Science
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AI helping researchers improve solar data from the Sun
Science | Jul 25, 2021, 09:09 PM ISTThe Atmospheric Imagery Assembly, or AIA, is one of two imaging instruments on SDO and looks constantly at the Sun, taking images across 10 wavelengths of ultraviolet light every 12 seconds.
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School teacher in Bihar's Gaya makes 'Matka Cooler'
News | Jul 12, 2021, 10:42 AM ISTA school teacher, Sushmita Sanyal, in Bihar's Gaya made a unique 'Matka Cooler' to beat the heat.
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Who is Sirisha Bandla, flying into space with billionaire Richard Branson - 5 things to know
Science | Jul 11, 2021, 05:53 PM ISTSirisha Bandla, a 34-year-old aeronautical engineer, is set to fly into space onboard Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed flight test on Sunday. Here are 5 things to know.
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Study suggests exposure to nature during COVID-19 lockdown is beneficial for mental health
News | Jun 23, 2021, 11:19 AM ISTA new study conducted by Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelonahas found that exposure to nature is beneficial for mental health during the first lockdown of COVID-19 in 2020 was beneficial for the mental health of Spanish and Portuguese citizens.
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AI predicts how patients with viral infection will fare
Science | Jun 12, 2021, 02:14 PM ISTA team of researchers has used an Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm to sift through terabytes of gene expression data to look for shared patterns in patients with past pandemic viral infections.
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Trinity College research finds why COVID 19 is to hard to treat
Science | May 08, 2021, 09:39 AM ISTStudy conducted at Trinity College Dublin suggests that a comprehensive look into COVID 19 suggests that it has a unique infectious profile
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NASA Mars helicopter heard humming through planet's thin air
Science | May 08, 2021, 08:57 AM ISTNASA is sharing sounds of its Ingenuity helicopter humming through the thin Martian air.
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China, Russia welcome international partners in moon station cooperation
Science | Apr 24, 2021, 02:08 PM ISTChina and Russia's aerospace authorities have invited all interested countries, international organizations and partners to cooperate in a moon station project.
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Budget 2021: Govt allocates Rs 13,949 crore to Space Dept as India preps up for Gaganyaan launch
Science | Feb 01, 2021, 05:43 PM ISTAfter a steep cut last year, the Department of Space has been allocated Rs 13,949 crore in this Budget, of which Rs 8,228 crore have been earmarked for capital expenditure.
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Need of the hour to ensure more c develop interest in science: PM Modi
News | Oct 02, 2020, 10:25 PM ISTThe Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on October 02 said that the need of the hour is to ensure more youngsters develop an interest in science.
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PM Modi inaugurates 'VAIBHAV Summit' via video conferencing
News | Oct 02, 2020, 10:06 PM ISTThe Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated 'VAIBHAV Summit' via video conferencing on October 02 in New Delhi.
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NASA Hubble Telescope captures stunning galaxy moving away from earth at 3 million miles per hour
Science | Jul 07, 2020, 01:19 PM ISTThe Hubble Space Telescope captured galaxy NGC 7513 speeding away from us at a rate of roughly 1,564 kilometers per second, or nearly 1,000 miles per second. This is because of the fact that the Universe is always expanding and it drives many objects in space farther away.
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Astronomers detect first regular fast radio bursts with unknown origin
Science | Jun 18, 2020, 07:17 PM ISTResearchers have detected a strange repeating rhythm of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) emanating from an unknown source outside our galaxy, 500 million light-years away.
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GSEB Gujarat Board HSC Class 12 Science Result: Check date, time
Exam Results | May 16, 2020, 08:01 PM ISTGSEB Gujarat Board HSC Class 12 Science Result: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) will announce Class 12 Science Result tomorrow. Candidates who had appeared for the exam can check their result on the official website -- gseb.org. Over 16 lakh candidates appeared for the Gujarat Board exams this year. Of these, 6 lakh appeared for Class 12 Board exams.
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Super Earth & 5 mini-Neptunes: Scientists discover 6-planet system in orbital harmony
Science | Apr 20, 2020, 01:22 PM ISTScientists have discovered a six-planet system -- a "super-Earth" and five "mini-Neptunes" which display an exceptionally regular spacing, hinting at how the system may have formed. The planets revolving the star HD 158259 in the Draco constellation were found using the SOPHIE spectrograph.
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NASA's 2024 moon mission delayed due to Coronavirus outbreak
Science | Mar 20, 2020, 11:28 AM ISTNASA's ambitious 2024 return-to-moon mission has been delayed due to the global coronavirus outbreak. According to a Reuters report, NASA's Administrator Jim Bridenstine said the National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) was shutting down the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans and the Stennis Space Center in nearby Hancock County, Mississippi, due to a rise in coronavirus cases in the region. NASA chief on Thursday ordered the temporary closure of two rocket production facilities after an employee tested positive for the respiratory illness, Reuters reported.
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NASA accepting applications for aspiring Moon explorers
Science | Mar 03, 2020, 09:05 PM ISTAs NASA prepares to send the first woman and next man to the Moon with the Artemis programme, the agency, for the first time in more than four years, has begun accepting applications for future astronauts.
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CBSE Class 10 Science Board Exam 2020: Last-minute tips to score good marks
High Schools | Mar 04, 2020, 10:25 AM ISTCBSE Class 10 Board Science Exam Tips: The CBSE Class 10 Science exam paper is divided into two parts – theory exam of 80 marks and internal assessment of 20 marks. With good preparation of the paper, students can definitely have an edge. The CBSE 10th Board Science Exam 2020 is scheduled to be held on March 04, 2020.
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Pune telescope helps detect biggest explosion since Big Bang
Science | Feb 28, 2020, 05:04 PM ISTThe blast, which released five times more energy than the previous record holder, came from a supermassive black hole at the centre of a galaxy hundreds of millions of light-years away.
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Key NASA science, cargo head to space station
Science | Feb 16, 2020, 09:54 PM ISTA Northrop Grumman rocket carrying the Cygnus resupply spacecraft has been successfully launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia in the US.