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Newly-discovered white dwarf is most extreme, has greatest mass: Scientists

Updated on Jul 02, 2021 01:59 pm IST

The rotating white dwarf is 35% more massive than our sun yet boasts a petite diameter only a bit larger than Earth's moon. (AP Photo/Representative Image)

International Asteroid Day 2021: Know about asteroids and Tunguska event

This day is observed to inspire, engage and educate the people about asteroids opportunities and risks.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Jun 30, 2021 05:41 am IST

Clouds of Venus ‘too dry’ to support life, say researchers

The researchers assessed the conditions in the clouds of Venus that are mostly sulphuric acid with a tiny fraction of water.(Instagram/@nasachandraxray)

Published on Jun 29, 2021 07:08 pm IST

Covid-19 can lead to long-term loss of brain tissue, suggests new study

The study considered 2,360 distinct brain measurements.

Published on Jun 29, 2021 12:37 pm IST

Males responsible for genetic fitness of a population, suggests study

The findings are from a study done by Uppsala University in the United States, which provides thorough knowledge of the possible long-term genetic consequences of sexual selection.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Jun 29, 2021 11:55 am IST

US govt's report on evidence on UFOs remains inconclusive

The report certainly does not conclude UFOs are alien spacecraft, rather it shows that the task force hasn’t made much progress.(Getty Images/iStockphoto for representation)

Updated on Jun 28, 2021 11:48 am IST

'Dragon Man': How the ‘new human species’ was found, preserved

“Dragon Man” probably lived in a forested floodplain area as part of a small community. (AFP Photo)

Published on Jun 28, 2021 08:56 am IST

Covid-19 struck East Asia 20,000 years ago, says study

A man wearing a face mask and a face shield as protection against Covid-19 enters a disinfection booth at a community quarantine checkpoint in Philippines.(Reuters file photo)

Published on Jun 28, 2021 05:01 am IST

Explained: Where does 'Dragon Man' fit in human evolution

A handout photo shows a reconstruction of 'Dragon Man' in his habitat.(AFP Photo)

Published on Jun 27, 2021 02:01 pm IST

Scientists use NASA satellite data to track ocean microplastics from space

Microplastics from when plastic trash in the ocean breaks down from the sun's rays and the motion of ocean waves.(REUTERS)

Published on Jun 27, 2021 10:34 am IST

ISRO calls private entities to set up new launch sites

The policy creates pathways for private companies to also use ISRO’s launch sites for their missions and for carrying out re-entry and recovery operations.(PTI file photo)

Published on Jun 27, 2021 06:11 am IST

Coronavirus outbreak struck East Asia over 20,000 years ago: Study

Representational: The study said that by learning about the ancient viral foes, the research highlights the promise of evolutionary information to better predict the pandemics of the future. (File photo)

Published on Jun 26, 2021 11:00 pm IST

Spot the tiny NASA astronauts deck up solar panels from 410 kms above Earth

This photo provided by NASA shows astronauts NASA's Shane Kimbrough and France's Thomas Pesquet during a space walk outside the International Space Station on Friday, June 25, 2021. The astronauts finished work to install another new solar panel outside the station. (AP)

Published on Jun 26, 2021 12:39 am IST

Space is for everyone: Europe's Space Agency to hire first disabled astronaut

Space is developing extremely fast and if we don't catch up with this train we are left behind,

Published on Jun 25, 2021 09:56 pm IST

Oxford researchers say they developed blood test predictor of vaccine efficacy

Mass trials have so far relied on participants to contract the disease in their normal lives to provide vaccine efficacy results.(AFP)

Published on Jun 24, 2021 08:49 pm IST

China plans its first crewed mission to Mars in 2033

Crewed launches to Mars are planned for 2033, 2035, 2037, 2041 and beyond, the head of China's main rocket maker, Wang Xiaojun, told a space exploration conference in Russia recently by video link.(NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS)

Published on Jun 24, 2021 10:24 am IST

Strawberry Moon to appear in night sky today: Know all details here

The Strawberry Moon will appear for more than a day in the night sky, unlike the normal moon when the full phase lasts for a day.(Twitter/BH_AEberhardt)

Published on Jun 24, 2021 05:44 am IST

Brain inflammation found in people who died of Covid-19: Study

Brain samples from 14 people who died of other causes were used as controls for the study.(File photo/ Representative image)

Updated on Jun 23, 2021 06:53 pm IST

Chandrayaan instrument gives outstanding science results on solar corona

While there are different theories regarding the actual mechanism, one of these relies on the occurrence of a large number of small solar flares called nanoflares.

Published on Jun 23, 2021 12:15 pm IST

Venus may still have potential to host life, indicates new study

According to the authors of the study, the tectonic movement identified in Venus resembles the Earth’s geology during the Archean Eon dating 2.5 to four billion years ago.(Instagram/@nasachandraxray)

Published on Jun 23, 2021 09:26 am IST

Strawberry moon on June 24: Know all about the celestial event

The Strawberry Moon marks the last full moon of the spring season and the first of the summer season.(AP)

Published on Jun 22, 2021 10:04 am IST

NASA sends squid from Hawaii into space for research

When astronauts are in low gravity their body's relationship with microbes changes, said University of Hawaii professor Margaret McFall-Ngai, who Foster studied under in the 1990s.(AFP)

Published on Jun 22, 2021 07:02 am IST

Hubble Space Telescope hit by computer glitch, says Nasa

Nasa plans to launch Hubble's more powerful successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, in November this year. (Nasa Hubble site)

Published on Jun 19, 2021 05:38 am IST

Weird 'living fossil' fish from dinosaur times lives 100 years, pregnant for 5

Coelacanths, which have been around for 400 million years, were thought extinct until they were found alive in 1938 off South Africa.. (Marc Herbin/MNHN via AP)(AP)

Updated on Jun 17, 2021 11:36 pm IST

Unusual solar eruptions can help explain explosion on Sun

A NASA video showed the eruption and talked about how solar outbursts can impact astronauts in space and technology on Earth.(AP)

Published on Jun 16, 2021 11:39 am IST

China set to send first crew to new space station on June 17

The astronauts will be traveling in the Shenzhou-12 spaceship launched by a Long March-2F Y12 rocket set to blast off at 9:22 a.m. (0122 GMT) Thursday.(via Reuters)

Published on Jun 16, 2021 07:39 am IST

Climate change is making rocky mountain forests more flammable now: Study

Evidence now shows the 2020 fire season pushed these ecosystems to levels of burning unprecedented for at least 2,000 years.(BLOOMBERG (Representative image))

Published on Jun 15, 2021 11:15 am IST

Brain areas choose to find information about bad possibilities: Study

Understanding the neural circuits underlying uncertainty is a step toward better therapies for people with conditions such as anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, which involve an inability to tolerate uncertainty.(Representative image)

Updated on Jun 14, 2021 08:16 pm IST

'Divine Vessel' to mark China's first human spaceflight since 2016

It also plans to put astronauts on the moon - the farthest celestial body that humans have travelled to.(Representative Image/Photo courtesy: Blue Origin official website)

Published on Jun 14, 2021 01:44 pm IST

Giant blinking star spotted near heart of Milky Way, 25,000 light years away

Since the star is located in a dense region of the milky way, the astronomers considered whether some unknown dark object could have simply drifted in front of the giant star by chance.

Published on Jun 13, 2021 11:30 am IST

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