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NASA takes giant leap with launch of Mars rover - WBNS 10TV 02-Aug-2020

NASA takes giant leap with launch of Mars rover - WBNS 10TV More...

Two Indian teenagers have discovered an Earth-bound asteroid - World Economic Forum 02-Aug-2020

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Two Indian teenagers have discovered an Earth-bound asteroid - World Economic Forum In 2013, an asteroid heavier than the Eiffel Tower exploded over central Russia, leaving more than 1,000 people injured from its shockwave. More...

Surprisingly Recent Galaxy Discovered Using Machine Learning – May Be the Last Generation Galaxy in the Long Cosmic History - SciTechDaily 02-Aug-2020

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Surprisingly Recent Galaxy Discovered Using Machine Learning – May Be the Last Generation Galaxy in the Long Cosmic History - SciTechDaily Breaking the lowest oxygen abundance record. New results achieved by combining big data captured by the Subaru Telescope and the power of machine learning have discovered a galaxy with an extremely low oxygen abundance of 1.6% solar abundance, breaking the pr… More...

Astronomical events in August 2020 - including shooting star display - Hull Live 02-Aug-2020

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Astronomical events in August 2020 - including shooting star display - Hull Live At it's peak, the Perseids Meteor Shower can produce as many as 150 meteors an hour More...

Human sperm swims in an entirely different way than previously thought - Tech Explorist 02-Aug-2020

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Human sperm swims in an entirely different way than previously thought - Tech Explorist This was an incredible surprise. More...

Astronomers capture photo of extremely rare 'space buttery', netizens mesmerised - Times Now 02-Aug-2020

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Astronomers capture photo of extremely rare 'space buttery', netizens mesmerised - Times Now Space butterfly: Astronomers captured a breathtaking photo of NGC 2899 -a bubble of gas that resembles a butterfly using the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT). More...

Scientists discover new class of semiconducting entropy-stabilized materials - Phys.org 02-Aug-2020

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Scientists discover new class of semiconducting entropy-stabilized materials - Phys.org Semiconductors are important materials in numerous functional applications such as digital and analog electronics, solar cells, LEDs, and lasers. Semiconducting alloys are particularly useful for these applications since their properties can be engineered by … More...

With Neowise in Our Sights, Earthlings Go Comet-Spotting - The Wire Science 02-Aug-2020

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With Neowise in Our Sights, Earthlings Go Comet-Spotting - The Wire Science Comets are extremely delicate thanks to their weak tensile strength – so delicate that you can actually pull a comet apart with your fingers. More...

Male Anglerfish Gives up On 'Essential' Immune System to Mate With its Partner - News18 02-Aug-2020

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Male Anglerfish Gives up On 'Essential' Immune System to Mate With its Partner - News18 A study, conducted by researchers from Germany’s Max Planck Institute and the University of Washington, revealed that when male and female anglerfish connect they share a single respiratory and digestive system. More...

Why the Earth cooled suddenly about 13,000 years ago? - Tech Explorist 02-Aug-2020

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Why the Earth cooled suddenly about 13,000 years ago? - Tech Explorist Ancient sediment found in a central Texas cave reveals that volcanic eruptions caused earth cooling not meteors. More...

The Strange Long Cloud is Back on Mars, Spotted Over Extinct Martian Volcano - News18 02-Aug-2020

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The Strange Long Cloud is Back on Mars, Spotted Over Extinct Martian Volcano - News18 The picture of the event was captured by the Visual Monitoring Camera (VMC) on the Mars Express probe on July 17 and July 19. More...

NASA's Perseverance Rover is on its way to Mars - Engadget 02-Aug-2020

NASA's Perseverance Rover is on its way to Mars - Engadget More...

Take a tusk, drill holes, weave a rope – and change the course of history - The Guardian 02-Aug-2020

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Take a tusk, drill holes, weave a rope – and change the course of history - The Guardian Scientists have discovered the tool our stone-age ancestors used to manufacture rope – a milestone in technological development More...

SpaceX crew say goodbye before returning to Earth - Associated Press 02-Aug-2020

SpaceX crew say goodbye before returning to Earth - Associated Press More...

Isro checking space enthusiasts claim of Pragyan rover rolling on moon - Business Standard 02-Aug-2020

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Isro checking space enthusiasts claim of Pragyan rover rolling on moon - Business Standard According to him, the rover may be still intact on the moon's surface. Latest pictures from LRO (Jan 4, 2020) showed rover tracks on the moon from the lander More...

SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 Undocks from the International Space Station - NASA Video 02-Aug-2020

SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 Undocks from the International Space Station - NASA Video More...