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Webb Telescope Discovers Earliest-known ‘dead’ galaxy

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Webb Telescope Discovers Earliest-known ‘dead’ galaxy

A false-color image obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shows the galaxy JADES-GS-z7-01-QU, the universeÕs earliest-known “dead” galaxy, a galaxy that has stopped star formation, in this undated handout picture obtained by Reuters. | Photo Credit: Reuters The James Webb Space Telescope since becoming operational in 2022 has uncovered numerous surprises about what…

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Stone tools in Ukraine offer oldest evidence of humans in Europe

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Stone tools in Ukraine offer oldest evidence of humans in Europe

This photo provided by researcher Roman Garba shows a heavily weathered flake artifact at the Korolevo I archaeological site in western Ukraine in August 2023. Stone tools found in the area are the earliest evidence of early human presence in Europe, dating back to 1.4 million years ago, according to research published in the journal…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, March 08, 2024

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The Hindu Morning Digest, March 08, 2024

Seamstress Tove Lycke works on NATO flags, at the flag manufacturer Flagghuset, in Akersberga, outside Stockholm, Sweden, March 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS INS Kolkata assists two merchant vessels hit in Gulf of Aden Indian Naval destroyer INS Kolkata responded to two instances of missile/drone attacks on merchant vessels in the last few days. On…

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TIDCO bets big on space sector, signs MoU with IN-SPACe

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TIDCO bets big on space sector, signs MoU with IN-SPACe

Officials and representatives of the organisations at the memorandum signing event. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IN-SPACe, a single-window nodal agency for all space sector activities of non-government entities (NGE) in India. The MoU was signed in the presence of…

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Why cooling earth by reflecting sunlight back isn’t a bright idea

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Why cooling earth by reflecting sunlight back isn’t a bright idea

The United Nations Environment Assembly this week considered a resolution on solar radiation modification, which refers to controversial technologies intended to mask the heating effect of greenhouse gases by reflecting some sunlight back to space. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations Environment Assembly this week considered a resolution on solar radiation modification, which refers to…

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Why a tiny gravity measurement may be a leap forward for physics

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Why a tiny gravity measurement may be a leap forward for physics

Just over a week ago, European physicists announced they had measured the strength of gravity on the smallest scale ever. In a clever tabletop experiment, researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands, the University of Southampton in the UK, and the Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies in Italy measured a force of around 30 attonewtons on a…

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AI has a big and growing carbon footprint, but algorithms can help

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AI has a big and growing carbon footprint, but algorithms can help

Given the huge problem-solving potential of artificial intelligence (AI), it wouldn’t be far-fetched to think that AI could also help us in tackling the climate crisis. However, when we consider the energy needs of AI models, it becomes clear that the technology is as much a part of the climate problem as a solution. The…

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‘We look forward to work with ISRO and get the Indian astronaut into space’

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‘We look forward to work with ISRO and get the Indian astronaut into space’

Dr. Nicola “Nicky” Fox, associate administrator, NASA Science Mission Directorate-NASA Headquarters, NASA Earth Science Director Dr. Karen M. St Germain with students at the Boeing National Aeromodelling Competition in Bengaluru on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Dr. Nicola Fox | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Dr. Nicola “Nicky” Fox, associate administrator, NASA Science…

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