Science
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Artemis II astronauts leave moon, make long-distance call to space station
Houston: Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts put in a call to their friends aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday as they headed home from the…
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How the Artemis II crew trained to observe and photograph the moon
London: The Artemis II crew has now broken the record — previously held by Apollo 13 — for the farthest distance any humans have ever travelled from Earth. The crew also completed…
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Artemis II completes record-breaking trip around moon
Houston: Emerging from behind the moon, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their capsule toward home Monday night after beholding views of the lunar far side never before witnessed and setting a new…
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Halfway to the moon, Artemis crew deals with faulty space toilet
Houston: Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts. On the downside, their…
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Artemis II astronauts capture stunning Earth views en route to moon
Cape Canaveral: The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. NASA released the crew’s first downlinked images Friday, one-and-a-half days into…
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Hyderabad: Scores of dead fish in Tellapur lake, locals link it to pollution
Hyderabad: Large numbers of dead fish have been reported in Chelikunta Lake in Osman Nagar near Tellapur, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, on Thursday, April 2, with residents linking the incident to…
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With Mission Artemis II, the US plans return to the Moon after 50 years
The countdown has begun for Mission Artemis II, the US attempt to resume its manned journey, after 54 years, to the Moon on April 1, from the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral…
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GHMC urges residents to switch off lights for Earth Hour on March 28
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Friday, March 27, urged citizens to participate in Earth Hour 2026 by switching off all non-essential lights between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm on Saturday,…
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Lunar Eclipse 2026: Parts of Telangana, AP to witness final phase
Hyderabad: The final phase of a total lunar eclipse will be visible in most parts of India on Tuesday, March 3, and as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), it will be…
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French defence major Thales sets up R&D centre in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: French defence major Thales on Monday announced setting up an R&D centre here that will serve as a hub for advanced research, supporting the country’s self-reliance vision. With this, India has…
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Hyderabad: CCMB study reveals how sugar metabolism makes fungi dangerous
Hyderabad: Scientists at the CSIR–Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad have uncovered how fungi turn harmful inside the human body, highlighting a growing but often underestimated global health threat.…
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Scientists discover two new frog species in Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar: Scientists have discovered two new frog species in Arunachal Pradesh. The newly identified species – Leptobrachium somani (Soman’s Slender Armed Frog) and Leptobrachium mechuka (Mechuka Slender Armed Frog), belong to the…
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Dr J, a pioneer in Indian science journalism, turns 90
The mention of Dr Jayaraman, or simply Dr J, might not ring many bells to you, but for journalists of the Press Trust of India (PTI) and the innumerable media subscribers, it…
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From classroom to cosmos: Hyderabad students’ CubeSat set for ISRO launch
Hyderabad: Maria Montessori’s concept of “scientific pedagogy” has reached an extraordinary milestone – beyond the classroom and into space. On January 12 at 10:17 am, as Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) PSLV–C62 lifts…
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New study probes dark matter’s interaction with neutrinos
London: Scientists have moved a step closer to solving one of the universe’s biggest mysteries, with new research suggesting that dark matter and neutrinos, two of its least understood components, may interact…
