. Known as the heliosphere, it extends billions of kilometres into space and protects life on Earth.
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Rare Black Moon of 2025 to rise on August 22-23: When, where to see and what it means
Normally, each season only sees three new moons. But the lunar cycle does not align perfectly with the calendar. Occasionally, an extra new moon appears, and the third is called a Black Moon.
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Scientists Warn giant underwater volcano Off West Coast may erupt in 2025, rumbling with 1,000 tremors daily
The Axial Seamount, located about 300 miles off the Oregon coast and nearly 4,900 feet below the surface, has been inflating since January and is now showing signs of unrest.
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Russia to send 75 mice and 1,500 flies to space aboard Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite – Here’s why
The Bion-M No. 2 spacecraft will launch aboard a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It will carry 75 mice, 1,500 fruit flies, plants and microorganisms.
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NASA selects children-designed plush toy finalists to float in orion as Artemis 2 Mascot
NASA and Freelancer announced on 15 August the 25 finalists in the “Moon Mascot: Artemis II ZGI Design Challenge.” The toy chosen will float inside Orion once microgravity begins.
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Birdsong Decoded: Scientists reveal birds use the same communication code as humans
Birdsong may be more like human speech than we thought. A new study reveals birds follow the same language efficiency rule, preferring shorter, quicker notes over longer ones.
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NASA reveals vast galaxy resembling a flying bird, stretching across the universe in the Peacock constellation
Astronomers have revealed the Condor Galaxy, a vast barred spiral five times larger than the Milky Way, shaped by past interactions and filled with bright star clusters and stellar nurseries.
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A star’s secret history: Hubble telescope spots white dwarf formed from violent stellar collision, not time
The star, named WD 0525+526, lies about 128 light-years away. At first, it appeared like any other white dwarf seen in visible light. But Hubble’s ultraviolet observations told a different story.
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Seabirds choose to poop mid-flight, not on water, study explains strange ritual
Seabird droppings are rich in nitrogen and phosphorus, nutrients that fertilise ecosystems. While their effect on coastal areas is known, less is understood about open seas, where shearwaters spend much of their lives.
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IIT Guwahati, ISRO and Israeli team detect rare X-ray flickers from distant black hole
The black hole, called GRS 1915+105, lies nearly 28,000 light-years away. Using India’s AstroSat observatory, researchers spotted alternating bright and dim X-ray phases.
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Mercury has shrunk by 11 kilometres since its birth and continues to contract, study finds
New research shows Mercury’s radius has decreased by 2.7 to 5.6 kilometres. Earlier estimates ranged from one to seven kilometres, causing uncertainty.
