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NASA just shut down a planetary defence mission that tracks asteroids. Now what?

2024-08-13 07:55 PM

When the coolant on the WISE mission ran out and these sensitive observations of galaxies couldn’t be carried out any more, NASA granted a mission extension under the NEOWISE name. They realised the telescope system was still sensitive enough to detect asteroids and comets that come close to Earth and the Sun, thereby having a …

Volcanic eruption in 536 spewed so much ash that Sun didn’t shine for 18 months

2024-08-13 03:43 PM

Ask people around you, which was the worst year they have ever lived in, and most of them will likely say year 2020. Covid broke the world, killed millions of people, devastated the economy, wreaked havoc on our mental health, caused irreversible damage to our psyche and more. Things are still getting back on track …

Woman taking selfie falls into 100-foot gorge, rescued by locals in India’s Maharashtra. Watch!

2024-08-05 05:55 AM

A 29-year-old woman was dramatically rescued by locals after falling into a 100-foot-deep gorge in India’s Maharashtra on Saturday (August 3) evening. The incident occurred in Satara district’s Borne Ghat, reportedly while the woman, identified as Nasreen, was taking a selfie with friends. The woman, as per reports, sustained injuries and was subsequently admitted to …

A ‘2000-year-old computer’ was part of a Greek shipwreck. Here’s how it worked

2024-08-04 10:14 PM

Scientists have been trying to decode a baffling discovery of a 2,000-year-old “computer” found in a Greek shipwreck, which is interestingly very complex. The astronomical calendar, known as the Antikythera mechanism, has been called “the first computer” and has left scientists baffled after it was found in the shipwreck in 1901. How was the first …