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Sun Releases Two Powerful Solar Flares, Causes Blackouts

May 7, 2024

In the past week, the Sun has emitted two significant solar flares from a newly identified sunspot, AR3663, causing impacts such as radio blackouts in several parts of the world. These flares occurred within six hours of each other, signaling ..

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NASA’s Ambitious Moon Rail and Mars Transit Projects

May 7, 2024

NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) programme is pushing the boundaries of space exploration with projects that many might deem the stuff of science fiction. These initiatives aim to transform how we interact with space through groundbreaking technologies such as lunar ..

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BSNL to Launch Indigenous 4G Nationwide in August 24

May 7, 2024

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is set to deploy 4G services nationally starting August 2024, utilizing entirely home-grown technology. This initiative aligns with India’s “Atmanirbhar Bharat” policy aimed at boosting domestic capability and reducing reliance on foreign technologies. BSNL ..

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Scientists Develop ‘All-in-One’ Broad Coronavirus Vaccine

May 7, 2024

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have recognized the urgent need for vaccines that can provide protection against not just one, but potentially multiple coronavirus strains, including those yet undiscovered. On May 6, 2024, a groundbreaking study was ..

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Goldene: Swedish Scientists Create First Freestanding 2D Gold Sheet

May 7, 2024

Scientists at Sweden’s Linköping University have recently made a significant scientific breakthrough by creating the first free-standing sheet made of gold, which is only one atom thick. This 2D sheet, named “goldene,” is similar to graphene and marks the first ..

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Greater ice on Moon; critical for missions: ISRO Study

May 2, 2024

A recent study conducted by scientists from ISRO’s SAC in collaboration with other research institutions has revealed enhanced possibilities of water ice occurrence in the polar craters of the Moon. The study suggests that the amount of subsurface ice in ..

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Oldest Evidence of Earth’s Magnetic Field Found in Rocks

May 2, 2024

Geologists from MIT and Oxford University discovered the oldest evidence of Earth’s magnetic field in 3.7 billion-year-old rocks from Greenland’s Isua Supracrustal Belt. This finding suggests Earth’s conditions may have been habitable earlier than thought, with a stable magnetic shield ..

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What is Covishield Controversy?

May 1, 2024

Recently, the British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has acknowledged in court documents submitted to the High Court in London that its COVID-19 vaccine, developed in collaboration with the University of Oxford, can cause Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) in very rare ..

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