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Parts of the US to likely witness auroras on Thanksgiving night
The eruption may result in vibrant hues seen across the night sky. The duration and intensity of the auroras will depend on how strong the solar storm is. NOAA has predicted the storm is likely of…
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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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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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NASA introduces robots that will swim in oceans of moons of Jupiter
Currently, NASA is testing the underwater robots in pools and planning to send to the moons of Jupiter to make new discoveries
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Archaeologists find 1,600-year-old amulet with depiction of King Solomon killing devil in Turkey
The pendant is said to belong to a cavalry soldier who was stationed at the ancient Byzantine city of Hadrianopolis
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This 'strange' mouse has ancient genes older than animal life. Here's how it is different
In the new mouse, traits of both the iPSCs and the donor embryo were seen and it had dark eyes and black fur patches which showed the influence of the ancient genes
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'Lonely' dolphin caught speaking to himself by scientists. Here's how
A lonely bottlenose dolphin, named Delle, was recorded by scientists speaking to himself near the Svendborgsund channel in Demark
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Drastic signs of ageing show up twice in a lifetime. Once around 44, and then at...
A person undergoes sudden ageing twice in their lifetime. First around the age of 44, and then at...
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Huge sunspot will soon face Earth and spew flares towards us. Is that a danger?
A huge sunspot is turning towards Earth and might release massive solar flares in our direction
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India's ISRO plans to build space station around moon by 2040: Report
In addition to hosting astronauts, the space station will serve as a hub for scientific research and as a base for future space missions.
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Mars-Moon alignment is here. Watch out for the 1,000-star Beehive Cluster also. Details
The orbit of Mars would be bringing Mars closer to Earth, resulting it in appearing extremely bright.
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Space station avoids major collision with space junk. 'Without the manoeuvre...'
NASA said that the debris was at risk of coming "around 2.5 miles of the station" and the Pre-determined Debris Avoidance Maneuver (PDAM) helped avoid it.
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