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Loon stratospheric balloons confirm wind data from Aeolus: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
ESA's novel Aeolus satellite reliably measures wind speed also in higher air layers and thus in a region of the atmosphere where other direct global wind measurements are relatively sparse. This is the result of a study in which data from the satellite were compared with wind observations fr
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Scientists discover rare red spiral galaxy population from early universe
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Spiral galaxies represent one of the most spectacular features in our universe. Among them, spiral galaxies in the distant universe contain significant information about their origin and evolution. However, we have had a limited understanding of these galaxies due to them being too distant t
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Delhi riots case: SC to hear on Dec 9 plea of Sharjeel Imam against Delhi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Sharjeel Imam said that Delhi High Court while rejecting Umar Khalid's bail plea, made certain observations and remarks against him when he was not even a party in the said petition.
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Webb telescope reveals exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New observations of WASP-39 b reveal a never-before-seen molecule in the atmosphere of a planet sulfur dioxide among other details.
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SC stays Bombay HC observations prohibiting feeding of street dogs
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In October, the Bombay High Court's Nagpur Bench ordered those interested in feeding stray dogs to "formally adopt" them while issuing a slew of directions regarding the feeding of stray dogs.
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Early planetary migration can explain missing planets: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new model that accounts for the interplay of forces acting on newborn planets can explain two puzzling observations that have cropped up repeatedly among the more than 3,800 planetary systems cataloged to date.
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Polarized X-rays reveal shape, orientation of extremely hot matter around
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers' recent observations of a stellar-mass black hole called Cygnus X-1 reveal new details about the configuration of extremely hot matter in the region immediately surrounding the black hole.
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Astronomers spot largest potentially hazardous asteroid detected in eight
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Twilight observations with the US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF's NOIRLab, have enabled astronomers to spot three near-Earth asteroids (NEA) hiding in the glare of the Sun. These NEAs are part of an el
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Scientists compile Cassini's unique observations of Saturn's rings
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn's rings from the Cassini mission. The compilation will inform future investigations of the particle size distribution and composition of Saturn's rings, key elements to understanding their
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Research reveals how global warming affects astronomical observations
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Astronomical observations from ground-based telescopes are sensitive to local atmospheric conditions. Anthropogenic climate change will negatively affect some of these conditions at observation sites around the globe.
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Astronomers detect hot gas bubbles swirling around the Milky Way's superma
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have spotted signs of a 'hot spot' orbiting Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the centre of our galaxy. The finding helps us better understand the enigmatic and dynamic environment
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Astronomers uncover new 'patchy' proton aurora on Mars
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): NASA's MAVEN and the United Arab Emirates' EMM missions have released joint observations of dynamic proton aurora events at Mars. By combining the observations, scientists determined that what they were seeing was essentially a map of where the solar wind
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