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GSLV failure to have an impact on Indias human space mission
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GSLV failure to have an impact on India's human space mission

Sriharikota, Aug 12: The failure of Indian rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F10s (GSLV-F10) cryogenic engine midway during a mission on Thursday will have its impact on India's ambitious moon mission. India presently has three fully operational rockets -- the Polar Satellite Launch...
NASAs Ingenuity honoured for history-making flights on Mars
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NASA's Ingenuity honoured for history-making flights on Mars

Washington, Aug 11: NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has been awarded 'Laureate' for its "extraordinary achievements in aerospace" by the Aviation Week Network. The prestigious honour recognises the pioneering rotorcraft for its history-making flights on the Red Planet, NASA said in a statement...
NASA seeks participants for year long simulated Mars mission
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NASA seeks participants for year long simulated Mars mission

Washington, Aug 7: As NASA ventures farther into the cosmos, the US space agency is seeking applicants as a crew member during the first one-year analog mission in a habitat to simulate life on a distant world, set to begin in Fall 2022. In preparation for the real-life challenges of future...
Indian scientists discover material that repairs itself
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Indian scientists discover material that repairs itself

New Delhi, July 25: Scientists have developed piezoelectric molecular crystals that repair their own mechanical damage without the need for any external intervention, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) said on Saturday. Piezoelectric crystals are a class of materials that generate...
Amazon injects new life in Alexa with 50 new features
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Amazon injects new life in Alexa with 50 new features

San Francisco, July 22: Amazon has introduced more than 50 new features to make its home assistant Alexa more smarter, allowing developers to create Widgets for their skills which customers can add to their Alexa devices with a screen later this year. The company also announced 'Paid Skills', a...
Indians searched more on immunity, e-learning during pandemic: Report
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Indians searched more on immunity, e-learning during pandemic: Report

Bengaluru, July 19: There has been a massive increase in searches related to physical fitness, financial investments, entertainment, e-learning searches in the last one year as people continued to shelter at place and work from home due to the ongoing Covid pandemic, revealed a report on Monday. ...
Virgin Galactic sends Richard Branson to edge of space
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Virgin Galactic sends Richard Branson to edge of space

San Francisco, July 11: Heralding a new space tourism era, Virgin Galactic's billionaire CEO Richard Branson on Sunday flew to the edge of space with three employees, including one of Indian-origin, leaving Jeff Bezos to follow his route on July 20. Branson flew aboard his Virgin Galactic's VSS...
India likely to release new cyber-security strategy this year
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India likely to release new cyber-security strategy this year

New Delhi, July 4: The government is expected to release a new cybersecurity strategy this year, Lt Gen Rajesh Pant, the National Cybersecurity Coordinator at the Prime Minister's Office said at an event. The coordinator, at an event organised by the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI), added that...
NASAs self-driving Mars Rover begins search for signs of ancient life
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NASA's self-driving Mars Rover begins search for signs of ancient life

Washington, July 2: NASA's self-driving six-wheeled robot on Mars - the Perseverance rover is set to start an epic journey across a crater floor to seek signs of ancient life, the US space agency said on Friday. The rover, moving at a top speed of 120 metres per hour, will trek across the Martian...
Special kits for kids to make them math-friendly
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Special kits for kids to make them math-friendly

Prayagraj, July 2: Primary schools in Prayagraj will now offer mathematics kits to students to enable them to learn various concepts of the subject in an interesting way. Basic Shiksha Adhikari (Prayagraj) Sanjay Kushwaha told reporters that "the mathematics kit will help increase the interest of...
Twitter website displays distorted map of India; J&K, Ladakh shown outside India
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Twitter website displays distorted map of India; J&K, Ladakh shown outside India

New Delhi, June 28: Amid a stand-off with the Indian government over compliance with new IT rules, the Twitter website is displaying a wrong map of the country that shows Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh as separate countries. The glaring distortion, which appears on the career section of Twitter...
Dragon man fossil may be our closest relative, not Neanderthals
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'Dragon man' fossil may be our closest relative, not Neanderthals

Beijing, June 26: A large fossil skull discovered in China may be our closest relative in the human family tree, than the previously known Neanderthals, according to a new research.The fossil Harbin cranium is the largest of known Homo skulls and scientists now say this skull represents a newly...
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