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  Amazon Workers On Strike In US: Will It Impact Christmas Deliveries? An Explainer

  The strike was launched after Amazon ignored the deadline to negotiate new contracts for higher wages, better benefits and safer working conditions.

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  SpaceX Launches Two SES Communication Satellites on December 17 with Successful Recovery

  On December 17, SpaceX successfully launched two communication satellites for SES, marking the second mission of the day. The O3b mPOWER 7 and 8 satellites were deployed into medium Earth orbit (MEO) approximately 5,000 miles above Earth. The Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage successfully returned to Earth after launch, landing on the Just Read the I...

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  Hogwarts Legacy Sold Over 22 Million Copies in 2023, WB Claims; More Harry Potter Games in Development

  Hogwarts Legacy sold over 22 million copies last year since its launch in February 2023, Warner Bros. has confirmed. Out of that impressive number, around 2 million units were sold during the Christmas holiday season, with WB Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad claiming that it’s the best-selling game of 2023. As WB continues to expa...

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  On Christmas, Photo Of "Path Left By Santa's Sleigh" Goes Viral

  The photo was clicked by James Webb Space Telescope that was launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket on December 25, 2021.

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  After Barbie, Mattel Is Launching Its Own Cinematic Universe With 14 Movies: Report

  Following Barbie’s box office success, Mattel is reportedly looking to expand its cinematic universe with 14 movies. According to Variety, the list includes Daniel Kaluuya-led ‘surrealistic’ Barney film, J.J. Abrams’ Hot Wheels movie, Lena Dunham’s Polly Pocket adaptation, a Vin Diesel-led Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots film, and more. The ...

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  Redmi K60 Pro to Get 54-Megapixel Rear Camera, Standard Variant Design Teased: All Details

  Redmi has teased a new blue colour variant with leather back design for the upcoming Redmi K60. In its Christmas post on Weibo, the company shared images of the ‘Plain Leather, Sunny Blue’ variant on the vanilla Redmi K60. Redmi also teased a black colour variant with a glass back design in a different post. Meanwhile, the Redmi K60 Pro is teas...

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  Steam Winter Sale 2022 Best Deals: Elden Ring, God of War, FIFA 23, and More

  Steam Winter Sale 2022 is here, bringing steep discounts on PC games, up to 80 percent off. Steam Winter Sale 2022 is scheduled to end on January 5, 2023 at 11:30pm IST, and offers discounts on popular titles such as Elden Ring, God of War, FIFA 23, Red Dead Redemption 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Disco Elysium, and...

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  NASA Reaches Milestone in James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Alignment Process, Shares First Unified Star Image

  NASA has released the first image unified image of a star captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope was launched into space on Christmas last year and, engineers will now proceed through the remaining steps of alignment over the next six weeks, according to NASA.

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  NASA Says James Webb Telesope's Mirror Alignment Almost Halfway Through

  NASA has shared an update on the deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope saying that it has completed three out of seven phases.

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  James Webb Space Telescope: All 18 Mirrors Capture Same Star, NASA Releases Images

  The first phase of the James Webb Space Telescope's months-long process of aligning the observatory's 18-segmented primary mirror is nearing completion. The initial stage of this technique, known as “Segment Image Identification”, has been completed by engineers.

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  James Webb Space Telescope Begins Three-Month Aligning Process, Detects First Photons in Space

  NASA has begun a three-month process to align the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), so that the $10-billion (roughly Rs. 74,710 crore) observatory could start doing what it was sent for: study the universe like never before.

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  James Webb Space Telescope Reaches Its New Home, the Lagrange Point

  Exactly a month after it was launched, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached a position in space from where it will quietly observe the many intriguing events of the cosmos.

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  James Webb Space Telescope Has Deployed All Hexagonal Mirror Segments, NASA Says

  NASA said it has completed deploying all the hexagonal mirror segments of its James Webb Space Telescope. The delicate operation to move the $10-billion (roughly Rs. 74,500 crore) space observatory's individual mirror segments out of their launch positions took nearly a week, during which the motors made over a million revolutions.

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  NASA Explains Why James Webb Space Telescope Uses 'Salty' Lenses

  As NASA completes all major deployments of the James Webb Space Telescope and the observatory enters a “cooling” period, the agency is sharing some interesting facts about the $10-billion (roughly Rs. 74,100 core) observatory. These include some lenses which are made out of salt. But why does this infrared telescope need a “salty” lens?

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  James Webb Space Telescope Entering 'Period of Cooldown': What Does It Mean?

  James Webb Space Telescope scientists said they have completed all major structural deployments of the $10-billion (roughly Rs. 74,000 crore) observatory in space. What now starts is the primary mission of the telescope, they added.