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Jupiter Has 12 More Moons Than Previously Thought, Astronomers Discover
Our solar system's oldest and biggest planet, Jupiter, has many moons. And astronomers have just announced the discovery of a dozen more. On Tuesday, the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet…
Government Recommends 25 Percent Duty on Chinese Solar Cells, Modules
India's trade ministry on Monday recommended imposing a 25 percent duty on imports of solar cells and modules from China for one year to try to counter what it sees…
Virtual Whale Ride Helps Ease Fear of Heights: Study
People who had lived with a fear of heights for decades became less afraid after virtual reality (VR) therapy that saw them riding a flying whale, researchers said Thursday. A specialised team…
Google Launchpad Accelerator India Unveiled for AI, ML Startups in the Country
In a bid to nurture Indian startups working in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), Google on Tuesday introduced the India chapter of its global 'Launchpad Accelerator' mentorship programme. The three-month…
CSIR Teams Up With Nvidia to Set Up AI Innovation Centre in Delhi
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)has joined hands with US-based chip-designer Nvidia Corp to set up a Centre of Excellence here to offer the industry a complete design and implementation environment…
ISRO Developing Technologies for Manned Space Mission
India is developing critical technologies for launching manned missions in space and preparing a document on it, a top official said on Saturday. "Critical technologies are being developed for our…
MIT’s Cheetah 3 Robot Can Climb, Run, and Jump Without Vision
The Cheetah 3 robot developed by engineers at the MIT can now leap and gallop across rough terrain, climb a staircase littered with debris, and quickly recover its balance when suddenly yanked…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Gets ‘Revolutionary’ Heat Shield
Ahead of its August launch, NASA's Parker Solar Probe - the mission aiming to get closest to the Sun than ever by any human-made object - has got its "revolutionary" heat shield…
NASA's Hubble Telescope Images Distant Galaxy With New Computer Code
By applying a new computational analysis to a distant galaxy, astronomers have obtained images 10 times sharper than what Hubble could achieve on its own, NASA has said. The results show…
NASA's Juno Probe to Fly Over Jupiter's Great Red Spot Today
An unmanned NASA spacecraft is about to fly over a massive storm raging on Jupiter, in a long-awaited a journey that could shed new light on the forces driving the planet's Great…