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New Microcontinent Discovered Off West Greenland

July 12, 2024

Scientists have recently found a hidden microcontinent in the Davis Strait, west of Greenland. They have named it the Davis Strait proto-microcontinent. This finding shows how complicated tectonic movements have changed the Earth’s geological structure over time. Formation of the ..

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Massive Black Hole Discovered in Omega Centauri

July 12, 2024

New studies published in the journal Nature have proven that the Omega Centauri star cluster has an intermediate-mass black hole. This group of galaxies, which is only 18,000 light-years away, is now the nearest huge black hole known to our ..

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James Webb Telescope Captures Quasar’s ‘Einstein Ring’

July 11, 2024

A fascinating picture of a “bejeweled” cloud of light around a quasar was recently taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This picture has sparked a lot of interest in the astronomy community. This picture shows an “Einstein ring,” ..

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What is a Super-Earth?

July 10, 2024

New information has been found about LHS 1140 b, an exoplanet 48 light-years away in the constellation Cetus. The team of foreign researchers was led by the Université de Montréal. Their study, which was published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, ..

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NASA’s Mars Simulation Mission: Recent Updates

July 10, 2024

Four volunteers just finished an immersive Mars simulation at the Johnson Space Center in Houston as part of a new NASA project. While the mission officially finished on July 6, it was a big step toward getting ready for human ..

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NASA’s GOLD Satellite Discovers Unusual Ionospheric Shapes

July 9, 2024

NASA’s GOLD satellite has recently been studying the ionosphere, an important part of Earth’s atmosphere for long-distance communication. This layer, which is mostly made up of electrically charged plasma or gas, is very important for radio messages to travel. The ..

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IIT Bombay, IRS Collaborate on Maritime Safety Tool

July 8, 2024

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) and the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) have recently announced that they will be working together to make the seas safer by creating a new tool that can predict where ships will ..

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Air India Welcomes First A320 Neo Aircraft

July 8, 2024

Air India, which is owned by the Tata Group, just bought its first narrow-body plane with a new uniform. The color code for this Airbus A320 Neo is VT-RTN, and it got to Indira Gandhi International Airport on July 7 ..

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