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1835 Moon Hoax

August 26, 2024

On August 25, 1835, The New York Sun published a series of articles that claimed to reveal astonishing astronomical discoveries, including the existence of life on the moon. Although these stories were meant to be satirical, many people took them ..

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Polaris Dawn Aims for Historic Non-Government Spacewalk

August 24, 2024

The Polaris Dawn mission is set to achieve remarkable feats in space exploration. It aims to be the first private mission where astronauts will perform a spacewalk at a record-breaking altitude of 700 kilometers (435 miles) above Earth. This altitude ..

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Astronomers Discover New Method to Study Solar Magnetic Fields

August 23, 2024

Astronomers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have come up with a new way to study the Sun’s atmosphere by looking at its magnetic fields in different layers. This is a big breakthrough because it uses data from a ..

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Astronomers Launch Black Hole Finder App for Citizens Worldwide

August 23, 2024

Astronomers have created the Black Hole Finder app, a tool designed by the Dutch Black Hole Consortium. The main goal of this app is to help everyday people—like you—find newly-formed black holes. Now available in eight different languages, the app ..

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Researchers Develop Miniature CRISPR Tool for Plant Genome Editing

August 22, 2024

Nature uses genetic instructions to create living things, called a genome. Recent advances in gene editing, especially with CRISPR technology, aim to improve agriculture and make crops more resilient by precisely changing their genetic makeup. What is CRISPR? CRISPR (Clustered ..

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£2.7 Million Grants Announced for Type 1 Diabetes Research

August 22, 2024

The Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge, supported by the Steve Morgan Foundation, Diabetes UK, and JDRF, awarded over £2.7 million to various research projects, on August 12, 2024. These funds aim to create advanced insulin therapies that better manage type ..

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Liquid Water Found Deep in Mars’ Crust, Study Reveals

August 20, 2024

Recent research has revealed large amounts of liquid water hidden beneath the surface of Mars. This discovery challenges what scientists previously thought about water on Mars and opens up new possibilities for understanding the planet’s geology and the potential for ..

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Super Blue Moon

August 20, 2024

The rare supermoon blue moon, also known as the ‘Sturgeon Moon’ appeared on August 19, 2024. A super moon happens when the full moon is at the closest point to Earth in its orbit. Because the moon is closer, it ..

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Scientists Sequence Largest Animal Genome in Lungfish Study

August 19, 2024

The South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa is a unique species found in the stagnant waters of South America. It has gained attention for being a living fossil and possessing the largest known genome of any animal, approximately 30 times the ..

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ISRO Launched SSLV-D3-EOS-08

August 17, 2024

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the SSLV-D3-EOS-08 mission. This mission launched a small satellite designed to observe Earth. It follows the success of the earlier SSLV-D2-EOS-07 mission, which was launched in February 2023. Development Milestones The SSLV-D3-EOS-08 is ..

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