Discovery
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Kepler-80: The ‘alien solar system’ where one year is as long as a day on Earth
World | Jul 25, 2016, 05:24 PM ISTAstronomers have discovered a bizarre ‘alien’ solar system that has planets orbiting its star so tightly that one of them has a year as along as a day on planet Earth.
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This is how humans made ropes 40,000 years ago
World | Jul 25, 2016, 02:00 PM ISTA team of German researchers have discovered the tools that were used for making ropes about 40,000 years ago, the time when modern humans arrived in Europe.
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Four of the 100 planets discovered by NASA’s Kepler mission could host life
World | Jul 19, 2016, 02:16 PM ISTData from NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has enabled scientists to discover a treasure trove of over 100 planets outside the solar system, some of which have the possibility of hosting life.
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Attention wine lovers! This new machine is all you need
Lifestyle | Jul 08, 2016, 09:39 AM ISTWashington: Researchers have now developed a new machine which is capable of producing wine non-stop and testing different fermentation processes. This magical machine is now a reality and is been created by the efforts of
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Revealed! Scientists uncover new mating position of Bombay night frogs
Lifestyle | Jun 15, 2016, 12:20 PM ISTA new amplexus among frogs has been discovered in the monsoonal forests of India.
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NASA probe discovers new planet orbiting two stars
World | Aug 11, 2015, 05:36 PM ISTWashington: NASA's Kepler mission has discovered a new planet orbiting two stars and located within its host stars' "habitable zone", the area around the stars in which life could potentially exist.The planet, known as Kepler-453b,
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Enquiry demanded into discovery of human skulls in Manipur
India | Jan 05, 2015, 01:48 PM ISTImphal: A civil rights group has demanded setting up of an enquiry commission and a special investigation team to probe the recent discovery of eight human skulls and skeletons from an abandoned school complex. “We
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Today in History: Columbus sets sail to discover India, reaches America
World | Aug 03, 2013, 07:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451, Christopher Columbus was one of the most famous explorers of all time. Columbus' birth place Genoa was a great Italian port, and Columbus grew up surrounded by
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Shuttle Discovery Ends Flying Career, Museum Next
World | Mar 10, 2011, 07:32 AM ISTCape Canaveral, Florida, Mar 10: Discovery ended its career as the world's most flown spaceship Wednesday, returning from orbit for the last time and taking off in a new direction as a museum piece. After
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Discovery Undocks From ISS For The Last Time
World | Mar 08, 2011, 10:22 AM ISTHouston, March 8 : Discovery, the world's most travelled spaceship, left the International Space Station for the last time on Monday, getting a dramatic send-off by the dozen orbiting astronauts. Station skipper Scott Kelly rang
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Nasa To Announce Discovery Of Alien Microbe
World | Dec 01, 2010, 10:40 PM ISTMOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. PST on Thursday, Dec. 2(12.30 am Friday in India), to announce an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of