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Astrophotographer Captures Giant Human-Shaped Solar Prominence
Astrophotographer Mark Johnston captured a remarkable solar prominence resembling a giant figure rising above the Sun. The image highlights how magnetic fields shape vast clouds of plasma during the Sun's active solar maximum phase.
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Researcher Photographs Giant Solar Tornado and Massive Plasma Eruption at the Same Time
On August 20, researcher Maximilian Teodorescu captured a rare photo of two dramatic solar events — a giant tornado of plasma rising 130,000 km and an eruptive prominence spanning 200,000 km. Both were shaped by the sun’s unstable magnetic fields. While the prominence did release a CME, it is not aimed at Earth.
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Rare Giant Solar Tornado and Plasma Eruption Captured Together on the Sun
A Romanian researcher captured a rare sight on the Sun — a giant solar tornado alongside a massive plasma eruption. Both events, driven by magnetic field changes, highlight the Sun’s extreme activity during solar maximum. Luckily, the eruption’s CME is not headed toward Earth.
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Independence Day 2025: Doctors & Medical Practitioners Who Played A Role In India's Freedom Struggle
Independence Day 2025: During the freedom struggle, doctors were not merely healers but also agents of change and resistance. Today we share few of the many heroic doctors who played a crucial role in helping India achieve freedom.
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Scientists Capture Plasma Streams, Coronal Raindrops in Sharpest-Ever View of Sun’s Corona
For the first time, scientists have captured ultra-detailed footage of the sun’s outer atmosphere, showing coronal rain and a never-before-seen plasma stream. These new images were made possible by adaptive optics that cut through Earth’s atmospheric interference, revealing structures never observed before. The findings could unlock solar myste...
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Is Skin Cancer In India More Prominent Than Ever?
Greater awareness and early diagnosis are vital for effective outcomes. Here are five common symptoms of skin cancer you should not ignore.
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Chess Player Tania Sachdev Asked Internet To Edit Her Photo And The Results Are Hilarious
Since being shared, the picture has gone viral, with more than 4,000 likes and more than 200 retweets.
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Security Upped In Delhi's Prominent Temples Ahead Of Ram Temple Consecration
The 'Pran Pratishtha' of the Ram temple in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh will be held on Monday.
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Prominent Leaders Join BJP Ahead Of Rajasthan Assembly Election
Former Mayor of Jaipur and Congress leader Vishnu Lata, along with many other prominent state Congress leaders, on Wednesday joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and State President CP Joshi in Jaipur.
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China Censors Scrub Emoji Tributes To Nobel Winner Liu Xiaobo
China's censors raced today to scrub social media networks of candles, RIP and other tributes to Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo as they seek to silence discussion about the prominent dissident's death.
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Hundreds Of Palestinians In Israeli Jails Launch Hunger Strike
Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails launched a hunger strike Monday following a call from leader and prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti, a movement that could mark a serious challenge to Israeli authorities if sustained.
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan Named Most Influential Asian In Britain
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, son of a bus driver from Pakistan, is the most influential Asian in the UK, according to a list featuring Britain's 101 prominent Asians, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the Hinduja brothers, Laxmi Mittal and musician Zayn Malik.
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Wife, Son Of Prominent Chinese Dissident Arrive In US
The pregnant wife and 4 year old son of a prominent Chinese dissident have sought refuge in the San Francisco Bay Area after leaving Thailand, where she said she no longer felt safe.
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New Prosthetic Foot To Help Disabled Women Wear High Heels
Researchers have developed the first non-custom prosthetic foot to help women who have lost a leg to disease or injury adapt to heels up to four inches high.
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Thousands to be Sterilised in Global 'Vasectomy-athon'
Thousands of men around the world are to be sterilised today in what organisers have dubbed a global "vasectomy-athon", to encourage men to take a bigger role in family planning.
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Astrophotographer Captures Giant Human-Shaped Solar Prominence
Astrophotographer Mark Johnston captured a remarkable solar prominence resembling a giant figure rising above the Sun. The image highlights how magnetic fields shape vast clouds of plasma during the Sun's active solar maximum phase.
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Researcher Photographs Giant Solar Tornado and Massive Plasma Eruption at the Same Time
On August 20, researcher Maximilian Teodorescu captured a rare photo of two dramatic solar events — a giant tornado of plasma rising 130,000 km and an eruptive prominence spanning 200,000 km. Both were shaped by the sun’s unstable magnetic fields. While the prominence did release a CME, it is not aimed at Earth.
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Rare Giant Solar Tornado and Plasma Eruption Captured Together on the Sun
A Romanian researcher captured a rare sight on the Sun — a giant solar tornado alongside a massive plasma eruption. Both events, driven by magnetic field changes, highlight the Sun’s extreme activity during solar maximum. Luckily, the eruption’s CME is not headed toward Earth.
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Independence Day 2025: Doctors & Medical Practitioners Who Played A Role In India's Freedom Struggle
Independence Day 2025: During the freedom struggle, doctors were not merely healers but also agents of change and resistance. Today we share few of the many heroic doctors who played a crucial role in helping India achieve freedom.
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Scientists Capture Plasma Streams, Coronal Raindrops in Sharpest-Ever View of Sun’s Corona
For the first time, scientists have captured ultra-detailed footage of the sun’s outer atmosphere, showing coronal rain and a never-before-seen plasma stream. These new images were made possible by adaptive optics that cut through Earth’s atmospheric interference, revealing structures never observed before. The findings could unlock solar myste...
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Is Skin Cancer In India More Prominent Than Ever?
Greater awareness and early diagnosis are vital for effective outcomes. Here are five common symptoms of skin cancer you should not ignore.
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Chess Player Tania Sachdev Asked Internet To Edit Her Photo And The Results Are Hilarious
Since being shared, the picture has gone viral, with more than 4,000 likes and more than 200 retweets.
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Security Upped In Delhi's Prominent Temples Ahead Of Ram Temple Consecration
The 'Pran Pratishtha' of the Ram temple in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh will be held on Monday.
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Prominent Leaders Join BJP Ahead Of Rajasthan Assembly Election
Former Mayor of Jaipur and Congress leader Vishnu Lata, along with many other prominent state Congress leaders, on Wednesday joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and State President CP Joshi in Jaipur.
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China Censors Scrub Emoji Tributes To Nobel Winner Liu Xiaobo
China's censors raced today to scrub social media networks of candles, RIP and other tributes to Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo as they seek to silence discussion about the prominent dissident's death.
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Hundreds Of Palestinians In Israeli Jails Launch Hunger Strike
Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails launched a hunger strike Monday following a call from leader and prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti, a movement that could mark a serious challenge to Israeli authorities if sustained.
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan Named Most Influential Asian In Britain
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, son of a bus driver from Pakistan, is the most influential Asian in the UK, according to a list featuring Britain's 101 prominent Asians, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the Hinduja brothers, Laxmi Mittal and musician Zayn Malik.
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Wife, Son Of Prominent Chinese Dissident Arrive In US
The pregnant wife and 4 year old son of a prominent Chinese dissident have sought refuge in the San Francisco Bay Area after leaving Thailand, where she said she no longer felt safe.
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New Prosthetic Foot To Help Disabled Women Wear High Heels
Researchers have developed the first non-custom prosthetic foot to help women who have lost a leg to disease or injury adapt to heels up to four inches high.
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Thousands to be Sterilised in Global 'Vasectomy-athon'
Thousands of men around the world are to be sterilised today in what organisers have dubbed a global "vasectomy-athon", to encourage men to take a bigger role in family planning.
