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  ISRO releases pictures of impact craters on Moon

  October 24, 2019 11:04 IST

  This image presents many interesting facts about the secondary craters of different ages and origins in the lunar south polar region, the space agency said. According to ISRO, the image shows craters of vertical impact and oblique impact on the top-right and bottom-right, respectively.

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  Vikram lander not found in NASA's latest images

  October 23, 2019 23:21 IST

  US Space agency NASA has once again failed to trace Chandrayaan 2's Vikram lander on the lunar surface. A NASA spacecraft clicked photos of the landing site of Vikram earlier this month, but couldn't capture the lander.

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  Massive galaxy found hidden amidst cosmic dust

  October 23, 2019 18:47 IST

  Astronomers have found a massive galaxy, dating from the early universe, lurking in cosmic dust clouds -- an advance that may open the doors for discovering a new galaxy population type.

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  Dinosaur-killing meteorite instantly acidified the oceans: Study

  October 23, 2019 15:42 IST

  In a first, researchers have found that the dinosaur-killing meteorite that crashed into the Earth 66 million years ago may have instantly acidified the oceans by causing a release of excess sulphur into the atmosphere and the seas. The researchers, including those from Yale University in the US, said that the impact from the space rock pulverised sulphur-rich rocks, and caused the raining-out of sulphuric acid which may have led to increased ocean acidity.  

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  NASA finds no trace of Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander

  October 23, 2019 10:02 IST

  On September 7, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) attempted a soft landing of Vikram on the uncharted lunar south pole, before losing communication with the lander.

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  Job seekers judged on social status by speech mannerism: Study

  October 22, 2019 16:02 IST

  "Our study shows that even during the briefest interactions, a person's speech patterns shape the way people perceive them, including assessing their competence and fitness for a job," said study researcher Michael Kraus, Assistant Professor oat the Yale University.

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  Chandrayaan-1: 11 years of India's first successful mission to Moon

  October 22, 2019 9:01 IST

  Government of India had approved ISRO's proposal for the first Indian Moon Mission, called Chandrayaan-1 in November 2003.

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  World's biggest face recognition system arrives in India next month

  October 21, 2019 19:16 IST

  The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), under Home Ministry, asked for the bids on July 8 which will be closed on November 8. The winner to provide AFRS will be announced on November 8.

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  Indian scientist develops low-cost high-res satellite imaging system

  October 21, 2019 14:39 IST

  An Indian researcher in Israel has designed a novel telescope system -- consisting of nanosatellites the size of milk cartons -- that can lead to low-cost, high-resolution images taken by cameras in space.

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  New artificial skin for first ticklish devices developed

  October 21, 2019 14:04 IST

  The Skin-On interface, developed by researchers at the University of Bristol in the UK in partnership with Telecomm ParisTech and Sorbonne University in France, mimics human skin in appearance as well as sensing resolution.

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  Satellites to detect stranded whales from space

  October 20, 2019 21:16 IST

  It is hoped that in the future the technique will lead to real-time information as stranding events happen.

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  Habitual tea drinking may improve brain structure: Study

  October 19, 2019 17:25 IST

  A regular tea drinking habit contributes to the improved brain structure, making the organization of nerve cell networks more efficient, according to a study.

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  Mars once had salt lakes similar to those on Earth: Study

  October 19, 2019 11:59 IST

  The researchers said that the salt ponds on Mars are similar to some found on the Earth such as those in a region called Altiplano near the Bolivia-Peru border.

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  Watch: NASA all-women team conduct spacewalk outside ISS

  October 18, 2019 20:39 IST

  As NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir emerged one by one, it marked the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that a woman floated out without a male crewmate.

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  Mars lander’s digger is burrowing again after snag

  October 18, 2019 15:35 IST

  A Mars lander’s digger is burrowing into the red planet again after hitting a snag seven months ago.  

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  Scientists discover rare 'sex-specific' cells in mice brain

  October 18, 2019 13:03 IST

  Earlier studies had shown that a specific brain sub-region called the ventrolateral subdivision of the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMHvl) contained cells involved in aggression and mating behaviours, the researchers said.

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  Chandrayaan-2: Here's the first illuminated image of lunar surface

  October 17, 2019 23:49 IST

  Chandrayaan-2's IIRS payload has acquired the first illuminated image of the lunar surface, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Thursday. IIRS is designed to measure reflected sunlight from the lunar surface in narrow and continguous spectral channels.

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  Will NASA be able to locate Vikram lander this time?

  October 15, 2019 14:44 IST

  The US space agency had earlier said its LRO had passed over the landing site of Vikram on September 17 and acquired a set of high-resolution images of the area.

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  In a first, scientists use liquid to view life processes in 3D

  October 15, 2019 13:56 IST

  The researchers expect the technique will be widely adopted in both life sciences and in materials science, for instance in battery research or to look at defects causing building materials to fail.

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  From Moon to Mars, NASA astronauts to wear special spacesuits

  October 15, 2019 11:24 IST

  NASA will go live today, as the first woman and man will explore the Moon wearing their spacesuits as part of the international space agency's Artemis program.

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  NASA captures spectacular view of Jupiter's swirling clouds

  October 14, 2019 14:15 IST

  Jupiter spins once every 10 hours and this fast rotation creates strong jet streams, separating its clouds into dark belts and bright zones that stretch across the face of the planet. 

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  Indian-origin doctors link bladder pill to retinal damage

  October 13, 2019 22:54 IST

  A team of Indian-origin doctors in the US has found that a drug widely prescribed for a bladder condition for decades globally, now appears to be toxic to the retina.

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  Pune-based student creates violent black hole flares

  October 12, 2019 21:30 IST

  The black hole system studied is named MAXI J1820+070 and was first discovered in early 2018. About 10,000 light years away in our own Milky Way, it has the mass of about seven suns.

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  Supermassive blackholes may stunt galaxy growth

  October 12, 2019 15:51 IST

  Researchers have found that the strong cosmic winds emerging from supermassive black holes at the centre of dwarf galaxies impact the expansion and evolution of these galaxies by suppressing star formation -- an advance that sheds more light on how galaxies grow and evolve.

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  Artificial human skin for robots developed: Study

  October 11, 2019 16:10 IST

  Such artificial skin enables robots to perceive their surroundings in much greater detail and with more sensitivity.

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  Largest of 11 ‘near-Earth’ asteroids to fly past our planet today

  October 10, 2019 8:04 IST

  According to the European Space Agency (ESA), of the 600,000 known asteroids in our solar system, some 20,000 are NEOs and 800 are on the agency’s ‘risk list’ for observation.

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  20 new moons discovered at Saturn, beats Jupiter on moon count

  October 08, 2019 19:54 IST

  The more-distant retrograde moons and one of the prograde moons each take more than three years to complete an orbit.

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  Centre of Milky Way exploded just over 3 million years ago: Study

  October 07, 2019 16:21 IST

  The phenomenon, known as a Seyfert flare, created two enormous 'ionisation cones' that sliced through the Milky Way -- beginning with a relatively small diameter close to the black hole, and expanding vastly as they exited the galaxy.