Science
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NASA Sent 3,301 Bees Into Space in 1984 to Study Honeycomb Building Without Gravity
In one of NASA’s more unusual space experiments, 3,301 honeybees were sent aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1984 to…
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New Generation of World’s Rarest Duck Raises Hope for Species Recovery
A major breakthrough in wildlife conservation has raised fresh hopes for the survival of the Madagascar pochard, regarded as the…
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20 Years After Pluto’s Demotion, Astronomers Still Debate What Makes a Planet
Two decades after Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet, astronomers are still debating one of the most basic questions…
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China Delays Chang’e-7 Moon Mission Launch at Last Minute Over Unmet Conditions
China has postponed the launch of its ambitious unmanned Chang’e-7 lunar mission at the last minute after authorities determined that…
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Heatwaves, Wildfires Accelerate Permafrost Thaw, Raising Climate Tipping-Point Fears
Intensifying heatwaves and increasingly severe wildfires are accelerating the thawing of permafrost across the Arctic, raising concerns among scientists that…
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NASA Study Finds Human-Associated Microbes Could Survive on Moon’s South Pole
Microorganisms commonly associated with humans may be capable of surviving in some of the Moon’s harshest environments, including permanently shadowed…
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As a solar eclipse rushes south across the continent, Europe looks up
Daylight turned to moonlight earlier than usual in Spain on Wednesday as the country witnessed its first total solar eclipse…
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The “black hole star” observed by the James Webb Space Telescope could provide an explanation for the enigmatic tiny red spots in space
Astronomers have frequently come upon a problem since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) started looking deep into the early…
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Indian-Origin NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Completes First Spacewalk to Upgrade ISS Power System
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon and veteran astronaut Jessica Meir successfully completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS),…
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Bengaluru Startup Unveils ‘Everest’, India’s First Full-Flow Staged Combustion Rocket Engine
Bengaluru-based space technology startup Astrobase Space Technologies has introduced Everest, India’s first fully integrated full-flow staged combustion (FFSC) rocket engine,…
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