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Topic: universe

Jupiter-sized planet found orbiting a dead star — a first in space discoveries

Sandhya Ramesh -
Planet WD 1856b, located 80 light years from Earth, is thought to be about 14 times the mass of Jupiter and goes around the star every 34 hours.

Hubble telescope turns 30 — here’s a look at 5 iconic images it beamed back from space

Mohana Basu -
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on 24 April 1990. In the past 30 years, the telescope captured some iconic images from intergalactic spars to massive blackholes.

The universe is expanding 9% faster than expected, but it’s unclear why

Sandhya Ramesh -
New research done using the Hubble Space Telescope has not been able to explain why the universe is expanding faster, but scientists have 3 theories. 

Scientists detect the first-ever molecule of the universe

Sandhya Ramesh -
HeH+ was the first molecular bond to ever exist in the universe, taking shape around 300,000 years after the Big Bang.

IIT Hyderabad researchers devise way to crack new secrets of the universe

Sandhya Ramesh -
A team of researchers at IIT Hyderabad has combined the power of four algorithms to yield clear answers at great speed.

It’s not a planet or a comet. But this icy Goblin is another thrilling key to the universe

Sandhya Ramesh -
A 'tiny, cold world' has been discovered in a mysterious disc-shaped region far beyond Neptune.

When NASA probe kisses the Sun, a star will spill long-held secrets

Sandhya Ramesh -
Why are the fringes of the Sun's atmosphere hotter than the surface? The Parker Solar Probe may tell us.

The one thing Adi Shankaracharya and Stephen Hawking agree on

Pavan Varma -
Until a few centuries ago, scientists believed that they could, and did indeed, solve the riddle of the universe, says Pavan K. Varma in his book.
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Opinion

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

Shishir Priyadarshi -
India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

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Economy

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Defence

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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