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International Women's Day: All About Google Doodle That Honours Women Pioneers In STEM
International Women's Day 2026: The day serves as a reminder of the ongoing struggle for gender equality and women's empowerment.
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James Webb Telescope Maps Uranus in 3D for the First Time; Data Reveals Hidden Storms, Methane Clouds
The James Webb Space Telescope has produced the first 3D map of Uranus’s upper atmosphere, tracking temperatures and ion densities up to 5,000 kilometers above its clouds. The observations reveal bright auroras shaped by the planet’s tilted magnetic field and confirm that Uranus is still slowly cooling over long timescales.
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ESA’s Solar Orbiter Reveals How Magnetic Avalanches Trigger Solar Flares
New observations from ESA’s Solar Orbiter show that solar flares can be triggered by cascading magnetic disturbances. During a close solar pass, the spacecraft captured fine details of twisted magnetic fields repeatedly breaking and reconnecting, creating a magnetic “avalanche” that amplified a small instability into a powerful flare. The fin...
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ISRO's Aditya-L1 Study Reveals How October 2024 Solar Storm Affected Earth's Magnetic Field
ISRO scientists and research students studied the solar storm using observations from India's Aditya-L1 mission.
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Observes Solar Wind Making ‘U-Turn’, Shedding Light on Space Weather
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured solar wind reversing toward the sun, revealing how magnetic fields recycle coronal material. This process, seen during a close flyby, helps refine models of space weather and may allow scientists to better predict solar storms that can impact satellites, communications, and power systems across the solar system.
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Usman Khawaja Not Yet Fully Fit, Australia To Observe And Take Call Ahead Of Gabba Pink-Ball Ashes Test
Usman Khawaja experienced back spasms during the Ashes opener and had to leave the field late in England's first innings.
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Ancient Fossils Show Animals Used Earth's Magnetic Field For GPS-Like Navigation
They observed that the structure of tiny magnetic fields generated by the rotating electrons indicates that the organisms that created these fossils possessed magnetoreception.
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Study Reveals The Mystery Behind Giant Radio Relics In The Universe
Based on these initial findings, the team further developed extremely high-resolution simulations called "shock-tubes."
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James Webb Space Telescope Reimagines Hubble’s Deep Field, Unveils Ancient Galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope has re-imaged part of Hubble’s Ultra Deep Field, revealing over 2,500 galaxies in stunning infrared detail. Using its NIRCam and MIRI instruments, Webb observed faint galaxies dating back to just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang. This is part of the JADES survey, which includes the deepest mid-infrared...
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Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Observed Reveals Cosmic Secrets
On October 9, 2022, astronomers detected GRB 221009A, the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever recorded, earning the nickname “BOAT” (Brightest Of All Time). This rare, once-in-10,000-year event came from a galaxy 2 billion light-years away and temporarily blinded gamma-ray detectors. It revealed new insights into stellar death, as the associated...
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International Women's Day: All About Google Doodle That Honours Women Pioneers In STEM
International Women's Day 2026: The day serves as a reminder of the ongoing struggle for gender equality and women's empowerment.
-
James Webb Telescope Maps Uranus in 3D for the First Time; Data Reveals Hidden Storms, Methane Clouds
The James Webb Space Telescope has produced the first 3D map of Uranus’s upper atmosphere, tracking temperatures and ion densities up to 5,000 kilometers above its clouds. The observations reveal bright auroras shaped by the planet’s tilted magnetic field and confirm that Uranus is still slowly cooling over long timescales.
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ESA’s Solar Orbiter Reveals How Magnetic Avalanches Trigger Solar Flares
New observations from ESA’s Solar Orbiter show that solar flares can be triggered by cascading magnetic disturbances. During a close solar pass, the spacecraft captured fine details of twisted magnetic fields repeatedly breaking and reconnecting, creating a magnetic “avalanche” that amplified a small instability into a powerful flare. The fin...
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ISRO's Aditya-L1 Study Reveals How October 2024 Solar Storm Affected Earth's Magnetic Field
ISRO scientists and research students studied the solar storm using observations from India's Aditya-L1 mission.
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Observes Solar Wind Making ‘U-Turn’, Shedding Light on Space Weather
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured solar wind reversing toward the sun, revealing how magnetic fields recycle coronal material. This process, seen during a close flyby, helps refine models of space weather and may allow scientists to better predict solar storms that can impact satellites, communications, and power systems across the solar system.
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Usman Khawaja Not Yet Fully Fit, Australia To Observe And Take Call Ahead Of Gabba Pink-Ball Ashes Test
Usman Khawaja experienced back spasms during the Ashes opener and had to leave the field late in England's first innings.
-
Ancient Fossils Show Animals Used Earth's Magnetic Field For GPS-Like Navigation
They observed that the structure of tiny magnetic fields generated by the rotating electrons indicates that the organisms that created these fossils possessed magnetoreception.
-
Study Reveals The Mystery Behind Giant Radio Relics In The Universe
Based on these initial findings, the team further developed extremely high-resolution simulations called "shock-tubes."
-
James Webb Space Telescope Reimagines Hubble’s Deep Field, Unveils Ancient Galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope has re-imaged part of Hubble’s Ultra Deep Field, revealing over 2,500 galaxies in stunning infrared detail. Using its NIRCam and MIRI instruments, Webb observed faint galaxies dating back to just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang. This is part of the JADES survey, which includes the deepest mid-infrared...
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Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Observed Reveals Cosmic Secrets
On October 9, 2022, astronomers detected GRB 221009A, the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever recorded, earning the nickname “BOAT” (Brightest Of All Time). This rare, once-in-10,000-year event came from a galaxy 2 billion light-years away and temporarily blinded gamma-ray detectors. It revealed new insights into stellar death, as the associated...
