World Nature Conservation Day 2020: Know the importance and significance of the day

Celebrated across the world on July 28, World Nature Conservation Day is yet another important day that reminds us of the importance of nature in our lives and why we need to conserve it. The day gives us an opportunity to raise awareness about the conservation of nature and encourage sustainability.

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Huge UFO, 25 times the size of Earth spotted near Sun, claims UFO hunting enthusiast Scott C Waring

Waring, analysed images from NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite to arrive at this conclusion.

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Rare case of brain-eating amoeba confirmed in Florida, residents warned to avoid nasal contact with tap water

Scientists have confirmed a rare case of a brain-eating amoeba in the Hillsborough County of Florida and warned the residents to avoid nasal contact with tap water.

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World Oceans Day 2020: History, significance and theme for this year

Today (June 8) is celebrated as World Oceans Day across the world to remind the people about the importance of the role played by oceans in the lives of human beings.

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On World Environment Day, diplomat Abhay K to deliver lecture on 'Protecting Environment through Poetry'

On the World Environment Day, Indian poet/diplomat Abhay K has been invited by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts to deliver a lecture on `Protecting Environment through Poetry`. 

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World Environment Day 2020 reminds people to 'Celebrate Biodiversity'

Celebrated every year on June 5, World Environment Day, is the United Nation's (UN) primary channel that encourages worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. 

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Huge asteroid to safely pass earth on April 28, 2020, here's how to watch it

A huge asteroid is set to safely pass earth earth on April 29, 2020 and though the asteroid will not hit the earth excitement is building among both professional and amateur astronomers to catch a glimpse of this asteroid.

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Record-breaking explosion in universe, created by black hole 390 million light-years away, spotted by astronomers

Astronomers have spotted a record-breaking explosion created by a black hole some 390 million light-years away in the universe. According to CNN.com, this record-breaking, gargantuan explosion came from a black hole in a distant galaxy cluster hundreds of millions of light-years away, the astronomers said.

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With help of NASA video, scientist reveals how Earth would look if oceans were drained

Planetary scientist and researcher James O'Donoghue, in a remake of a 12-year-old National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) video, explains how would the Earth looked if all the water was removed from its face.

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ISRO’s first mission of 2020 launched on Friday from French Guiana

GSAT-30 is configured on Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) enhanced I-3K Bus structure to provide communication services from Geostationary orbit in C and Ku bands.

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ISRO prepares to launch RISAT-2BR1 surveillance satellite at 3:25 PM on December 11

Besides launching RISAT -2BR1, ISRO will also launch nine foreign satellites as co-passengers of the Indian satellite using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) at 3:25 PM on Wednesday (December 11).

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Our own orbiter had located Vikram Lander, says ISRO Chief K Sivan after NASA releases images of Chandrayaan-2 lander

On its website, a statement was issued by the space agency on September 10, 2019, stating, "Vikram lander has been located by the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2, but no communication with it yet. All possible efforts are being made to establish communication with the lander."

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NASA finds Chandrayaan-2's Vikram Lander on moon's surface, releases images of impact site

The NASA posted images clicked by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Camera, showing the site`s changes on the Moon and the impact point before and after the spacecraft had made a hard-landing on the lunar surface. It also showed the impact spot of the lander and an associated debris field created by the crash with blue and green dots respectively.

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ISRO launches PSLV-C47 carrying Cartosat-3 and 13 other US satellites from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota

PSLV-C47 will launch Cartosat-3 and 13 commercial nanosatellites into the Sun-synchronous orbit. Cartosat-3 satellite is a third-generation agile advanced satellite having high-resolution imaging capability. 

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PSLV-C47 will launch Cartosat-3 and 13 commercial nanosatellites into the Sun-synchronous orbit. Cartosat-3 satellite is a third-generation agile advanced satellite having high-resolution imaging capability.

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ISRO to launch PSLV-C47 carrying Cartosat-3 and 13 other US satellites on Wednesday from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota

The launch is likely to take place at 9.28 am subject to weather conditions. ISRO took to microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday morning and said, "Propellant filling of the second stage (PS2) of PSLV-C47 completed. Updates will continue..."

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India to launch Cartosat-3, 13 nanosatellites from US next week: ISRO

According to the Indian space agency on Monday, its rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL variant (PSLV-XL) will put into orbit Cartosat-3 and 13 commercial nanosatellites from the US on November 25. This will be the 74th launch vehicle mission from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.

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ISRO releases new 3D images of a crater on Moon`s surface captured by Chandrayaan-2

TMC-2 provides images (0.4μm to 0.85μm) at 5m spatial resolution & stereo triplets (fore, nadir and aft views) from a 100 km orbit for preparing Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of the complete lunar surface.

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Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander possibly hiding in shadow on lunar surface, yet to determine location: NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) informed it is possible that the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-2 is hiding in a shadow on the lunar surface after it had a hard landing. It added that the precise location of the spacecraft in the lunar highlands is yet to be determined.

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The final call: ISRO makes last attempts to connect with Chandrayaan 2's Vikram Lander before lunar night falls

Once the Lunar night falls, the lander – which is designed to operate on solar power – will receive no sunlight to generate energy.

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