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Two Airplane-Sized Asteroids Flying Past Earth At Alarming Speed Today
Space enthusiasts are in for a major cosmic event on Friday as NASA said that two aeroplane-sized asteroids -- 2024 XW15 and 2024 XC16 -- are all set to fly past Earth.
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Mark Your Calendar for Aug 24 to Witness a Stunning Planet Parade Featuring 6 Planets in the Sky
On August 24, skywatchers will be treated to an impressive planetary parade featuring six planets: Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury. This alignment, occurring in the early morning hours, will provide a unique viewing opportunity. In the US, the best time to catch the spectacle is between 5:45 a.m. ET and sunrise at 6:15 a.m. ET. ...
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NASA's James Webb Captures First-Ever View Of Jets Of Gas From Newborn Stars
In its recent post, the American space agency gave astronomers and space enthusiasts their first view ever of jets of gas hurtling outwards from newborn stars and smashing into cosmic gas and dust at high speeds.
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Solar Eclipse To Rising Saturn: How To Catch Rare Celestial Events In April
As April unfolds, sky watchers and astronomy enthusiasts are in for a treat with a lineup of celestial events set to grace the night sky.
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NASA Announces Dream Job For Space Enthusiasts: Simulated Mars Experience
The entire selection process will take up to 14 months. The online application deadline is Tuesday 2 April 2024.
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Teen Unearths 5-Million-Year-Old Walrus Skull, Gets New Species Named After Him
In 2011, a 13-year-old fossil enthusiast discovered a walrus skull in northern California. Eleven years later, a paleontologist named the extinct species after him.
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First Meteor Shower Of 2024, Quadrantids, Anticipated To Climax In Coming Days
Quadrantids 2024: The Quadrantids, which peak during early-January each year, are considered to be one of the best annual meteor showers.
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Are You Science Enthusiast? ISRO Offers This Free Certificate Course
The programme offers 10,000 seats for the comprehensive course and an additional 5,000 seats for individual modules, making it accessible to a substantial number of learners.
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New Museum Dedicated To Astronomy And Space Science Inaugurated In Kolkata
A galaxy of exhibits - from strands of Neil Armstrong's hair to rocks from the moon and Mars await enthusiasts at this new "one-of-its-kind" museum of astronomy and space science.
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Ancient Space Rocks May Hold Clues To Earth's Formation, Says NASA
The image shows a canister, which is a gray metal cylinder. Inside, dark, powdery asteroid sample material can be seen.
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IISER Kolkata: Science Enthusiasts To Get Opportunity For Interacting With Space Scientists At Exhibition
Students and common people will have the opportunity to interact with space scientists, and space industry entrepreneurs at a National Space Science Exhibition which will begin in the city from December 6.
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New Technique Allows Researchers to Assess Life Cycle of Supermassive Black Holes
Supermassive black holes are a mysterious celestial phenomenon that have fascinated space enthusiasts and scientists alike for years. Researchers from Dartmouth College have conducted a study that analyses the light from supermassive black holes to better understand the life cycles of these supermassuve black holes.
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NASA's InSight Lander Captures Stunning View of Sunrise on Mars
NASA's InSight Mars lander captured a stunning view of a sunrise on the Red Planet, giving space enthusiasts an idea of what watching the run rise on Mars could look like. InSight is NASA's first mission to study the interior of Mars — its crust, mantle, and core — in depth and has completed its mission of spending one Martian year on the plane...
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Fly Your Name Around the Moon: NASA Accepting Entries for Artemis I Flash Drive
NASA is offering space enthusiasts a chance to fly their names around the Moon. The US space agency has set up a website where you can add your name on a flash drive that will travel aboard Artemis I, an unmanned mission to orbit the Moon and test the Space Launch System (SLS).
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PM Modi Extends Greetings On National Science Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted scientists and science enthusiasts on the occasion of National Science Day and called for reaffirming commitment towards leveraging the power of science for human progress.
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Two Airplane-Sized Asteroids Flying Past Earth At Alarming Speed Today
Space enthusiasts are in for a major cosmic event on Friday as NASA said that two aeroplane-sized asteroids -- 2024 XW15 and 2024 XC16 -- are all set to fly past Earth.
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Mark Your Calendar for Aug 24 to Witness a Stunning Planet Parade Featuring 6 Planets in the Sky
On August 24, skywatchers will be treated to an impressive planetary parade featuring six planets: Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury. This alignment, occurring in the early morning hours, will provide a unique viewing opportunity. In the US, the best time to catch the spectacle is between 5:45 a.m. ET and sunrise at 6:15 a.m. ET. ...
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NASA's James Webb Captures First-Ever View Of Jets Of Gas From Newborn Stars
In its recent post, the American space agency gave astronomers and space enthusiasts their first view ever of jets of gas hurtling outwards from newborn stars and smashing into cosmic gas and dust at high speeds.
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Solar Eclipse To Rising Saturn: How To Catch Rare Celestial Events In April
As April unfolds, sky watchers and astronomy enthusiasts are in for a treat with a lineup of celestial events set to grace the night sky.
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NASA Announces Dream Job For Space Enthusiasts: Simulated Mars Experience
The entire selection process will take up to 14 months. The online application deadline is Tuesday 2 April 2024.
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Teen Unearths 5-Million-Year-Old Walrus Skull, Gets New Species Named After Him
In 2011, a 13-year-old fossil enthusiast discovered a walrus skull in northern California. Eleven years later, a paleontologist named the extinct species after him.
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First Meteor Shower Of 2024, Quadrantids, Anticipated To Climax In Coming Days
Quadrantids 2024: The Quadrantids, which peak during early-January each year, are considered to be one of the best annual meteor showers.
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Are You Science Enthusiast? ISRO Offers This Free Certificate Course
The programme offers 10,000 seats for the comprehensive course and an additional 5,000 seats for individual modules, making it accessible to a substantial number of learners.
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New Museum Dedicated To Astronomy And Space Science Inaugurated In Kolkata
A galaxy of exhibits - from strands of Neil Armstrong's hair to rocks from the moon and Mars await enthusiasts at this new "one-of-its-kind" museum of astronomy and space science.
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Ancient Space Rocks May Hold Clues To Earth's Formation, Says NASA
The image shows a canister, which is a gray metal cylinder. Inside, dark, powdery asteroid sample material can be seen.
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IISER Kolkata: Science Enthusiasts To Get Opportunity For Interacting With Space Scientists At Exhibition
Students and common people will have the opportunity to interact with space scientists, and space industry entrepreneurs at a National Space Science Exhibition which will begin in the city from December 6.
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New Technique Allows Researchers to Assess Life Cycle of Supermassive Black Holes
Supermassive black holes are a mysterious celestial phenomenon that have fascinated space enthusiasts and scientists alike for years. Researchers from Dartmouth College have conducted a study that analyses the light from supermassive black holes to better understand the life cycles of these supermassuve black holes.
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NASA's InSight Lander Captures Stunning View of Sunrise on Mars
NASA's InSight Mars lander captured a stunning view of a sunrise on the Red Planet, giving space enthusiasts an idea of what watching the run rise on Mars could look like. InSight is NASA's first mission to study the interior of Mars — its crust, mantle, and core — in depth and has completed its mission of spending one Martian year on the plane...
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Fly Your Name Around the Moon: NASA Accepting Entries for Artemis I Flash Drive
NASA is offering space enthusiasts a chance to fly their names around the Moon. The US space agency has set up a website where you can add your name on a flash drive that will travel aboard Artemis I, an unmanned mission to orbit the Moon and test the Space Launch System (SLS).
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PM Modi Extends Greetings On National Science Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted scientists and science enthusiasts on the occasion of National Science Day and called for reaffirming commitment towards leveraging the power of science for human progress.
