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Starship’s First Uncrewed Flight Test

SpaceX, the private space exploration company founded by Elon Musk, is set to launch its Starship rocket from its facility in South Texas. The Starship rocket is the...

April 15, 2023

What is Crab Nebula?

NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) released a breathtaking image of the Crab Nebula, a celestial object that has intrigued astronomers for centuries. NASA’s IXPE and the Crab...

April 13, 2023

What is Siren sphagnicola?

Siren sphagnicola is a recently discovered species of elongate, eel-like aquatic salamanders that inhabits seepage areas in the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States. Characteristics of...

April 11, 2023

NIRCam Instrument

The Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) is the primary imaging instrument of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). It covers the infrared wavelength range from 0.6 to 5 microns,...

April 11, 2023

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) Mission

The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) is a mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) set to launch on April 13, 2023, from the European Spaceport in Kourou,...

April 11, 2023

What are BH1 and Gaia BH2?

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery by finding the closest black hole to Earth, located in our cosmic backyard. This discovery has opened up a new world of...

April 10, 2023

Raccoon Stealer

In a recent cyberattack, eight Central government entities, including central paramilitary forces and the Income Tax department, were targeted by the Raccoon Stealer malware. The attack was brought...

April 10, 2023

New Jumping Spider Species

In early 2022, a research team was located in Meghalaya, a state in Northeast India, for over three months. The team, consisting of scientists and researchers, embarked on...

April 8, 2023

Caltoris bromus sadasiva

A group of lepidopterists discovered a butterfly subspecies from the peripheries of Akkulam and Vembanad lakes in Kerala. The newly-discovered taxon is named Caltoris bromus sadasiva, and it...

April 8, 2023

Who is Christina Koch?

In a significant moment for space exploration, astronaut Christina Hammock Koch has been announced as the first woman to circle the Moon. The US space agency, NASA, has...

April 7, 2023

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