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Elon Musk throws a solution for ailing NASAs Artemis 1 mission
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Elon Musk throws a solution for ailing NASA's Artemis 1 mission

San Francisco, Sep 4: As NASA scrubbed the Artemis 1 uncrewed mission to the Moon once again, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday came up with a suggestion for the ailing mission that will finally land astronauts on the lunar surface after decades. NASA engineers could not overcome a...
Indian users shoot 37,173 complaints to Google in July, up 13%
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Indian users shoot 37,173 complaints to Google in July, up 13%

New Delhi, Sep 3: Google received a record 37,173 user complaints in July this year in India (up more that 13.6 per cent from June), in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, while the company removed 6,89,457 pieces of bad content in the country in the same period. Most of the complaints it...
NASA captures 1st direct image of exoplanet outside our solar system
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NASA captures 1st direct image of exoplanet outside our solar system

New York, Sep 2: For the first time, astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system. The exoplanet called 'HIP 65426 b' is a gas giant, meaning it has no rocky surface and could not be habitable. The exoplanet is about six to 12...
How Microsoft AI is helping slum dwellers in India fight heat waves
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How Microsoft AI is helping slum dwellers in India fight heat waves

New Delhi, Sep 1: Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith on Thursday visited SEEDS, a disaster response and preparedness non-profit organisation, which is deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the impact of multiple hazards like cyclones, earthquakes or heat waves in any given...
Apple may launch new iPhone 14 Max this year
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Apple may launch new 'iPhone 14 Max' this year

San Francisco, Sep 1: Amid several reports of no iPhone mini this year, a new report suggests that tech giant Apple may instead unveil a new "iPhone 14 Max", along with regular models that it has been launching for years. The tech giant is expected to announce four new iPhone 14 models at its...
Google to pay Rs 25 lakh to spot bugs in its open source projects
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Google to pay Rs 25 lakh to spot bugs in its open source projects

New Delhi, Aug 31: Google has launched a new bug bounty programme where it will award up to $31,337 (roughly Rs 25 lakh) to researchers who spot vulnerabilities in the company's open source projects. Depending on the severity of the vulnerability and the importance of the project, rewards will...
NASA aims Sep 3 as next Artemis Moon mission launch attempt
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NASA aims Sep 3 as next Artemis Moon mission launch attempt

Washington, Aug 31: The US space agency will now target September 3 as the new launch date for the Artemis I Moon mission that was scrubbed last Monday owing to technical glitch with one of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's engines. NASA Mission managers met to discuss data and develop a...
India to have 45 massive data centres by 2025-end, Mumbai to lead
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India to have 45 massive data centres by 2025-end, Mumbai to lead

Mumbai, Aug 30: Buoyed by the growing demand, over 45 data centres spanning 13 million square feet and 1,015 MW of IT capacity are planned to come up in India by 2025, a report showed on Tuesday. Altogether, there will be 183 data centres in the country with 24 million square feet and 1,752 MW of...
Five must haves for a Travel Photographer
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Five must haves for a Travel Photographer

New Delhi, Aug 29: While it would be ideal to travel with a large selection of cameras in order to get the one great shot, let's be honest, it's not fun to lug around suitcases while taking pictures. Thus, when packing your ideal travel bag, weight and size are crucial. These are your essentials for...
NASA gears up to send megarocket in deep space on Aug 29
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NASA gears up to send megarocket in deep space on Aug 29

Washington, Aug 27: The US space agency is geared up to send its debut Space Launch System (SLS) mission called Artemis I into deep space on Monday that will perform a long orbit around the Moon before coming back to Earth. The uncrewed Artemis I mission has a two-hour launch window that opens at...
NASA detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere in 1st clear evidence
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NASA detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere in 1st clear evidence

Washington, Aug 26: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first-ever clear evidence for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside the solar system. The finding, to be published in the journal Nature, offers hope that in the future, Webb may be able to detect and measure...
Mars has dark green landscape too, discovers NASA rover
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Mars has dark green landscape too, discovers NASA rover

New York, Aug 26: Not just red rocks and craters we saw in the popular science fiction film 'The Martian' starring Matt Damon, Mars has several volcanic rocks composed of large grains of olivine -- the muddier less-gemlike version of peridot that tints Hawaii's beaches dark green, NASA's rover...
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