Science
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Earth to have close encounter with small asteroid this week
San Francisco– An asteroid, about the size of a box truck, will have a very close encounter with the Earth…
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Two Indians among water-focused entrepreneurs to tackle freshwater crisis
Davos– Securing the world’s global freshwater ecosystems, under increasing threat from climate change, population growth and consumer demand, has become…
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Trio wins Physics Nobel for unravelling quantum science mysteries
Stockholm– France-born Alain Aspect, American John Clauser and Austrian scientist Anton Zeilinger were on Tuesday awarded the Nobel Prize in…
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Swedish academician, who cracked Neanderthals’ DNA, wins Nobel for Medicine
Stockholm– Swedish geneticist Svantee Paabo, whose work provided key insights into human evolution and and how humans spread around the…
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Satellite operators need to clear space junk in 5 years: US FCC
Washington– The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules requiring satellite operators in low-Earth orbit to dispose of…
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NASA set to crash spacecraft into asteroid to protect Earth in future
Washington– A NASA spacecraft was set to smash into an asteroid early on Tuesday, in a bid to test a…
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Don’t miss Jupiter’s closest date with Earth in 59 years
Washington– Jupiter was set to make its closest approach to Earth in 59 years on Monday and stargazers were waiting…
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Indian agri scientists complete genome sequencing of pomegranate
Chennai– A team of Indian agricultural scientists, after six years work, have completed the genome sequencing of the country’s pomegranate…
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James Webb Space telescope captures striking view of Neptune’s rings
New York– US-based space agency NASA has announced that its James Webb Space Telescope has captured the clearest view of…
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China overtakes US as world leader in scientific research output, ‘high impact’ studies
Tokyo– China has overtaken the US as the world leader in both scientific research output and “high impact” studies, according…
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