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Earth to have close encounter with small asteroid this week
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Earth to have close encounter with small asteroid this week

San Francisco, Jan 28: An asteroid, about the size of a box truck, will have a very close encounter with the Earth this week, NASA Systems has predicted. The asteroid, called Asteroid 2023, is expected to fly over South America. During its flight, the asteroid is predicted to be only 2,200 miles...
Indian-American astronaut nominated for promotion to US Air Force brigadier general
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Indian-American astronaut nominated for promotion to US Air Force brigadier...

New York, Jan 27: US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari on the moon mission team for promotion to an Air Force brigadier general, according to the Defence Department. The nomination announced on Thursday will have to be confirmed by the Senate which approves...
Study says direction of earths core rotation may be changing
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Study says direction of earth's core rotation may be changing

Guwahati, Jan 25: In a recent study researchers have found that the earth's core temporarily stopped rotating normally. According to Nature Geoscience, the hot iron ball that makes up Earth's solid inner core has interrupted its revolution and begun to spin in the opposite direction. As per reports...
I had major side effects from 2nd Covid booster shot: Elon Musk
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I had major side effects from 2nd Covid booster shot: Elon Musk

New Delhi, Jan 21: Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Saturday joined the growing debate on the serious side-effects of Covid-19 vaccines, saying he had "major side effects from my second booster shot". In a tweet, he said that he "felt like I was dying for several days". "Hopefully, no permanent...
Twitter selling bird statue, other office assets
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Twitter selling bird statue, other office assets

San Francisco, Jan 18: Elon Musk-owned Twitter has placed hundreds of items from its San Francisco headquarters up for auction online, including the bird statue and other office assets. In December 2022, after Musk revealed that Twitter spends $13 million a year on food service, the company said...
Astronomers detect radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in extremely distant galaxy
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Astronomers detect radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in extremely...

Bengaluru, Jan 17: Astronomers from McGill University in Canada and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru have used data from the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune to detect a radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in an extremely distant galaxy. "The...
After Singapore, Twitter likely to vacate India offices
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After Singapore, Twitter likely to vacate India offices

New Delhi, Jan 15: Elon Musk-owned Twitter is reportedly looking to shed its co-working spaces in Delhi and Mumbai after having already done so in Bengaluru. The process for vacating offices was initiated in December last year, according to reports citing sources. Around 150 of the company's...
Old NASA satellite falling from sky this weekend, low threat
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Old NASA satellite falling from sky this weekend, low threat

Cape Canaveral, Jan 7: A 38-year-old retired NASA satellite is about to fall from the sky. NASA said Friday the chance of wreckage falling on anybody is “very low.” Most of the 5,400-pound (2,450-kilogram) satellite will burn up upon reentry, according to NASA. But some pieces are expected to...
Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dead at 90
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Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dead at 90

Washington, Jan 4: Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA's Apollo programme, has died. He was 90. NASA spokesman Bob Jacobs confirmed Cunningham's death to The Associated Press but did not immediately provide further details....
Googles Waze app adds new feature that warns about dangerous roads
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Google's Waze app adds new feature that warns about dangerous roads

San Francisco, Dec 30: Google-owned Waze app has added a new feature that notifies users of dangerous nearby roads based on traffic data while trying not to overwhelm them with alerts. When using this new beta version of Waze, nearby high-risk roads are coloured red on the map, however, this may...
NASA finally bids goodbye to InSight Mars lander
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NASA finally bids goodbye to InSight Mars lander

Washington, Dec 22: The US space agency has finally retired InSight Mars lander after more than four years of collecting unique science on the Red Planet.Mission controllers at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California were unable to contact the lander after two consecutive...
Should I step down as head of Twitter? Musk asks in Twitter poll
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'Should I step down as head of Twitter?' Musk asks in Twitter poll

San Francisco, Dec 19: Twitter owner Elon Musk started a poll on Monday asking users of the microblogging site if he should quit as Twitter head and also assured that he will abide by the poll results. Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.— Elon Musk...
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