NEW DELHI: A team of four Indian astronomers, along with international collaborators, have tracked a rare supernova explosion and traced it to one of the hottest stars called Wolf-Rayet stars (Stars WR), …
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The moment Osiris-Rex touched the surface of Bennu. NASA / Goddard / University of Arizona In October 2020, NASA The Osiris-Rex spacecraft bit the asteroid Bennu. Before Osiris-Rex returns to Earth to …
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The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is conducting a final flyby of the asteroid Bennu on Wednesday. The spacecraft made history when it briefly landed on the asteroid on October 20, 2020, and collected a …
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Share this Article You can share this article with the Attribution 4.0 International license. Researchers have tested a model that suggests that the expansion of the universe is due to a dark …
Read More »Is this the oldest map in Europe? Stone slab with markings made 4,000 years ago shows part of France
Is this the oldest map in Europe? Giant stone slab with engraved markings 4,000 years ago represents a region of France during the Bronze Age A stone slab forgotten for a century …
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Read More »NASA researchers discover the first X-rays of Uranus
Astronomers at NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have detected X-rays from the planet Uranus for the first time. The researchers used observations of the ice giant taken in 2002 and 2017 to detect …
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© Provided by Business Insider The Dragon Resilience Crew undocks from the forward port of the International Space Station on April 5, 2021. NASA TV SpaceX’s first full crew of astronauts successfully …
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CC BY-ND Climate explanation is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and New Zealand’s Science Media Center to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question that you would …
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