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NASA astronauts Meir, Morgan and crewmate Skripochka return from space sta
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 17 (ANI): NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan have returned to Earth on Friday, along with Soyuz Commander Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
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Earth-size, habitable-zone planet found hidden in early NASA Kepler data
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 16 (ANI): A team of transatlantic scientists, using reanalysed data from NASA's Kepler space telescope, has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star's habitable zone, the area around a star where a rocky planet could support liquid water.
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MHA issues detailed guidelines for lockdown 2.0
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday issued detailed guidelines for the extended lockdown and introduced new points like wearing a face mask in public places will be compulsory, spitting in public spaces shall be punishable with fine and selected ac
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New research helps explain why the solar wind is hotter than expected
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 15 (ANI): When a fire extinguisher is opened, the compressed carbon dioxide forms ice crystals around the nozzle, providing a visual example of the physics principle that gases and plasmas cool as they expand. When our sun expels plasma in the form of the solar w
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Google launches free tool to create short YouTube videos
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
California [USA], April 14 (ANI): As businesses struggle to shift from the traditional to the digital space given the current pandemic crisis, Google has released a new beta tool that lets you create short YouTube videos.
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IIT Guwahati develops low-cost system to disinfect large spaces
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 11 (ANI): To battle coronavirus, experts at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a disinfection system that can be used to sanitise large areas in the houses and in public transport, including metros and buses.
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COVID -19: Delhi Airport becomes hub for movement of healthcare and medica
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New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Amid the lockdown imposed to help contain the spread of coronavirus, the Delhi Airport has set up additional warehouse space for handling the international and domestic cargo movements for essential commodities including healthcare and medical supplies, sai
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NASA wants you to play this game to help map world's coral reefs
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington, D.C [USA], April 10 (ANI): When at home, help NASA map coral reefs around the world. The US-based space agency is inviting video gamers and citizen scientists on virtual ocean research expeditions to understand the depleting ecosystems.
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New images reveal fine threads of million-degree plasma woven throughout S
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Washington D.C. [USA], April 10 (ANI): Newly released images of the Sun have revealed that its outer layer is filled with previously unseen, incredibly fine magnetic threads filled with extremely hot, million-degree plasma. The high-resolution observations have been analysed by researchers a
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Immediately quarantined IAF Sergeant who visited Nizamuddin area: AVM Sura
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New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Space) Air Vice Marshal Surat Singh on Wednesday said that the Indian Air Force Sergeant who visited Nizamuddin area was immediately quarantined after information about his visit was received.
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Air Force ready for any contingency within or outside country: AVM Surat S
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New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Space) Air Vice Marshal Surat Singh on Wednesday said that the Air Force is ready to tackle any contingency that may arise both within and outside the country amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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President Trump signs executive order for Recovery and Use of Space Resou
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Washington DC [USA], April 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new executive order aimed at encouraging international support for its policy allowing private industry for recovery and use of space resources from the Moon, Mars and other celestial bodies.
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