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Mars once had an ocean

We all are intrigued by space. And Mars  tops the list of the most-fascinating planet right now. Mostly because humans want to colonise it. Right now, this fourth planet from the Sun is cold and lifeless, but scientists believe it once had a large ocean. A new study looking at the Martian transition from water-filled […]
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Men also cry

Socrates, the greek philosopher, believed that heroes should not cry. It is clearly a sign of weakness. Shakespeare had clear views for men and women. Women weep, men don’t. When King Lear is unable to hold back his tears, he remarks, “ And let not women’s weapons, water drops, stain my man’s cheeks!” What a […]
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Mini Sun on Earth!

A team of researchers created their own miniature sun in the lab — complete with its own electromagnetic field and ultrahot plasma. Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison constructed the 3-meter-wide (10 feet) aluminum vacuum chamber, which they dubbed “the Big Red Ball,” to re-create some of the solar physics that take place in and […]
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Name this NASA rover

NASA has invited students to name its next rover that is scheduled to land on Mars in February 2021. The US space agency has sponsored ‘Name the Rover’ challenge, winners of which will be announced on February 18. The challenge is open to K-12 students in the US who will need to submit the name […]
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Russian robot heads to space!

A Russian robot will help astronauts in space. Russia launched an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the International Space Station. Named Fedor, short for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research, the robot is the first ever sent up by Russia. Fedor blasted off in […]
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Back to the future… of our Universe

One of the biggest mysteries of the Universe: How was the Universe born? Don’t we all want to know how stars and planets came into existence? Well, maybe in a few years we would solve this mystery. Researchers have discovered a planet which approximately 45 million years old, orbiting one of its brightest young stars. […]
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Incredible! Watch how boat catches rocket piece

Cape Canaveral SpaceX caught a rocket nose out of the sky – and CEO Elon Musk posted a video of the moment on Twitter. And we can’t contain our excitement! A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a communications satellite at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on August 6. It was deployed 31 minutes […]
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Europa! There’s salt in Jupiter’s moon

If ever want to eat French fries in the Universe, just go for it. Because Jupiter would make sure not to let you go without salt. It has been discovered that a giant ocean on one of Jupiter’s moons contains salt – the kind you’d put on your French fries and chips. Recently, the Hubble […]
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Want to send your satellite to space? Read this

India would be celebrating 75 years of Independence in 2022 and the government is ready with a few achievements to honour that occasion. For one, there are steps toward space exploration and to generate interest of students in astronomy the Indian Technology Congress Association (ITCA) has conceived a plan. Up to 75 tiny satellites built […]
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Another Earth? Maybe

What if we told you that there maybe another habitable planet in the Universe? Excited? This Earth-like planet is 31 light years away from us, and if we are able to study it, so many questions would be answered about evolution and alien life. The super-Earth planet — named GJ 357 d — was discovered […]