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Saturn is the solar system-'s -'moon king,-' with 20 more spotted

The discovery was announced this week by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center.

10 Oct 2019 12:36 PM IST

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Light brighter than the sun to virtually decipher ancient scrolls

The items were examined at the Diamond Light Source facility in Oxfordshire, home to Britain’s synchrotron.

3 Oct 2019 7:42 AM IST

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Elon Musk unveils new Mars rocket prototype, expects missions in...

“This is basically the holy grail of space,” Musk said, standing between a towering, newly assembled Starship rocket...

1 Oct 2019 9:58 AM IST

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Sleep varies by age, geographical location, gender

The shortest sleep was observed in Asian countries.

30 Sept 2019 7:41 PM IST

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Washing clothes in machines releases microfibres that ultimately reach...

800,000 more fibres were released in a delicate wash than a standard cycle.

30 Sept 2019 7:37 PM IST

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Elon Musk unveils new Mars rocket prototype, expects missions in...

Starship is the top half of Musk’s colossal interplanetary rocket system that stands 387 feet tall.

30 Sept 2019 7:45 AM IST

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A black hole rips apart an unfortunate star

The star, roughly the same size as our sun, was eventually sucked into oblivion in a rare cosmic occurrence.

30 Sept 2019 7:38 AM IST

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Distant asteroid calamity shaped life on Earth 466 million years ago

Dust spawned by a gigantic collision in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter 400 million years earlier triggered...

20 Sept 2019 9:03 AM IST

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Scientists reconstruct skeleton of elusive, pre-historic human

Little is known about the Denisovans, who were ancient relatives of the more familiar Neanderthals and our own species.

20 Sept 2019 8:58 AM IST

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Alien enthusiasts descend on Nevada desert near secretive US base

Visitors descended early in the day on the tiny desert town of Rachel, a short distance from the military site.

20 Sept 2019 8:51 AM IST

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Curtains for Lander Vikram?

The former chairman said though the failure analysis committee (FAC) is yet to put its finger on why the touchdown was...

18 Sept 2019 1:21 AM IST

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Old theories of 19th century scientist aid new light wave discovery

Equations by James Clerk Maxwell have helped to reveal how crystals can be manipulated to produce a distinctive form of...

9 Sept 2019 10:30 AM IST