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Send robots into space rather than people, says Britain’s Astronomer Royal

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Send robots into space rather than people, says Britain’s Astronomer Royal

Cosmologist and astrophysicist Royal Martin Rees at the Commonwealth Science Conference in Bengaluru on November 26, 2014. Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash/The Hindu | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash/The Hindu Britain’s Astronomer Royal Martin Rees said sending people into space when robots could do the job just as effectively was a waste of public money, and…

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Chilling out instead of blowing off steam better to manage anger, review of 154 studies says

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Chilling out instead of blowing off steam better to manage anger, review of 154 studies says

Anger is a common emotion with potentially destructive consequences. From physical confrontations to road rage incidents, anger is widely seen as a problem and an emotion that people should try to rein in. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Some commonly recommended tactics for managing anger, including hitting a punching bag, jogging and cycling, aren’t effective at…

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Astronomers looking for space gas accidentally find 49 new galaxies

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Astronomers looking for space gas accidentally find 49 new galaxies

Spiral galaxy NGC 1512, located 30 million light-years away from Earth, is seen in an undated image from the James Webb Space Telescope. | Photo Credit: Reuters Stars are born from huge clouds of mostly hydrogen gas floating in space. Astronomers like me study this gas because it helps us understand how stars and galaxies…

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50,000-year-old magnetic fossils found in the Bay of Bengal

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50,000-year-old magnetic fossils found in the Bay of Bengal

Needle, spindle, bullet and spearhead shape-magnetofossils. | Photo Credit: Kadam, N et al/Nature In the depths of the Bay of Bengal, scientists have discovered a 50,000-year-old sediment — a giant magnetofossil and one of the youngest to be found yet.  What are magentofossils? Magnetofossils are the fossilised remains of magnetic particles created by magnetotactic bacteria, also…

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Goa scientists find 50,000-year-old magnetic fossils in Bay of Bengal

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Goa scientists find 50,000-year-old magnetic fossils in Bay of Bengal

Needle, spindle, bullet and spearhead shape-magnetofossils. | Photo Credit: Kadam, N et al/Nature In the depths of the Bay of Bengal, scientists have discovered a 50,000-year-old sediment — a giant magnetofossil and one of the youngest to be found yet.  What are magentofossils? Magnetofossils are the fossilised remains of magnetic particles created by magnetotactic bacteria, also…

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Why did menopause evolve? New study of whales gives some clues

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Why did menopause evolve? New study of whales gives some clues

Three killer whales surface through a breathing hole in the ice of Hudson Bay near the community of Inukjuak, Quebec January 9, 2013. | Photo Credit: Reuters Menopause is a rare trait among Earth’s species, known to exist in only a few. Humans are one. Killer whales and four other toothed whales are the others….

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SpaceX Starship disintegrates after completing most of third test flight

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SpaceX Starship disintegrates after completing most of third test flight

SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket lifts off on its third launch from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. March 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters SpaceX’s Starship rocket, designed to eventually send astronauts to the moon and beyond, completed nearly an entire…

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Why spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration

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Why spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration

Axiom Space chief engineer Jim Stein demonstrates a prototype spacesuit, Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Houston. NASA selected Axiom Space to design the spacesuits that its moonwalking astronauts will wear when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade. | Photo Credit: AP Humans have long dreamed of setting foot on the Moon and…

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