Scientists are said to be on the verge of announcing a second image of the supermassive black hole put together from an array of 10 telescopes — which is collectively called the Event Horizon Telescope.
Rats playing hide and seek, gene therapies and recreating a 38-mn-yr-old skull of a common human ancestor are other big stories from the world of science.
It is imperative to acknowledge contributions from all parts of the world to astronomy, and shed the colonial Eurocentrism deeply entrenched in our education.
The black hole is located at the centre of the Messier 87 galaxy. It is 6.6 billion times the mass of the sun, and is located 53.5 million light years away.
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While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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