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ESA Reveals City-Size ‘Cosmic Butterfly’ Crater on Mars Containing Signs of Ancient Water
ESA has captured a city-sized butterfly-shaped crater on Mars with smooth wings likely formed by melted underground ice. Studying this rare structure helps scientists understand asteroid impacts, Mars’ surface ice, and the planet’s ancient watery past while offering insight into how unusual crater formations develop on the Red Planet.
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Indian Dance Mudras May Revolutionise Robotic Hand Control, UMBC Study Shows
Researchers are using classical Indian dance, especially Bharatanatyam mudras, to improve robotic hand dexterity. By analysing 30 structured mudras, scientists found they offer more versatile motion patterns than everyday grasps. These dance-derived synergies could enhance prosthetics, assistive robots, gesture-based rehabilitation and future human...
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Venus' Winds Race Around The Planet At Extreme Speeds Due To Solar Heat
New findings suggest that diurnal tides, driven by solar heat, are a major contributor to the extreme speeds of Venus's winds.
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Scientists Finally Identify What Drives Venus’s Fast Winds
A new study has identified the primary force behind Venus’s extreme superrotating atmosphere: a once-per-day thermal tide driven by solar heating. Using data from Venus Express and Akatsuki along with circulation models, researchers show that this daily tide transports most of the momentum that accelerates cloud-top winds to speeds over 100 metre...
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Astronauts Share Images Of Mars Volcano, Reveal Stunning Details Of Frozen Lava Rivers
The images, captured by the Mars Express orbiter, reveal the volcano's southeast flank with hundreds of overlapping lava flows.
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SpaceX May Miss First Crewed Moon Landing as NASA Reopens Artemis Bid
NASA reopened its $2.9 billion Artemis 3 lunar lander contract as SpaceX’s Starship delays threaten to push the crewed Moon landing to 2028. Administrator Sean Duffy expressed concern, while Blue Origin reenters the race, promising to deliver faster progress toward humanity’s next lunar return.
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NASA's Hubble Captures Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Ahead of Close Mars Flyby
On October 3, 2025, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will pass just 30 million km from Mars — nine times closer than from Earth. ESA’s Mars Express and TGO, along with NASA and China’s orbiters, will attempt to image its coma, analyze gases, and study this rare visitor from beyond the solar system.
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Forensic Exercise On Audio Clips "Misdirected": Supreme Court On Petition Against Manipur Ex Chief Minister
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the Central Forensic Science Laboratory's (CFSL) exercise to test audio recordings pointing to the alleged role of former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh in the ethnic violence.
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ESA’s Mars Express Discovers Deep Valleys and Frozen Features Hinting at Mars’ Icy Past
In July 2025, the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter captured a high-resolution image of Acheron Fossae, a region marked by deep chasms and ridges on Mars’s surface. These features, created by ancient crustal stretching, split the terrain into raised horsts and sunken grabens. Valley floors reveal smooth surfaces carved by slow-moving...
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"People Jumped With Joy When He Returned": PM Modi Praises Shubhanshu Shukla
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed pride over the recent achievements by Indians in space, science, sports, and culture while addressing the 124th episode of his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat.'
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Scorpion Venom Could Be Used To Treat Breast Cancer
A molecule found in the venom of the Brotheas amazonicus scorpion showed similar characteristics to those of the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel.
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Your Phone's Selfie Camera Can Now Detect Depression. Here's How
Emobot, a medical device app, uses AI-powered facial recognition to track users' emotions and monitor mental health, helping doctors assess depression treatment effectiveness.
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Faces You Hear? Dolphin 'Signature Whistles' Might Be What Facial Expressions Are To Us
Bottlenose dolphins live in complex societies where each animal has a small number of closely connected individuals and a larger number of looser associates (not dissimilar to our own social networks).
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Scientists Discover Simple Technique To Bond With Cats
Researchers have identified a simple technique to improve human-cat bonding: narrowing eyes and blinking slowly, which makes cats more approachable and receptive.
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Most Promising "Hints" Of Potential Life Detected On Distant Planet
Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed skepticism.
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ESA Reveals City-Size ‘Cosmic Butterfly’ Crater on Mars Containing Signs of Ancient Water
ESA has captured a city-sized butterfly-shaped crater on Mars with smooth wings likely formed by melted underground ice. Studying this rare structure helps scientists understand asteroid impacts, Mars’ surface ice, and the planet’s ancient watery past while offering insight into how unusual crater formations develop on the Red Planet.
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Indian Dance Mudras May Revolutionise Robotic Hand Control, UMBC Study Shows
Researchers are using classical Indian dance, especially Bharatanatyam mudras, to improve robotic hand dexterity. By analysing 30 structured mudras, scientists found they offer more versatile motion patterns than everyday grasps. These dance-derived synergies could enhance prosthetics, assistive robots, gesture-based rehabilitation and future human...
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Venus' Winds Race Around The Planet At Extreme Speeds Due To Solar Heat
New findings suggest that diurnal tides, driven by solar heat, are a major contributor to the extreme speeds of Venus's winds.
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Scientists Finally Identify What Drives Venus’s Fast Winds
A new study has identified the primary force behind Venus’s extreme superrotating atmosphere: a once-per-day thermal tide driven by solar heating. Using data from Venus Express and Akatsuki along with circulation models, researchers show that this daily tide transports most of the momentum that accelerates cloud-top winds to speeds over 100 metre...
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Astronauts Share Images Of Mars Volcano, Reveal Stunning Details Of Frozen Lava Rivers
The images, captured by the Mars Express orbiter, reveal the volcano's southeast flank with hundreds of overlapping lava flows.
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SpaceX May Miss First Crewed Moon Landing as NASA Reopens Artemis Bid
NASA reopened its $2.9 billion Artemis 3 lunar lander contract as SpaceX’s Starship delays threaten to push the crewed Moon landing to 2028. Administrator Sean Duffy expressed concern, while Blue Origin reenters the race, promising to deliver faster progress toward humanity’s next lunar return.
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NASA's Hubble Captures Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Ahead of Close Mars Flyby
On October 3, 2025, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will pass just 30 million km from Mars — nine times closer than from Earth. ESA’s Mars Express and TGO, along with NASA and China’s orbiters, will attempt to image its coma, analyze gases, and study this rare visitor from beyond the solar system.
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Forensic Exercise On Audio Clips "Misdirected": Supreme Court On Petition Against Manipur Ex Chief Minister
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the Central Forensic Science Laboratory's (CFSL) exercise to test audio recordings pointing to the alleged role of former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh in the ethnic violence.
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ESA’s Mars Express Discovers Deep Valleys and Frozen Features Hinting at Mars’ Icy Past
In July 2025, the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter captured a high-resolution image of Acheron Fossae, a region marked by deep chasms and ridges on Mars’s surface. These features, created by ancient crustal stretching, split the terrain into raised horsts and sunken grabens. Valley floors reveal smooth surfaces carved by slow-moving...
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"People Jumped With Joy When He Returned": PM Modi Praises Shubhanshu Shukla
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed pride over the recent achievements by Indians in space, science, sports, and culture while addressing the 124th episode of his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat.'
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Scorpion Venom Could Be Used To Treat Breast Cancer
A molecule found in the venom of the Brotheas amazonicus scorpion showed similar characteristics to those of the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel.
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Your Phone's Selfie Camera Can Now Detect Depression. Here's How
Emobot, a medical device app, uses AI-powered facial recognition to track users' emotions and monitor mental health, helping doctors assess depression treatment effectiveness.
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Faces You Hear? Dolphin 'Signature Whistles' Might Be What Facial Expressions Are To Us
Bottlenose dolphins live in complex societies where each animal has a small number of closely connected individuals and a larger number of looser associates (not dissimilar to our own social networks).
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Scientists Discover Simple Technique To Bond With Cats
Researchers have identified a simple technique to improve human-cat bonding: narrowing eyes and blinking slowly, which makes cats more approachable and receptive.
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Most Promising "Hints" Of Potential Life Detected On Distant Planet
Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed skepticism.
