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Sunita Williams-led team encounters toxic smell at ISS, here's how the astronauts responded
The strange odour was detected shortly after the docking of the spacecraft at the Poisk Module of the ISS. When the hatch was opened, cosmonauts noticed the unusual smell and small droplets,…
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Next stop for Curiosity rover? 'Spiderwebs' on Martian mountain
Right now the rover is traveling along the western edge of Gediz Vallis. It is making its way towards the web formations and scientists are intrigued by the discoveries waiting to be made.
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World's oldest alphabet, dating back to 4,000 years, found on clay cylinders in Syria
The alphabetic writing was found etched by researchers on clay cylinders found in a tomb in Syria
Were aliens enjoying hot springs on Mars 4.5 billion years ago? Here's what ancient evidence hints at
A meteorite, which belonged to the Red Planet, was studied by academics from Curtin University in Australia and fingerprints were found on the water of the grains, which hinted at the existence of…
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What is inside the moon’s inner core? Here’s what scientists revealed
Although the Apollo mission has provided seismic data from the moon, its low resolution makes it hard to make accurate deductions. While it is known that the outer core comprises a fluid, however…
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Getting terrorised by zombies, ghouls and goblins is good for your health
Haunted houses can make you healthy, research shows. Jumpscares, with clowns and zombies chasing you in the dark, can actually benefit you
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Death of an ocean 180 million years ago created a hole in the Indian Ocean
Tethys went down with a chunk of Earth's crust 180 million years ago. When Gondwana broke apart, the crust slipped beneath the Eurasian plate.
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Universe just recorded its most powerful sonic booms in Stephan’s Quintet
Stephan’s Quintet is a huge intergalactic field of debris. The five galaxies in it were discovered nearly 150 years ago.
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Artemis astronauts will shift from Orion to Starship in space to reach Moon's surface
Artemis 3 mission will depend on SpaceX heavily as Starship HLS will give the astronauts a special ride en route to the Moon.
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Why does the weight return? Because your body doesn't want to let go of it
Why does the weight keep coming back? Mice that were fat at one time but had lost weight, gained weight faster after consuming a high-fat diet.
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16th asteroid to be discovered by man can make everyone on Earth a billionaire
NASA launched the Psyche spacecraft in October 2023. It needs to travel 3.5 billion kilometres to reach the asteroid, a target set for August 2029.
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Snapped up and close, a dying star outside the Milky Way
WOH G64 is a whopping 160,000 light-years away and 2,000 times larger than the Sun.
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From 5 to 25: Musk gets his way as Starship is cleared for many more test flights
Musk has been quite critical of the FAA and its regulations for the rocket industry, saying that Starship has not been able to make much progress.
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Jesus meets AI: Swiss church confession booth has God that 'answers' worshippers' concerns
A Swiss church has created an AI-powered confession booth, where a hologram Jesus answers questions in over 100 languages. The project, called Deus in Machina, replaces a priest with a computer…
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When will Earth get its next mini-moon? A 1981 and 2022 visitor returns in...
When will Earth get its next mini-moon? The next such cosmic wonder will happen in...
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