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India Blasts Rocket into Space to Land on Moon’s South Pole
India's space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), successfully launched a rocket on Friday. The rocket propelled a spacecraft into orbit, aiming for a historic landing next month on the lunar south pole.
On Friday afternoon, the ISRO's LVM3...
Space
Diamonds From Space May Fall to Earth
Around 4.5 billion years ago, a dwarf planet and a huge asteroid may have collided, launching strange hexagonal diamonds into space.
According to a recent study, lonsdaleite, a rare kind of meteorite that may have originated from the mantle of...
Space
Scientists Spot a Planet That Shouldn’t Exist
A planet similar to Jupiter, which is situated 520 light-years away from our planet, might have managed to survive a furious outburst from its host star.
The gas planet goes by the name 8 UMi b and was named after...
Environment
Earth’s Thermosphere Reaches Highest Temperature in 20 Years
The temperature in Earth's thermosphere, which is the second-highest layer of the atmosphere, recently reached its highest point in almost 20 years.
This increase in temperature was caused by the energy absorbed from geomagnetic storms that affected our planet this...
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How the Ancient Greeks Celebrated the Summer Solstice
The summer solstice, or the longest day of the year, was celebrated by ancient cultures across the world, including the Ancient Greeks.
In fact, celebrations of the longest day of the year go all the way back to the Stone...
Science
Webb Telescope Detects Complex Organic Molecules in the Universe
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of astronomy. A recent study identified the earliest instances of intricate organic compounds ever detected in the vast expanse of the universe.
These particular substances resemble the ones commonly found in...
Space
Mysterious Cosmic Threads from the Milky Way’s Black Hole
New observations from South Africa's MeerKAT telescope have unveiled a new discovery of numerous long strands of gas, stretching for 5 to 10 light-years, reaching out from the central black hole in our galaxy.
The Space explains these strands or...
Space
A Third of Most Common Exoplanets May Host Life, Scientists Says
A recent research paper suggests that there could be millions of planets in our Milky Way galaxy that might be suitable for life. These planets, known as exoplanets, orbit around stars other than our sun.
They are found in close...
Science
NASA to Hold First Public Meeting on UFO Study
A group of experts appointed by NASA last year to investigate "unidentified aerial phenomena," which are often referred to as UFOs, is scheduled to have its inaugural public meeting on Wednesday.
The panel consists of 16 members with diverse backgrounds...
Space
Jupiter’s Lightning Bolts Look Similar to Earth’s
A recent study reveals that lightning behaves similarly on Jupiter as it does on Earth. NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft discovered lightning on Jupiter more than 40 years ago.
These electrical discharges, known as Jovian lightning, occur just as frequently on...