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Mars and Jupiter Probes Set to Monitor Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS During Its Sun Approach This Month
The European Space Agency (ESA) is keeping a close eye on the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS on its journey through the solar system. A spacecraft, specially designed for the Jupiter and Mars missions, will monitor the interstellar comet. Notably, this is the third known interstellar object that has marked its way through the solar system and is conti...
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Schools Shut, Flights Cancelled As Typhoon Ragasa Heads To Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong and parts of southern China were on high alert early Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached with powerful winds and lashing rain, forcing Chinese authorities to shut down schools and businesses in at least 10 cities.
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China Orders Schools, Businesses Shut In 10 Cities Amid Super Typhoon Ragasa
China ordered at least 10 cities to shut down schools and businesses on Tuesday, as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached the country's south.
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NASA Tracks Newly Discovered Bus-Sized Asteroid as It Flies Past Earth
A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 QV5, about the size of a school bus, will safely pass Earth today at a distance of 500,000 miles, roughly twice as far as the moon. NASA’s JPL notes it will not return this close again until September 2125. Scientists are tracking its path to refine orbital predictions and future flybys.
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Sharmila Tagore Reacts To Supreme Court Order On Stray Dogs In Delhi NCR: "It's Like Door Closing On The Voiceless Of Our Society"
"I wish a more nuanced and calibrated approach had been taken towards the systemic flaws that are at the root of the so-called dog menace," Sharmila Tagore said
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Asteroid Larger Than Golden Gate Bridge Approaches Earth. What To Know
A massive asteroid, expected to be larger than San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, will pass close to Earth on June 5. Measuring between 1,017 and 2,264 feet, it is bigger than 97 per cent of asteroids and is among the top 3 per cent by size.
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"Astonished...": S Jaishankar On Whether India, Pak Were Close To Nuke War
India and Pakistan were nowhere close to a nuclear conflict during their recent military clash, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said, pointing to a narrative in the West that anything that happens in South Asia is promptly linked to a nucle
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Gigantic Asteroid, The Size Of Eiffel Tower, To Zoom Past Earth This Weekend: NASA
A gigantic asteroid, roughly the height of the Eiffel Tower, is heading towards Earth for what astronomers are calling a "close approach".
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Completes Second Close Flyby of the Sun at Record Speed
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed a close flyby of the Sun on March 22, travelling at 692,000 kilometres per hour and approaching within 6.1 million kilometres of the solar surface. The mission, designed to study solar winds and space weather, received a healthy signal back on March 25. The team, including NASA and Johns Hopkins APL experts, ha...
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Trump Tariffs A "National Crisis": Japan PM Calls For "Calm-Headed" Approach
Japanese firms are the biggest investors into the United States, but Trump on Thursday announced a 24% levy on imports from the close Washington ally.
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NASA Confirms Successful Flyby of Parker Solar Probe, Completes Closest Sun Approach
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has set an unprecedented milestone, coming 3.8 million miles from the Sun at a speed of 430,000 mph. Launched in 2018, the spacecraft has utilised Venus flybys to perfect its orbit, enabling this historic feat. With advanced technology, it endures extreme temperatures, gathering critical data about solar wind and particle ...
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NASA Parker Solar Probe Makes Closest-Ever Approach to the Sun, Becomes Fastest Object Built by Humans
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest-ever approach to the Sun on Tuesday, becoming the first man-made object to accomplish this feat. Parker should have travelled as close as 6.1 million kilometres to the Sun, gathering important data about its outer atmosphere. The confirmation about these feats should arrive by December 27, as the space a...
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Apple Approaches $4 Trillion Valuation as Investors Bet on AI Momentum
Apple expects overall revenue to increase "low- to mid-single digits" during its fiscal first quarter - a modest growth forecast for the holiday shopping season - sparking questions about the momentum for the iPhone 16 series.
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'Christmas Eve Asteroid' To Pass Closest To Earth At This Time, NASA Confirms
Asteroid 2024 XN1, nicknamed the "Christmas Eve asteroid," will pass Earth at a speed of 14,743 mph on December 24, reaching its closest point at 02:56 am GMT.
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Christmas Eve Asteroid Alert: 120-Foot Space Rock Racing Toward Earth
With a size of 120 feet and a close approach on December 24, this asteroid will pass safely at a distance of 4.48 million miles.
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Mars and Jupiter Probes Set to Monitor Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS During Its Sun Approach This Month
The European Space Agency (ESA) is keeping a close eye on the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS on its journey through the solar system. A spacecraft, specially designed for the Jupiter and Mars missions, will monitor the interstellar comet. Notably, this is the third known interstellar object that has marked its way through the solar system and is conti...
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Schools Shut, Flights Cancelled As Typhoon Ragasa Heads To Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong and parts of southern China were on high alert early Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached with powerful winds and lashing rain, forcing Chinese authorities to shut down schools and businesses in at least 10 cities.
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China Orders Schools, Businesses Shut In 10 Cities Amid Super Typhoon Ragasa
China ordered at least 10 cities to shut down schools and businesses on Tuesday, as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached the country's south.
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NASA Tracks Newly Discovered Bus-Sized Asteroid as It Flies Past Earth
A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 QV5, about the size of a school bus, will safely pass Earth today at a distance of 500,000 miles, roughly twice as far as the moon. NASA’s JPL notes it will not return this close again until September 2125. Scientists are tracking its path to refine orbital predictions and future flybys.
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Sharmila Tagore Reacts To Supreme Court Order On Stray Dogs In Delhi NCR: "It's Like Door Closing On The Voiceless Of Our Society"
"I wish a more nuanced and calibrated approach had been taken towards the systemic flaws that are at the root of the so-called dog menace," Sharmila Tagore said
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Asteroid Larger Than Golden Gate Bridge Approaches Earth. What To Know
A massive asteroid, expected to be larger than San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, will pass close to Earth on June 5. Measuring between 1,017 and 2,264 feet, it is bigger than 97 per cent of asteroids and is among the top 3 per cent by size.
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"Astonished...": S Jaishankar On Whether India, Pak Were Close To Nuke War
India and Pakistan were nowhere close to a nuclear conflict during their recent military clash, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said, pointing to a narrative in the West that anything that happens in South Asia is promptly linked to a nucle
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Gigantic Asteroid, The Size Of Eiffel Tower, To Zoom Past Earth This Weekend: NASA
A gigantic asteroid, roughly the height of the Eiffel Tower, is heading towards Earth for what astronomers are calling a "close approach".
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Completes Second Close Flyby of the Sun at Record Speed
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed a close flyby of the Sun on March 22, travelling at 692,000 kilometres per hour and approaching within 6.1 million kilometres of the solar surface. The mission, designed to study solar winds and space weather, received a healthy signal back on March 25. The team, including NASA and Johns Hopkins APL experts, ha...
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Trump Tariffs A "National Crisis": Japan PM Calls For "Calm-Headed" Approach
Japanese firms are the biggest investors into the United States, but Trump on Thursday announced a 24% levy on imports from the close Washington ally.
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NASA Confirms Successful Flyby of Parker Solar Probe, Completes Closest Sun Approach
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has set an unprecedented milestone, coming 3.8 million miles from the Sun at a speed of 430,000 mph. Launched in 2018, the spacecraft has utilised Venus flybys to perfect its orbit, enabling this historic feat. With advanced technology, it endures extreme temperatures, gathering critical data about solar wind and particle ...
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NASA Parker Solar Probe Makes Closest-Ever Approach to the Sun, Becomes Fastest Object Built by Humans
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest-ever approach to the Sun on Tuesday, becoming the first man-made object to accomplish this feat. Parker should have travelled as close as 6.1 million kilometres to the Sun, gathering important data about its outer atmosphere. The confirmation about these feats should arrive by December 27, as the space a...
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Apple Approaches $4 Trillion Valuation as Investors Bet on AI Momentum
Apple expects overall revenue to increase "low- to mid-single digits" during its fiscal first quarter - a modest growth forecast for the holiday shopping season - sparking questions about the momentum for the iPhone 16 series.
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'Christmas Eve Asteroid' To Pass Closest To Earth At This Time, NASA Confirms
Asteroid 2024 XN1, nicknamed the "Christmas Eve asteroid," will pass Earth at a speed of 14,743 mph on December 24, reaching its closest point at 02:56 am GMT.
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Christmas Eve Asteroid Alert: 120-Foot Space Rock Racing Toward Earth
With a size of 120 feet and a close approach on December 24, this asteroid will pass safely at a distance of 4.48 million miles.
