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Swati Mohan: The choice between physics and biology propels Swati Mohan to NASA - Games Bollyinside - BollyInside 31-Jul-2021

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Swati Mohan: The choice between physics and biology propels Swati Mohan to NASA - Games Bollyinside - BollyInside She was speaking at the launch of the #DiasporaDiplomacy held under the of the US Consulate General in Chennai, on Wednesday. US Consul General in Chennai More...

Science News Roundup: Father builds exoskeleton to help wheelchair-bound son walk; Russia's new Nauka space module set to dock with ISS and more - Devdiscourse 31-Jul-2021

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Science News Roundup: Father builds exoskeleton to help wheelchair-bound son walk; Russia's new Nauka space module set to dock with ISS and more - Devdiscourse The module, a multipurpose laboratory named after the Russian word for 'science', is due to dock with the ISS at 1326 GMT, Russia's space agency Roscosmos has said. Sponge-like Canadian fossils may be earliest sign of animal life Fossils found in rugged mou… More...

NCRA-TIFR scientist discovers remnant radio galaxy - Hindustan Times 31-Jul-2021

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NCRA-TIFR scientist discovers remnant radio galaxy - Hindustan Times PUNE: A scientist at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCRA-TIFR), Pune - Dr Dharam Vir Lal – has discovered a remnant radio galaxy in the peripheral region of a cluster of galaxies named “Abell2065” usi… More...

Common floral bacteria can induce pollen germination: Study - ANI News 31-Jul-2021

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Common floral bacteria can induce pollen germination: Study - ANI News Washington [US], July 29 (ANI): Certain species of floral bacteria can enhance pollen germination, according to research led by researchers at the University of California. More...

Intriguing layer where internal rotation profile of Sun changes theoretically explained - India Education Diary 31-Jul-2021

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Intriguing layer where internal rotation profile of Sun changes theoretically explained - India Education Diary It was long known the Sun’s equator spins faster than the poles. However, a peek into the internal rotation of the Sun using sound waves revealed the existence of an intriguing layer where the rotation profile of the Sun changes sharply. The layer is More...

International Space Station Thrown Out Of Control By Misfire Of Russian Module: NASA - NDTV 31-Jul-2021

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International Space Station Thrown Out Of Control By Misfire Of Russian Module: NASA - NDTV The International Space Station (ISS) was thrown briefly out of control on Thursday when jet thrusters of a newly arrived Russian research module inadvertently fired a few hours after it was docked to the orbiting outpost, NASA officials said. More...

NASA's 10th Space Apps Challenge Increases Global Participation - NASA 31-Jul-2021

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NASA's 10th Space Apps Challenge Increases Global Participation - NASA To mark the 10th International Space Apps Challenge, the largest annual global hackathon in the world, NASA is collaborating with nine space agency partners to bring the event to even more communities Oct. 2-3, 2021. More...

Genes in Space selects the winning student experiment for launch to the International Space Station - Space Bollyinside - BollyInside 31-Jul-2021

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Genes in Space selects the winning student experiment for launch to the International Space Station - Space Bollyinside - BollyInside Kocalar’s winning experiment proposes to use synthetic biology to test a spacecraft’s water supply for bacterial contamination. The test will rely on an More...

Earth's rocks point the way to hidden water on Mars - science - Space Bollyinside - BollyInside 31-Jul-2021

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Earth's rocks point the way to hidden water on Mars - science - Space Bollyinside - BollyInside In 1844, Rudolf Hermann called this mineral turgite and in 1847 Breithaupt called it hydrohematite. According to the author of the new study, Professor of More...

NASA veterans in Alabama celebrate the creation of the Lunar Rover - Space Bollyinside - BollyInside 31-Jul-2021

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NASA veterans in Alabama celebrate the creation of the Lunar Rover - Space Bollyinside - BollyInside They needed a lunar golf cart, Creel said, and the job of designing it went to Creel and his colleagues at Huntsville’s Marshall Space Flight Center and a More...

Alchemy is possible: Researchers convert water into shiny golden metal - India Today 31-Jul-2021

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Alchemy is possible: Researchers convert water into shiny golden metal - India Today Czech researchers succeeded in converting water into a metallic state and managed to keep it in that state for a few seconds. More...

Canadian rocks dating back 890 mn yrs are oldest animal fossils? Not all scientists agree - ThePrint 31-Jul-2021

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Canadian rocks dating back 890 mn yrs are oldest animal fossils? Not all scientists agree - ThePrint If the newly discovered rocks in Canada are confirmed to be sponge fossils, they would predate oldest confirmed animal fossils by 350 million years. More...

There is light behind black hole: Astronomers detect first bursts confirming Einstein's Theory of Relativity - India Today 31-Jul-2021

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There is light behind black hole: Astronomers detect first bursts confirming Einstein's Theory of Relativity - India Today Astronomers have for the first time detected light behind a black hole that is known for not allowing any light to come out. More...

Is the truth out there? How the Harvard-based Galileo Project will search the skies for alien technology - Economic Times 31-Jul-2021

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Is the truth out there? How the Harvard-based Galileo Project will search the skies for alien technology - Economic Times Scientists were divided on the question of what 'Oumuamua might be. Many thought it was simply an interstellar shard of rock, even though we had no idea how such a shard might be produced or slung our way. More...

Clays can be a source of Mars `lakes`, here is all you need to know - WION 31-Jul-2021

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Clays can be a source of Mars `lakes`, here is all you need to know - WION As per a trio of new studies, the evidence of ‘subsurface lakes’ deep below the ice cap at Mars’ south pole could be due to clay. More...

Apollo Astronauts Went Through Customs After Returning From Moon. Buzz Aldrin Shares Pic Of Form - NDTV 31-Jul-2021

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Apollo Astronauts Went Through Customs After Returning From Moon. Buzz Aldrin Shares Pic Of Form - NDTV The image of the form shared by the astronaut has gone viral on social media. More...

14,000 Scientists Warn Humanity Will Face ‘Untold Sufferings’ if it Fails to Act on Climate Change - NewsClick 31-Jul-2021

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14,000 Scientists Warn Humanity Will Face ‘Untold Sufferings’ if it Fails to Act on Climate Change - NewsClick In a recent paper published in the Bioscience journal, the scientists highlighted that the world will face grave dangers if immediate global actions are not taken to stop climate change. More...

Decoding the triggers of volcanic eruptions - The Indian Express 31-Jul-2021

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Decoding the triggers of volcanic eruptions - The Indian Express A lot depends not only on the speed at which magma accumulates in the volcanic reservoir but also on the conditions in which it does. More...

Fossil of Ancient Wild Dog Found in Georgia Village, May Have Evolved in East Asia - News18 31-Jul-2021

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Fossil of Ancient Wild Dog Found in Georgia Village, May Have Evolved in East Asia - News18 Scientists have unearthed the remains of one of the ancient dogs at the Georgian village of Dmanisi that is believed to have found some human company in the west. More...

Giant sixgill shark filmed off the coast of County Clare - Daily Mail 31-Jul-2021

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Giant sixgill shark filmed off the coast of County Clare - Daily Mail The 13-foot-long 'prehistoric looking' shark was discovered off County Clare on the west coast, where they can be found in relatively shallow water - at about 200 feet. More...

Some birds observed stealing hair from living mammals - Phys.org 31-Jul-2021

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Some birds observed stealing hair from living mammals - Phys.org Dozens of online videos document an unusual behavior among tufted titmice and their closest bird kin. A bird will land on an unsuspecting mammal and, cautiously and stealthily, pluck out some of its hair. More...

Researchers in Prague Convert Water Into Shiny Gold-like Metal: 'Science Can be Fun' - News18 31-Jul-2021

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Researchers in Prague Convert Water Into Shiny Gold-like Metal: 'Science Can be Fun' - News18 Scientists or researchers can be called modern-day alchemists. More...

Why Russian module Nauka knocked space station out of control? Official explains - Hindustan Times 31-Jul-2021

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Why Russian module Nauka knocked space station out of control? Official explains - Hindustan Times The International Space Station was knocked off its course after a Russian research module was docked, causing “loss of attitudinal control” that lasted for a little more than 45 minutes. | World News More...

Two 'very red' rocks in the asteroid belt may have come from beyond Neptune - Daily Mail 31-Jul-2021

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Two 'very red' rocks in the asteroid belt may have come from beyond Neptune - Daily Mail Two asteroids are redder than anything observed in the asteroid belt until now - which suggests they originated from beyond Neptune, report a team led by JAXA space agency in Tokyo, Japan. More...

Google’s quantum computer supposedly just made a time crystal - SlashGear 31-Jul-2021

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Google’s quantum computer supposedly just made a time crystal - SlashGear Google’s quantum computer has been used to build a “time crystal” according to freshly-published research, a new phase of matter that upends the traditional laws of thermodynamics… More...

Science News Roundup: Space station mishap prompts NASA to postpone launch of Boeing Starliner; U.S. watchdog rejects Blue Origin protest over NASA lunar contract and more - Devdiscourse 31-Jul-2021

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Science News Roundup: Space station mishap prompts NASA to postpone launch of Boeing Starliner; U.S. watchdog rejects Blue Origin protest over NASA lunar contract and more - Devdiscourse The ISS was thrown off track on Thursday after the engines of the Russian Nauka, or 'science', research module roared into life about three hours after it had latched on. Space station mishap prompts NASA to postpone launch of Boeing Starliner NASA on Thurs… More...

Quantum: Flagship UK telecommunications satellite launches - BBC News 31-Jul-2021

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Quantum: Flagship UK telecommunications satellite launches - BBC News British industry hopes the new spacecraft can help maintain its global leadership in the sector. More...