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July 12, 2024 10:55 AM

Elusive mid-sized black hole spotted at center of swallowed galaxy

Astronomers have scrutinized a cluster of stars that is the apparent remnant core of a relatively small galaxy that was swallowed by the sprawling Milky Way 8 to 10 billion years ago. What lurks at the center of this cluster has them excited. The re...

July 11, 2024 12:51 PM

Samsung bolsters AI in foldable phones, health monitoring in smartwatch, ring

Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest foldable smartphones Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 on Wednesday (July 10), making its priciest flagship model lighter and slimmer and bolstering AI functions as it challenges Apple's dominance in the prem...

July 11, 2024 12:24 PM

NASA’s Williams and Wilmore trust Boeing Starliner despite setbacks

The first two astronauts to fly Boeing's Starliner capsule said from the International Space Station on Wednesday they were confident in the spacecraft's ability to return them home whenever the company and NASA solve thruster issues that have kept t...

July 10, 2024 6:04 PM

PM Modi and Austrian Chancellor hold “extensive and fruitful” talks in Vienna

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer engaged in comprehensive discussions on Wednesday, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral relations between India and Austria. The meeting, held in Vienna, covered a wi...

July 10, 2024 5:46 PM

Global lithium sector eyes Argentina’s salt flats on tech test run

In a dusty plain in northern Argentina's mountains, black tubes stretching two stories high fill a massive tank with salty brine sucked from deep below ground. The brine contains lithium, a silvery white metal essential for making electric vehicle b...

July 12, 2024 10:56 AM

Europe ‘back in space’ despite Ariane 6 debut glitch

Space bosses hailed Europe's return to space after the Ariane 6 rocket successfully carried out a series of trials in a debut flight on Tuesday, but the mission ended with the launcher coasting in orbit without releasing its final batch of payloads. ...

July 9, 2024 8:34 PM

Researchers discover new way concerning immune defence

In a groundbreaking study, researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have uncovered a new mechanism in the body's immune defense system. The findings, published in the prestigious journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, r...

July 10, 2024 10:51 AM

Rotten eggs chemical detected on Jupiter-like alien planet

The planet known as HD 189733b, discovered in 2005, already had a reputation as a rather extreme place, a scorching hot gas giant a bit larger than Jupiter that is a striking cobalt blue color and has molten glass rain that blows sideways in its fier...

July 8, 2024 6:58 PM

Study identifies thousands of high-risk cancer gene variants

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery, identifying over 5,000 genetic variations that contribute to cancer growth. This landmark study, conducted by researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, a...

July 9, 2024 11:18 AM

Chinese scientists identify super moss able to ‘survive’ in Mars

Scientists have identified a super resilient desert moss species in China's western region of Xinjiang that could help sustain possible colonies on Mars, a study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed. When subjected to conditions that simulate t...

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