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Retired photography lecturer captures stunning images of the sun from his garden [PICS] - Times Now 05-Jun-2020

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Retired photography lecturer captures stunning images of the sun from his garden [PICS] - Times Now The series of images that show the fire shooting on the surface of the sun was taken using a Lund 152 telescope. More...

The race for global broadband satellite internet is on - Sierra Leone Times 05-Jun-2020

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The race for global broadband satellite internet is on - Sierra Leone Times Several of the world's biggest tech companies are pouring millions into developing the best satellite-based broadband network. More...

Watch Harvard's Penny-Sized Robot Scuttle Around Like a Cockroach - Futurism 05-Jun-2020

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Watch Harvard's Penny-Sized Robot Scuttle Around Like a Cockroach - Futurism Can you imagine if you saw one of these in your house? More...

There's Now Strong Evidence That an Exotic Type of Matter Exists Inside Neutron Stars - ScienceAlert 05-Jun-2020

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There's Now Strong Evidence That an Exotic Type of Matter Exists Inside Neutron Stars - ScienceAlert Neutron stars are rising to the top of the list of the most delicious objects in the Universe. First, it was dense "nuclear pasta" beneath their crusts. Now, we have fresh evidence that the cores of the most massive neutron stars are made up of an ex More...

'Got response from SpaceX astronauts': Ahmedabad ham radio enthusiast - Hindustan Times 05-Jun-2020

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'Got response from SpaceX astronauts': Ahmedabad ham radio enthusiast - Hindustan Times Hindustan TimesA ham radio enthusiast from Ahmedabad has claimed that he got a response from SpaceX Crew Dragon’s astronauts while trying to connect with the International Space Station. Adhir Saiyadh, a computer engineer, said that he was trying to connect w… More...

'Poisoned arrow' defeats antibiotic-resistant bacteria: A dual-mechanism antibiotic kills Gram-negative bacteria and avoids drug resistance - Science Daily 05-Jun-2020

'Poisoned arrow' defeats antibiotic-resistant bacteria: A dual-mechanism antibiotic kills Gram-negative bacteria and avoids drug resistance - Science Daily Poison is lethal all on its own -- as are arrows -- and together, they can take down the strongest opponents. A team of Princeton researchers have found an antibiotic that simultaneously punctures bacterial walls and destroys folate within their cells -- kill… More...

NASA says black hole positioned at centre of Milky Way caused energy outburst 3.5 million years ago - Firstpost 05-Jun-2020

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NASA says black hole positioned at centre of Milky Way caused energy outburst 3.5 million years ago - Firstpost More...

Asteroid That Killed Dinosaurs Was a Worst-Case Scenario; Timely as Asteroids Head Towards Earth - News18 05-Jun-2020

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Asteroid That Killed Dinosaurs Was a Worst-Case Scenario; Timely as Asteroids Head Towards Earth - News18 Scientists believe that the dinosaur killing asteroid hit earth at an angle of 60 degrees, wich significantly increased the amount of climate-changing gases released into the atmosphere, blocking sunlight, rapidly cooling down the climate and killing off phot… More...

Scientists Have Found the Cleanest Air on Earth, Here's Where It's Located - News18 05-Jun-2020

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Scientists Have Found the Cleanest Air on Earth, Here's Where It's Located - News18 To identify the cleanest area, the scientists studied the components of the air and where it comes from. More...

Researchers find new way to detect blood clots - ETHealthworld.com 05-Jun-2020

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Researchers find new way to detect blood clots - ETHealthworld.com When the blood reaches these curves, it makes changes to its fluid mechanics and interactions with the vessel wall. In a healthy person, these changes are in harmony with the tortuous microenvironment, but when diseased, these environments could lead to very … More...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers most extensive coral bleaching - CNA 05-Jun-2020

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers most extensive coral bleaching - CNA Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffered its most extensive coral bleaching event in March, with scientists fearing the coral recovers less each time after the third bleaching in five years. More...

Asteroids study: Fascinating! Scientists may have found origin and history of asteroids Bennu and Ryugu - The Financial Express 05-Jun-2020

Asteroids study: Fascinating! Scientists may have found origin and history of asteroids Bennu and Ryugu - The Financial Express More...

Astronomers found an Earth-like exoplanet orbiting the solar system's nearest star - The Next Web 05-Jun-2020

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Astronomers found an Earth-like exoplanet orbiting the solar system's nearest star - The Next Web Proxima b an Earth-like exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of the nearest star to our own in the Proxima Centauri solar system — located just 4.2 light-years from Earth ... More...

Hubbles surprise discovery in early universe paves way for Webb Telescope - Business Standard 05-Jun-2020

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Hubbles surprise discovery in early universe paves way for Webb Telescope - Business Standard The team was looking for answers about when and how the first stars and galaxies in the universe were formed after the Big Bang More...

Black holes are more like holograms: Scientists - ​Black holes - Economic Times 05-Jun-2020

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Black holes are more like holograms: Scientists - ​Black holes - Economic Times For the first time, scientists were able to capture an image of a black hole - a point in space that has immense gravity - in 2019. ​Black holes More...

Irish scientists develop UV drone to battle coronavirus spread - RTÉ News 05-Jun-2020

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Irish scientists develop UV drone to battle coronavirus spread - RTÉ News Scientists in Galway and Limerick have developed an ultra-violet drone to sterilise public surfaces and help reduce the transmission of coronavirus. The auto... More...

New asteroid coming towards Earth on June 4: All you need to know about 2020 KN5 - India Today 05-Jun-2020

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New asteroid coming towards Earth on June 4: All you need to know about 2020 KN5 - India Today Asteroid KN5 will fly past the surface of the Earth on June 4. Read about all the details of the asteroid. More...

Bad Astronomy | The interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua may be made of hydrogen ice - SYFY WIRE 05-Jun-2020

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Bad Astronomy | The interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua may be made of hydrogen ice - SYFY WIRE Every time I wonder just how weird 'Oumuamua is, some scientists step in and come up with ideas that are even weirder. Is it a comet? (maybe) Is it a spaceship? (No) Is it the remains of a shattered alien planet? (cooool, but doesn't explain everything) Is it… More...

SpaceX Starship test results in massive explosion - Orlando Sentinel 05-Jun-2020

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SpaceX Starship test results in massive explosion - Orlando Sentinel While SpaceX has been celebrating its weekend launch of NASA astronauts into space from the U.S. for the first time since 2011, and also had a successful Starlink launch on Wednesday, at least one of its test vehicles for the future Starship program went up i… More...

World Environment Day: Honey, saving the bees can save our planet - Condé Nast Traveller India 05-Jun-2020

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World Environment Day: Honey, saving the bees can save our planet - Condé Nast Traveller India World environment day 2020: The critical pollinators - bees - are what keep the planet alive and they are under threat. Here's more. More...

Solar Corona puzzle: Indian scientists crack a long pending mystery - Deccan Herald 05-Jun-2020

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Solar Corona puzzle: Indian scientists crack a long pending mystery - Deccan Herald A solar mystery known for decades may have finally been cracked by three Indian astrophysicists, who solve the puzzle with the help from a radio telescope located Down Under. Proposing a new explanation for the long-pending coronal heating problem, the trio d… More...

Fossilised stomach contents show armored dinosaur's leafy last meal - The Tribune 05-Jun-2020

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Fossilised stomach contents show armored dinosaur's leafy last meal - The Tribune More...

'Awesome to be Back': NASA Astronaut Tweets New Images from Space Station after SpaceX Launch - News18 05-Jun-2020

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'Awesome to be Back': NASA Astronaut Tweets New Images from Space Station after SpaceX Launch - News18 NASA’s Bob Behnken and Douglas Hurley became the first crew on board Elon Musk-owned private organization SpaceX which launched its first manned mission to the ISS. More...

Groundbreaking Israeli microscope can change the face of tech — scientists - The Times of Israel 05-Jun-2020

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Groundbreaking Israeli microscope can change the face of tech — scientists - The Times of Israel Professor Ido Kaminer says he has given the electron microscope the ultimate upgrade — from a machine that takes 'stills' to one that 'makes movies' More...

Chandra Grahan 2020: Things To Know About June 5 "Strawberry Moon Eclipse" - NDTV 05-Jun-2020

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Chandra Grahan 2020: Things To Know About June 5 "Strawberry Moon Eclipse" - NDTV The skygazers watchers will be witnessing the second lunar eclipse of the year 2020 on Friday, the firstone happened on January 10. More...

Oxford study proposes new strategies for social distancing Lifting the lockdown with social bubbles and beyond: The move to strategic distancing as middle-ground between complete isolation and fully re-opening society - India Education Diary 05-Jun-2020

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Oxford study proposes new strategies for social distancing Lifting the lockdown with social bubbles and beyond: The move to strategic distancing as middle-ground between complete isolation and fully re-opening society - India Education Diary Lifting the lockdown in favour of strategic distancing, could lead to improved compliance with official recommendations and ‘keep the curve’ flat, in terms of COVID-19 infections, according to a re… More...

Mangrove Forests Won't Survive Expected Sea-Level Rise by 2050 If Greenhouse Gas Emissions Aren't Reduced - Newsweek 05-Jun-2020

Mangrove Forests Won't Survive Expected Sea-Level Rise by 2050 If Greenhouse Gas Emissions Aren't Reduced - Newsweek More...

Mars may have had a giant ring billions of years ago, new research suggests - Business Insider India 05-Jun-2020

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Mars may have had a giant ring billions of years ago, new research suggests - Business Insider India The tilted orbit of one of Mars' moons was caused by the gravitational pull of a much larger moon that existed in the past, new findings suggest. That moon More...

Volcanic super-eruptions associated with Yellowstone hotspot track announced - Zee News 05-Jun-2020

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Volcanic super-eruptions associated with Yellowstone hotspot track announced - Zee News Volcanic super-eruptions have been some of the most extreme events ever to affect Earth s surface. Although these explosions eject enormous volumes of material --at least 1,000 times more than the 1980 eruption of Mount St. More...

Global CO2 levels in atmosphere hit new highs in May despite lockdowns - Livemint 05-Jun-2020

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Global CO2 levels in atmosphere hit new highs in May despite lockdowns - Livemint The drop in worldwide emissions due to the coronavirus outbreak fails to cancel out the large natural variations in carbon emissions caused by how plants and soils react to temperature, humidity and other factors, scientists said More...