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Mann Ki Baat 134: PM Modi highlights growing interest in astronomy among youth, hails success in athletics

OpIndia Staff -
In his latest Mann Ki Baat, PM Narendra Modi lauded record-breaking sprinters Gurinder Veer Singh and Animesh Kujur. He also highlighted a successful Gangetic dolphin rescue in UP, citizen-led water initiatives, and a rising interest in astronomy among youth.
News Reports

Indian scientists in Pune discover a new galaxy Alaknanda resembling Milky Way, the 12 billion-year-old galaxy changes theories about galaxies formed early in time

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Alaknanda is said to have formed at a time when the universe was 1.5 billion years old. The universe is currently 13.8 billion years old.
News Reports

Earth-like exoplanets common across the cosmos: Astronomers reveal after a study

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Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought.
News Reports

Study astronomical theories written in ancient Indian scriptures to prove them scientifically: PM Modi gives homework to students

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi has asked students to study astronomical theories in ancient Indian scriptures and prove them as per modern scientific laws.
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Former ASI regional director says Qutub Minar was built as ‘Surya Stambh’, an ancient Hindu observatory to study astronomy

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Former ASI regional director Dharamveer Sharma has stated that Qutub MInar was actually Surya Stambh and it was built by Emperor Vikramaditya.
News Reports

Meteor shower or rocket re-entry? Bright lights in sky surprises people in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat

OpIndia Staff -
Meteors often referred to as 'shooting stars', are rocky objects that enter the Earth's atmosphere at a tremendous speed, between 30 and 60 km per second.
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NASA hints at the possibility of extra-terrestrial life, wants to establish framework to report findings: Details

OpIndia Staff -
NASA is encouraging the scientists to develop a new framework that can help provide context to the findings of alien life.
World

Solar storm to hit Earth on Monday, should you be concerned? Here’s what we know

OpIndia Staff -
On Monday (July 12), a high-speed solar storm will approach our planet at a speed of 1.6 million km/hour and affect electricity supply.
Books

Earth, space, time, and more: Read how Indian scholars had recorded astronomical facts centuries before they were ‘discovered’ by Westerns

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Based on original Sanskrit texts, the book “Indian Astronomy: A Source-Book” narrates how ancient India excelled in astronomy
News Reports

Clean energy, water, health and astronomy: This is how India is spearheading the fight against global challenges

OpIndia Staff -
India is one of the founding members of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) which aims to support the human-centric and responsible development and use of Artificial Intelligence.
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