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Topic: Galaxy

Cosmic plot twist: Milky Way & neighbouring galaxy Andromeda may not collide after all, study finds

There is only a 50 percent chance of this happening even in the next 10 billion years, according to study by UK and Finland-based researchers, published in Nature Astronomy.

Stunning explosion in the sky, closest supernova to Earth in 5 yrs offers new celestial treat

SN 2023ixf, first detected on 19 May, is the death of a star that was many times larger and more massive than our Sun, located nearly 21 million light years away from Earth.

Neanderthals ate roasted crabs, reveal remains from paleolithic meals 

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Scientists create soft robots that grow like plants

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Why newfound ancient marine invertebrate has been named after Zelenskyy

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

James Webb telescope could have been a disaster. But here’s how it catapulted us into new era

Critical deployments opened up the telescope and its sun-shade. If any of these operations had failed, James Webb would have been an unusable disaster.

‘Cosmic cliffs’, galaxies pulling at each other: NASA’s Webb offers astonishing glimpse of space

First image from James Webb Space Telescope unveiled on 11 July by US President Joe Biden. Four other images followed the next day.

New signal from 3 billion light yrs away gives insight into a cosmic mystery, fast radio bursts

Fast radio bursts are some of the most energetic phenomena in the universe, lasting mere milliseconds. New findings by international team of astronomers published in Nature.

Squids can change colour to evade predators & scientists have spotted the farthest galaxy yet

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Scientists find world’s oldest flower bud fossil, and China makes ‘artificial moon’ on Earth

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

On Camera

Iraq’s long road to FIFA World Cup qualification is a story of survival, defiance

Historically, football has been used as a lens through which political anger, identity, and resistance come into focus. From Mohun Bagan to Didier Drogba’s Ivory Coast, this claim can be easily cemented.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.