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Top CEOs mourn the death of Hawking - The Indian Wire 15-Jul-2021

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Top CEOs mourn the death of Hawking - The Indian Wire The world comes down to grief with the news of physicist Professor Stephen Hawking's death early on Wednesday. The incident generated  a shock wave in the world of technology, with several eminent personalities mourning the demise on Twitter. Microsoft CEO Sa… More...

How Jupiter's 'Surf' Ions Create a Spectacular Light Show - Space Bollyinside - BollyInside 15-Jul-2021

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How Jupiter's 'Surf' Ions Create a Spectacular Light Show - Space Bollyinside - BollyInside A new research paper has finally cracked what is going on however, and may offer insight into Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and even planets outside of our More...

China plans to launch missiles to repel an asteroid that may kill life on Earth - East Africa News Post 15-Jul-2021

China plans to launch missiles to repel an asteroid that may kill life on Earth - East Africa News Post Chinese researchers want to send more than 20 rockets to practice asteroid deflection away from Earth.Scientists at the National Space Science Center in More...

NASA Lucy mission's message to the future - Phys.org 15-Jul-2021

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NASA Lucy mission's message to the future - Phys.org In the 1970s four spacecraft began their one-way trips out of our Solar System. As the first human-built objects to ever venture into interstellar space, NASA chose to place plaques on Pioneer 10 and 11 and golden records on Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft to serv… More...

Optical singularities could be used for a wide range of applications from super resolution imaging to optical trapping - Phys.Org 15-Jul-2021

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Optical singularities could be used for a wide range of applications from super resolution imaging to optical trapping - Phys.Org When we think about singularities, we tend to think of massive black holes in faraway galaxies or a distant future with runaway AI, but singularities are all around us. Singularities are simply a place where certain parameters are undefined. The North and Sou… More...

Operations Underway to Restore Payload Computer on NASA's Hubble - NASA 15-Jul-2021

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Operations Underway to Restore Payload Computer on NASA's Hubble - NASA NASA is working to resolve an issue with the payload computer on the Hubble Space Telescope. More...

Post about Alyssa Carson, preparing for Mars lacks context - Games Bollyinside - BollyInside 15-Jul-2021

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Post about Alyssa Carson, preparing for Mars lacks context - Games Bollyinside - BollyInside “She can’t get Married, She can’t have kids” reads a July 6 Facebook post by the page Space Time. “She is Preparing to Become the First Human on Mars and More...

New Method Alters Tobacco Plant Metabolism and Reduces Carcinogens - Technology Networks 15-Jul-2021

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New Method Alters Tobacco Plant Metabolism and Reduces Carcinogens - Technology Networks North Carolina State University researchers have developed a new technique that can alter plant metabolism. Tested in tobacco plants, the technique showed that it could reduce harmful chemical compounds, including some that are carcinogenic. The findings coul… More...

NASA’S Lucy Spacecraft Will Carry a Time Capsule for Future Earthlings - Gizmodo 15-Jul-2021

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NASA’S Lucy Spacecraft Will Carry a Time Capsule for Future Earthlings - Gizmodo The hope is that a future human civilization will find the spacecraft's message. More...

We Now Have Precise Math to Describe How Black Holes Reflect The Universe - ScienceAlert 15-Jul-2021

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We Now Have Precise Math to Describe How Black Holes Reflect The Universe - ScienceAlert A new set of equations can precisely describe the reflections of the Universe that appear in the warped light around a black hole. More...

Indian researchers spot rare super-luminous supernova shining with borrowed energy source - The Tribune 15-Jul-2021

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Indian researchers spot rare super-luminous supernova shining with borrowed energy source - The Tribune A deep study of such ancient spatial objects can help probe the mysteries of the early universe, the Department of Science and Technology says More...

They discover an unusual star that transforms into a teardrop shape and is predestined to collapse into a supernova - Sunday Vision 15-Jul-2021

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They discover an unusual star that transforms into a teardrop shape and is predestined to collapse into a supernova - Sunday Vision Posted: July 13, 2021, 19:57 GMT Scientists estimate that the binary system HD265435 will generate a Type Ia supernova in about 70 million years. An More...

Spectral-volumetric compressed ultrafast photography simultaneously captures 5D data in a single snapshot - Phys.org 15-Jul-2021

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Spectral-volumetric compressed ultrafast photography simultaneously captures 5D data in a single snapshot - Phys.org Information-rich optical imaging can provide multidimensional information to enable observation and analysis of a detected target, contributing insights into mysterious and unknown worlds. With its ability to capture dynamic scenes on picosecond—and even femt… More...

«Schmigadoon!», The new musical series that takes us to the magical Broadway of the 40s - The Times Hub 15-Jul-2021

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«Schmigadoon!», The new musical series that takes us to the magical Broadway of the 40s - The Times Hub TV series From July 16 on Apple + comes «Schmigadoon!», A musical series parody of a legendary period: six episodes to sing, laugh and dream of Eva Cabras A piece of Broadway arrives on Apple +, thanks to the musical TV series “Schmigadoon!” The show created … More...

Pristine DNA recovered from 1,600-year-old sheep mummy - Livescience.com 15-Jul-2021

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Pristine DNA recovered from 1,600-year-old sheep mummy - Livescience.com More...

Inter, popular shareholding: Massimo Moratti says no to Cottarelli’s Interspac - The Times Hub 15-Jul-2021

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Inter, popular shareholding: Massimo Moratti says no to Cottarelli’s Interspac - The Times Hub Massimo Moratti (Lapresse) Massimo Moratti does not join Interspac, the popular shareholding project for Inter launched by the economist Carlo Cottarelli, who is also a great Nerazzurri fan Several famous supporters of Inter have joined the project, from the … More...

Countdown to space tourism - The Shillong Times 15-Jul-2021

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Countdown to space tourism - The Shillong Times Good things must get going. This July will be etched in history as the moment when space would come a bit closer to humans and signal the green light to the long-awaited ‘space tourism,’ albeit in a small way. Billionaire Richard Branson and a crew o More...

Perseid meteor shower 2021: Where to watch it? - The Hans India 15-Jul-2021

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Perseid meteor shower 2021: Where to watch it? - The Hans India The annual Perseid meteor shower will begin on Wednesday. Sky gazers only need to look up when the... More...

Farm robots could help save the environment ... or further destroy it - Sustainability Times 15-Jul-2021

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Farm robots could help save the environment ... or further destroy it - Sustainability Times Small robots could help conserve biodiversity and combat climate change in ways that were not possible before. More...

Scientists Solve Jupiter's 40-Year-Old X-Ray Blasts Mystery - India Times 15-Jul-2021

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Scientists Solve Jupiter's 40-Year-Old X-Ray Blasts Mystery - India Times Researchers from the University College London believe that they’ve solved a 40-year-old mystery of our solar system’s massive planet and its X-ray bursts. NASAAlso Read: NASA's Juno Spacecraft Has Detected FM Radio Signals From Jupiter… More...

They describe the Sun’s electric field with measurements from the Parker Probe probe - Market Research Telecast 15-Jul-2021

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They describe the Sun’s electric field with measurements from the Parker Probe probe - Market Research Telecast Science Writing, Jul 14 (EFE) .- The NASA Solar Parker Probe probe has come closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft, which has allowed scientists to establish the first definitive measurements of the electric ... Read more More...

Life on Venus? Mystery chemical on planet may come from volcanoes - India Today 15-Jul-2021

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Life on Venus? Mystery chemical on planet may come from volcanoes - India Today Scientists in the past have observed Venus to be a hot zone of volcanic activity, triggering speculations that it has been resurfaced, making some parts really young. More...

An Asteroid Could Hit Earth and China Wants to Divert It Using 23 Rockets - autoevolution 15-Jul-2021

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An Asteroid Could Hit Earth and China Wants to Divert It Using 23 Rockets - autoevolution There has been extensive research involving asteroid Bennu, an 85.5-million-ton space rock that has slim chances of striking our planet. But “slim” is still not a reassuring enough word, so China is planning on firing 23 Large March 5 rockets into space, to d… More...

New study provides a solution for engineering cellular materials - Phys.org 15-Jul-2021

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New study provides a solution for engineering cellular materials - Phys.org A new study by a Swansea University academic has announced a new mathematical formula that will help engineers assess the point at which cellular materials, which are used a wide range of applications ranging from aerospace to the construction industry, will … More...

US, European space agencies join forces on climate change - Global Times 15-Jul-2021

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US, European space agencies join forces on climate change - Global Times NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) joined forces Tuesday in the battle against climate change, a move they said paves the way to a global response to the problem. More...

New dinosaur species identified in Spain - The Indian Express 15-Jul-2021

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New dinosaur species identified in Spain - The Indian Express It lived during the early Cretaceous period or about 130 million years ago. More...

Scientists detect gene-editing technology to block COVID-19 transmission in human cells - WION 15-Jul-2021

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Scientists detect gene-editing technology to block COVID-19 transmission in human cells - WION Researchers have used CRISPR genome editing technology to successfully block the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in infected human cells. More...

Seismic Data Reveals Megaripples From The Impact-Tsunami That Killed The Dinosaurs - Forbes 15-Jul-2021

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Seismic Data Reveals Megaripples From The Impact-Tsunami That Killed The Dinosaurs - Forbes Analyzing seismic data of Louisiana's underground, researchers discovered a field of 'megaripples' in rocks dating back 66 million years. More...

'You say potato': NASA releases image of ‘Phobos’, the largest of Mars' two raggedy moons - Republic World 15-Jul-2021

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'You say potato': NASA releases image of ‘Phobos’, the largest of Mars' two raggedy moons - Republic World NASA has shared a picture of Mars moon that appears like a potato. The image was taken by the HiRISE camera aboard its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. More...

2D materials and interfaces can convert spin current into a vortex of charge current - Phys.org 15-Jul-2021

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2D materials and interfaces can convert spin current into a vortex of charge current - Phys.org Energy-efficient spintronic devices are closer to being realized thanks to a new mechanism predicted by RIKEN physicists for converting between electrical current vortices and a spin current. More...

'Rice from Heaven': China Harvests Seeds That Travelled to the Moon and Back - News18 15-Jul-2021

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'Rice from Heaven': China Harvests Seeds That Travelled to the Moon and Back - News18 Outer Space is a realm of endless possibilities and tapping into one such possibility, China has harvested the first batch of ‘space rice. More...

Discovered: Energetic hot wind from low-luminosity active galactic nucleus - Phys.org 15-Jul-2021

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Discovered: Energetic hot wind from low-luminosity active galactic nucleus - Phys.org Supermassive black holes in the universe swallow gas around them. The infalling gas is called black hole accretion flow. In a study published in Nature Astronomy, the group led by Prof. YUAN Feng at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Acad… More...

NASA working to restore Hubble Space Telescope's most serious glitch in payload computer - Republic World 15-Jul-2021

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NASA working to restore Hubble Space Telescope's most serious glitch in payload computer - Republic World NASA investigating team has switched to several backup modules in the Hubble Space Telescope since June 16, until the verification process was completed. More...

Quantum physics helps trigger cancer cell death - News-Medical.net 15-Jul-2021

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Quantum physics helps trigger cancer cell death - News-Medical.net Cancer cell death is triggered within three days when X-rays are shone onto tumor tissue containing iodine-carrying nanoparticles. More...

Taking NYC’s temperature with a thermal camera - The Verge 15-Jul-2021

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Taking NYC’s temperature with a thermal camera - The Verge A phenomenon called the urban heat island effect makes cities hotter than their more rural neighbors. Scientists use satellites and thermal cameras to see just how hot cities are, and assess efforts to cool them down. More...

This giant, leaf-eating lemur was the size of a human with the paws of a koala - Livescience.com 15-Jul-2021

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This giant, leaf-eating lemur was the size of a human with the paws of a koala - Livescience.com My, what big feet you have. More...

Massive Antarctic lake vanishes from sight in 3 days! - The UBJ 15-Jul-2021

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Massive Antarctic lake vanishes from sight in 3 days! - The UBJ A beasty ice-solicited lake in Antarctica evaporated quickly and mysteriously, causing alert among the scientific neighborhood. As shown by researchers, More...

Isotopes Detected in The Atmosphere of an Exoplanet For The First Time - ScienceAlert 15-Jul-2021

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Isotopes Detected in The Atmosphere of an Exoplanet For The First Time - ScienceAlert A world just over 300 light-years away has yielded the first ever detection of isotopes in an exoplanet's atmosphere. More...

Latest China study sheds new light on human evolution - DTNext 15-Jul-2021

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Latest China study sheds new light on human evolution - DTNext A recent study led by Chinese scientists has shed new light on the origin and evolution of human language and tool use. More...

Chemistry discovery could remove micropollutants from environment - Science Daily 15-Jul-2021

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Chemistry discovery could remove micropollutants from environment - Science Daily New research identified a new chemistry approach that could remove micropollutants from the environment. More...

Moon's Orbital 'Wobble' May Cause An Enormous Rise In High-Tide Floods In 2030s, Claims NASA Study - Mashable India 15-Jul-2021

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Moon's Orbital 'Wobble' May Cause An Enormous Rise In High-Tide Floods In 2030s, Claims NASA Study - Mashable India The study conducted by NASA's Sea Level Change Science Team from the University of Hawaii, claims that the increase in flooding will be triggered by a lunar cycle referred to as a "wobble" in the moon's orbit that'll make sea levels rise beyond the damage alr… More...

Solar radio signals could be used to monitor melting ice sheets, study suggests - ANI News 15-Jul-2021

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Solar radio signals could be used to monitor melting ice sheets, study suggests - ANI News Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): Researchers at Stanford University found a new method for seeing through ice sheets using radio signals from the sun that could enable cheap, low-power and widespread monitoring of ice sheet evolution and contribute to sea-leve… More...

TU Delft: Swarm of autonomous tiny drones can localize gas leaks - India Education Diary 15-Jul-2021

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TU Delft: Swarm of autonomous tiny drones can localize gas leaks - India Education Diary When there is a gas leak in a large building or at an industrial site, human firefighters currently need to go in with gas sensing instruments. Finding the gas leak may take considerable time, while they are risking their lives. Researchers from TU D More...

Watching subsurface defects as they move - Phys.org 15-Jul-2021

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Watching subsurface defects as they move - Phys.org A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientist and collaborators have demonstrated the first-ever "defect microscope" that can track how populations of defects deep inside macroscopic materials move collectively. More...

NASA Easter Eggs: Hidden Details and Codes Found on Mars Rovers and What They Mean - IGN - IGN 15-Jul-2021

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NASA Easter Eggs: Hidden Details and Codes Found on Mars Rovers and What They Mean - IGN - IGN From signs and symbols to secret ciphers and swatches, NASA rovers have several markings that reflect their missions to Mars. More...