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Massive asteroid approaching Earth on July 24, says NASA - Geo News 22-Jul-2020

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Massive asteroid approaching Earth on July 24, says NASA - Geo News 'Asteroid 2020 ND' will be travelling at a speed of 48,000 kilometres per hour More...

UAE launches first mission to Mars – Mysuru Today - citytoday 22-Jul-2020

UAE launches first mission to Mars – Mysuru Today - citytoday Science News, International, (Abu Dhabi), July 20:-The United Arab Emirates' historic first mission to Mars is under way, after a successful lift-off in Japan. The Hope probe launched on an H2-A rocke More...

China moves its Tianwen-1 Mars mission into Long March-5 rocket, slated for 23 July launch - Firstpost 22-Jul-2020

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China moves its Tianwen-1 Mars mission into Long March-5 rocket, slated for 23 July launch - Firstpost The first Chinese mission to Mars, Tianwen-1 will feature an orbiting spacecraft, a lander and a rover. More...

Four massive asteroids en route to Earth, as scientists discover space rocks of INTERSTELLAR origin in our solar system - RT 22-Jul-2020

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Four massive asteroids en route to Earth, as scientists discover space rocks of INTERSTELLAR origin in our solar system - RT As NASA reports that five more asteroids are headed our way this week, four of which are over 50 meters in diameter, research from Brazil has identified some 19 space rocks of interstellar origin in our solar system. More...

Apollo 11 Moon Landing: 51 Years On, Here are Rare Facts about the Huge Leap for Mankind - News18 22-Jul-2020

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Apollo 11 Moon Landing: 51 Years On, Here are Rare Facts about the Huge Leap for Mankind - News18 The event was of paramount importance and went on to idolize Neil Armstrong, who was the commander of the mission, and his great saying: 'That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind'. More...

NASA Delays Launch of Newest Space Telescope - VOA Learning English 22-Jul-2020

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NASA Delays Launch of Newest Space Telescope - VOA Learning English NASA says it has postponed the launch of its newest space telescope because of the coronavirus crisis and technical issues. More...

Engineers Develop New Material Which Cannot Be Cut, Opens Up Wide Range Of Security Applications - Swarajya 22-Jul-2020

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Engineers Develop New Material Which Cannot Be Cut, Opens Up Wide Range Of Security Applications - Swarajya The material has been created by embedding ceramic spheres in aluminium foam. More...

The Solar Orbiter just snapped the closest-ever pictures of the Sun - The Next Web 22-Jul-2020

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The Solar Orbiter just snapped the closest-ever pictures of the Sun - The Next Web The Solar orbiter just produced the closest pictures ever taken of the Sun, revealing our parent star in stunning detail. These are the first images from the Solar Orbiter released to the public… More...

The South Atlantic Anomaly May Go Back Far Longer Than Anybody Knew - ScienceAlert 22-Jul-2020

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The South Atlantic Anomaly May Go Back Far Longer Than Anybody Knew - ScienceAlert For years, scientists have been gripped by the existence of a strange anomaly weakening Earth's magnetic field. It's located in the midst of the South Atlantic ocean, extending all the way from South America to the west coast of southern Africa. More...

Earth's Tectonic Plates May Have Formed in a Vastly Different Process Than We Thought - ScienceAlert 22-Jul-2020

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Earth's Tectonic Plates May Have Formed in a Vastly Different Process Than We Thought - ScienceAlert How did Earth's tectonic plates form? You'd think this would be an easy question to answer, considering we're now trying to nail down the specifics of when it happened, and whether there's tectonic activity on the Moon. But our knowledge on how this More...

Mission Mars: UAE launches Arab world's first interplanetary mission - Africanews English 22-Jul-2020

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Mission Mars: UAE launches Arab world's first interplanetary mission - Africanews English The UAE's ambitions continues to grow in recent times with a goal of building a human settlement on Mars by 2117. More...

Ecuadorian hummingbirds can sing and hear in ultrasonic pitches finds news study - Firstpost 22-Jul-2020

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Ecuadorian hummingbirds can sing and hear in ultrasonic pitches finds news study - Firstpost Among birds, only some owls have previously been shown to hear ultrasonic sounds — which they use to locate prey. More...

Astrophysicists unveil biggest-ever 3D map of Universe - Times Now 22-Jul-2020

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Astrophysicists unveil biggest-ever 3D map of Universe - Times Now The researchers said this seems to be due to the presence of dark energy, an invisible element that fits into Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity but whose origin is not yet understood. More...

Scientists identify asteroids of interstellar origin moving in our Solar System - Firstpost 22-Jul-2020

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Scientists identify asteroids of interstellar origin moving in our Solar System - Firstpost The first space rock that the scientists discovered was the asteroid 514107 Ka'epaoka'awela which means 'mischievous opposite-moving companion of Jupiter.' More...

Researchers accidentally breed sturddlefish - Phys.org 22-Jul-2020

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Researchers accidentally breed sturddlefish - Phys.org A team of researchers working at Hungary's National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Research Institute for Fisheries and Aquaculture, has accidentally bred a new kind of fish—dubbed the sturddlefish by some observers, it is a cross between an Ame… More...

Nasa astronauts conduct last spacewalk before heading back to Earth in pioneering SpaceX flight - The Independent 22-Jul-2020

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Nasa astronauts conduct last spacewalk before heading back to Earth in pioneering SpaceX flight - The Independent 'I'm knocking on wood because it is not over until Bob and Doug are home,' says Nasa boss as mission draws to a close More...

South Korea's First Military Satellite Launched - NDTV 22-Jul-2020

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South Korea's First Military Satellite Launched - NDTV South Korea's first-ever military communications satellite has been successfully launched by private operator SpaceX, Seoul said Tuesday, as it looks to build up its defence capabilities. More...

The Venus 'ring of fire' - EurekAlert 22-Jul-2020

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The Venus 'ring of fire' - EurekAlert ETH researchers used computer simulations to classify the current activity of corona structures on the surface of Venus. To their surprise, they found a previously undiscovered ring of fire on our neighbouring planet. More...

Rosalind Franklin was so much more than the 'wronged heroine' of DNA - Nature.com 22-Jul-2020

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Rosalind Franklin was so much more than the 'wronged heroine' of DNA - Nature.com One hundred years after her birth, it’s time to reassess the legacy of a pioneering chemist and X-ray crystallographer. More...

Neowise July 21 Location: Here is where you can see the bright Comet in the night sky - Republic World - Republic World 22-Jul-2020

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Neowise July 21 Location: Here is where you can see the bright Comet in the night sky - Republic World - Republic World The space-born visitor Comet Neowise is dazzling the skies on Earth this month. Find out where to spot this fast-moving ball of ice tonight. More...

Massive Meteor Shower "Hit Earth And Moon" 800 Million Years Ago - NDTV 22-Jul-2020

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Massive Meteor Shower "Hit Earth And Moon" 800 Million Years Ago - NDTV A giant meteor shower bombarded Earth and the Moon 800 million years ago with more than 30 times the force of the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs, new research showed Tuesday. More...

New cosmic magnetic field structures discovered in galaxy NGC 4217 - Phys.org 22-Jul-2020

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New cosmic magnetic field structures discovered in galaxy NGC 4217 - Phys.org Spiral galaxies such as our Milky Way can have sprawling magnetic fields. There are various theories about their formation, but so far the process is not well understood. An international research team has now analyzed the magnetic field of the Milky Way-like… More...

Scientists rediscover 'lost planet' more like the ones in our own solar system - CNET 22-Jul-2020

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Scientists rediscover 'lost planet' more like the ones in our own solar system - CNET A new method could help astronomers find more potentially habitable planets. More...

China's cosmic ambitions as seen from the skies - India Today 22-Jul-2020

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China's cosmic ambitions as seen from the skies - India Today Here's a scrutiny of satellite imagery that sheds light on China's expansive space programme that has progressed steadily over the last two decades. More...

Scientists Find These Stunning Spiral Beehives Have a Lot in Common With Crystals - ScienceAlert 22-Jul-2020

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Scientists Find These Stunning Spiral Beehives Have a Lot in Common With Crystals - ScienceAlert Humans have turned the building of spaces into an art form, but we're not the only species with such dazzling achievements. A particular genus of Southeast Asian and Australian stingless bee really takes that idea to another level, creating spiral b More...