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Asia's oldest elephant, Vatsala, dies at age 100 in Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
Estimated to be more than 100 years old, Vatsala died in Hinouta range of Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
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Axiom Mission 4 Flight Day 14: From microalgae to mental health, here’s what Shubhanshu Shukla and team are working on in the final phase
Pilot Shubhanshu “Shux” Shukla handled several plant-based experiments. He took images of sprouting seeds in petri dishes.
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NASA alerts: A massive airplane-sized asteroid, 2019 NW5, is coming very close to Earth today
NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2019 NW5 is on the move. The space rock, roughly 200 feet wide, is travelling at 36,900 miles per hour.
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Moon phase on July 8, 2025: How tonight’s Moon will look
The Moon’s changing appearance is part of a regular lunar cycle. As it travels around Earth, sunlight hits it from different sides.
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Biodiversity Boost: India documented over 1,100 new species, including 683 faunal and 433 floral discoveries in 2024
Kerala topped the faunal chart with 101 species, followed by Karnataka with 82 and Tamil Nadu with 63.
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Rare asiatic wild dog spotted after 35 years in Kaziranga region, Assam
Dholes are pack hunters and require a strong prey base to thrive. Their not being at Kaziranga was attributed to dwindling habitats, urbanisation pressure, and decreasing ungulate populations.
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Melting glaciers could trigger hundreds of dormant volcanoes and spark a wave of explosions across the globe, says study
Since the 1970s, scientists have suggested that disappearing ice might release pressure in Earth's crust. As gases and magma expand, the chance of eruption rises.
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Axiom Mission 4 Flight Day 13: What Shubhanshu Shukla and team are doing aboard ISS as they enter final week of mission
The astronauts continued the Voyager Displays experiment, studying how space changes gaze, pointing, and eye coordination. This could lead to better spacecraft interface design.
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Moon phase on July 7, 2025: How tonight’s Moon will look
From Earth, some of the Moon's most famous landmarks will be visible without any special equipment. Keep an eye out for the Aristarchus Plateau, Mare Serenitatis, and Mare Tranquillitatis.
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Superstructure 'Quipu' is officially the biggest thing in the Universe, stretching 1.3 billion light-years
The resemblance is striking when viewed through cosmic maps. The structure was found as part of the CLASSIX Cluster Survey using X-ray data.
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Small, swift and flightless: The secret life of World's tiniest non-flying bird found on an ‘inaccessible’ island
Weighing less than a golf ball and merely six inches in length, the Inaccessible Island rail is the world's smallest flightless bird.
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Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts again, sends ash 18 km high into the sky
The volcano has seen several recent eruptions. A deadly one in November claimed nine lives. Another occurred in March this year. It rises 1,584 meters and sits next to Mount Lewotobi Perempuan.
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Astronauts on ISS capture giant red 'sprite' lighting up storm over Earth – See image here
"While orbiting 400 kilometres above Earth, Ayers witnessed an unusual phenomenon. A vibrant sprite, a type of Transient Luminous Event (TLE), appeared above a thunderstorm.
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Why We Have Never Found Life on Mars? NASA Might Have the Answer
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found rocks rich in carbonate minerals. These minerals are like Earth’s limestone and act as sponges, pulling carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and locking it into stone.
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Buck Moon 2025 date and time: When, where and how to see July Full Moon?
The name comes from nature's own rhythm. July is the season when male deer begin to grow new antlers. These soft, velvet-covered antlers symbolise strength and renewal.
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On this day in Space! July 7, 2003: NASA’s opportunity Rover launches to Mars
Opportunity was designed to search for signs of water. It separated from the Delta’s third stage 83 minutes after launch.
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Axiom Mission 4 Flight Day 12: From fruit flies to algae, here's what Shubhanshu Shukla and team are investigating aboard the ISS
Shukla spent time on the myogenesis study, closely examining how space weakens muscles. He collected samples and observed the changes.
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A giant 65-foot asteroid named 2025 NJ is set to pass Earth today, NASA alerts
NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2025 NJ, measuring about 65 feet wide, will make its closest approach on 7 July.
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A massive 65-foot asteroid to skim past Earth at high speed today, NASA confirms
NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2025 MN88, measuring about 65 feet wide, will make its closest approach on 6 July.
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Axiom-4 Day 10: What Shubhanshu Shukla and his crewmates are doing aboard the ISS
In the International Space Station, the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew is marking their mission's halfway point not with music and sparklers, but with research that may help shape our future on Earth and beyond.
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A giant 140-foot asteroid is approaching Earth at a high speed of 37,118 mph, NASA warns
NASA confirms that asteroid 2025 MW91, estimated to be 140 feet across, will make its closest approach on 5 July.
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Double Blast: ESO Telescope captures rare double-star explosion supernova
Type Ia supernovae are triggered by white dwarfs—the fading cores of dead stars. These stellar corpses often steal matter from a nearby companion star.
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Astronomers discover new ‘fluffy’ planet destroying itself in stellar orbit
The host star, HIP 67522, is slightly larger and cooler than our Sun. But unlike our middle-aged star, this one is just 17 million years old.
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Earth Expected to Spin Faster on These Days in July and August
Although Earth usually rotates just over 365 times a year, it hasn’t always been this way. In the distant past, our planet spun more slowly.
