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The dark days are over! Winter Solstice is today, marking the shortest day of the year with just 7 hours and 49 minutes of daylight
3 days, 8 hours ago

The dark days are over! Winter Solstice is today, marking the shortest day of the year with just 7 hours and 49 minutes of daylight

Daily Mail  

If you're getting sick of how early it gets dark in the UK, you'll be happy to hear that the dark days are almost over. 'The summer solstice, which occurs around the 21 June in the Northern Hemisphere, is the day of the year with the longest period of daylight while the winter solstice, on or around the 21 December …

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When is winter solstice 2024? From date to Indian timings, know all about the shortest day and longest night of the year
5 days, 2 hours ago

When is winter solstice 2024? From date to Indian timings, know all about the shortest day and longest night of the year

Hindustan Times  

The winter solstice marks the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Winter solstice marks the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere with the shortest day and longest night. The winter solstice occurs when the North Pole is tilted farthest from the Sun, resulting in the shortest day and longest night of the year. The date of the …

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BCCI sees huge profit, earns Rs 4200 crore more after astronomical IPL viewership
5 days, 16 hours ago

BCCI sees huge profit, earns Rs 4200 crore more after astronomical IPL viewership

India Today  

BCCI's healthy bank balance got healthier this year with an approximate increase of Rs 4200 crore, taking the overall earnings to a whopping Rs 20,686 crore. Back in June 2022, the IPL media rights were sold for an astronomical Rs 48,390 crore for a five-year period. In the FY24-25, the BCCI is expected to earn Rs 10,054 crore with the …

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James Webb Telescope confirms what Hubble revealed about the birth of planets
1 week ago

James Webb Telescope confirms what Hubble revealed about the birth of planets

India Today  

Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope has resolved a long-standing astronomical mystery by confirming findings from the Hubble Space Telescope regarding planet formation around ancient stars. To investigate, researchers utilised Webb to study the Small Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf galaxy with similar elemental scarcity to the early universe. They focused on NGC 346, a massive star-forming cluster where Hubble had …

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SoCal stargazers, mark your calendars for top astronomical events of 2025
1 week ago

SoCal stargazers, mark your calendars for top astronomical events of 2025

LA Times  

The last full moon of 2024 rises above the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro on Sunday. It was a spectacular year of celestial events for Southern Californians, including April’s solar eclipse and a rare Draconid meteor shower in October. Next year’s events that are visible to Californians include planets that appear closer together, a total lunar eclipse, a …

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Winter Solstice 2024: What to know about the official first day of winter
1 week, 1 day ago

Winter Solstice 2024: What to know about the official first day of winter

Live Mint  

The Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, ushering in colder weather and holiday traditions. The Winter Solstice marks the precise moment at which the Northern Hemisphere is tilted farthest from the Sun, with an axial tilt of about 23.5 degrees. Astronomical vs. meteorological Winter Astronomical Winter: The solstice marks the official first day of winter …

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Return of the Mk1 Ford Escort: 150 'new' examples are being built - but the price tag is astronomical
1 week, 4 days ago

Return of the Mk1 Ford Escort: 150 'new' examples are being built - but the price tag is astronomical

Daily Mail  

The Ford Escort Mk1 RS is back. A new Ford Escort MK1 is arriving and it's a 'continumod' of the original car that was so loved in the 1970s The new Escort Mk1 is promised to be ‘blueprint-accurate and period-sympathetic' to the original but will ‘combine the timeless spirit of classic cars with modern engineering, design and advanced manufacturing’. The …

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A slow explosion: The violent birth of the Geminid meteor shower
1 week, 4 days ago

A slow explosion: The violent birth of the Geminid meteor shower

BBC  

A slow explosion: The violent birth of the Geminid meteor shower Getty Images The Geminids are one of the astronomical highlights of the year, creating a spectacular show of shooting stars every December. Arecibo Observatory/NASA/NSF The asteroid 3200 Phaethon, shown here in a number of radar images, is thought to be the parent of the Geminid meteor shower Phaethon's orbit …

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Don Bradman’s Historic ‘Baggy Green’ From 1947-48 India Series Sold For Rs 2.63 Crore At Auction
3 weeks ago

Don Bradman’s Historic ‘Baggy Green’ From 1947-48 India Series Sold For Rs 2.63 Crore At Auction

ABP News  

Sydney: Australian legend Don Bradman’s 'Baggy Green' Test cap from the 1947-48 series against India was sold for an astounding $390,000, which rose to $479,700 after auction fees. The cap, believed to be the only known "Baggy Green" worn by Bradman during the series, holds immense historical value. In what was his final Test series on home soil, the Australian …

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World's first tilted LED dome planetarium to open in Mysuru in Sept 2025
3 weeks, 2 days ago

World's first tilted LED dome planetarium to open in Mysuru in Sept 2025

Hindustan Times  

Guwahati, The world's first-ever tilted dome LED planetarium is taking shape in Mysuru and will offer visitors an immersive experience of the night sky once it opens in September 2025. World's first tilted LED dome planetarium to open in Mysuru in Sept 2025 The ₹91-crore project is being constructed by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics and the University of Mysore …

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Moana 2 set to make history after massive box office opening
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Moana 2 set to make history after massive box office opening

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Disney’s Moana 2 is set to break a Thanksgiving box office …

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Observatory destroyed by fire to ‘rise from the ashes’ at new site
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Observatory destroyed by fire to ‘rise from the ashes’ at new site

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Marc Charron, chairman of the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory board, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have …

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'Tricky' cyclonic storm Fengal to make landfall on Saturday
3 weeks, 4 days ago

'Tricky' cyclonic storm Fengal to make landfall on Saturday

New Indian Express  

Officials from the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services issued a high waves warning, forecasting waves in the range of 3.1 to 4.6 meters along the Tamil Nadu coast until midnight Saturday. Fishermen have been advised to suspend all fishing operations and avoid venturing into the sea off the west-central Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Mannar, and along and …

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Barbara Taylor Bradford embodied the intrepid, rags-to-riches heroines of her bestselling novels
4 weeks ago

Barbara Taylor Bradford embodied the intrepid, rags-to-riches heroines of her bestselling novels

The Independent  

The day I get a good review in The New York Times I’ll kill myself,” once said the novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford who, following a short illness, has died at the age of 91. “They only give good reviews to books that don’t sell.” Taylor Bradford, known affectionately across the industry as BTB, certainly never had to worry about her …

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Exclusive | Polo in India: A royal heritage meets modern ambitions
1 month ago

Exclusive | Polo in India: A royal heritage meets modern ambitions

Firstpost  

Polo, India’s royal sport, is experiencing a resurgence with growing players, sponsors, and global partnerships. At the historic Sir Pratap Singh Polo Cup, Firstpost spoke to top players and officials about the game’s evolution, challenges, and future in India Players from the Jaipur Delta polo team and the Arion Achievers polo team, and their horses clash during the final of …

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Lakhs of acres locked in Bihar land survey stir row
1 month ago

Lakhs of acres locked in Bihar land survey stir row

Hindustan Times  

Amid the ongoing special land survey in Bihar, the Nitish Kumar government’s decision to lock the landholding details of ownership of lakhs of acres of land across the state to prevent any future transaction on that threatens to snowball into a big issue. Lakhs of acres locked in Bihar land survey stir row While people, including those from the opposition …

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Beaver moon to dazzle skies in this year’s last supermoon: When to watch
1 month, 1 week ago

Beaver moon to dazzle skies in this year’s last supermoon: When to watch

Al Jazeera  

This supermoon will reach its peak brightness on Friday at 4:29pm Eastern Time. A supermoon is defined as an astronomical phenomenon where a full moon looks larger and brighter than usual. The term “supermoon” was coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979 to describe a full moon that occurs when the moon is “within 90 percent of its closest to …

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Mapped: Typhoon Usagi weakens over Philippines but Taiwan braces for severe weather
1 month, 1 week ago

Mapped: Typhoon Usagi weakens over Philippines but Taiwan braces for severe weather

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Typhoon Usagi weakened over the Philippines on Thursday afternoon but was still expected to bring …

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Alien-like signal from 2023 has been decoded. The next step is to figure out what it means
1 month, 1 week ago

Alien-like signal from 2023 has been decoded. The next step is to figure out what it means

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Decoding the cosmic puzzle Daniela de Paulis, an artist in residence at the SETI Institute and recipient of the Baruch Blumberg Visiting Fellowship in Astrobiology at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia, designed the project, called “A Sign in Space,” alongside a small team of international scientists and artists who explored …

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Alien-like signal from 2023 has been decoded. The next step is to figure out what it means
1 month, 1 week ago

Alien-like signal from 2023 has been decoded. The next step is to figure out what it means

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Decoding the cosmic puzzle Daniela de Paulis, an artist in residence at the SETI Institute and recipient of the Baruch Blumberg Visiting Fellowship in Astrobiology at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia, designed the project, called “A Sign in Space,” alongside a small team of international scientists and artists who explored …

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Big astronomical flash imminent and gay behaviour across the animal world
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Big astronomical flash imminent and gay behaviour across the animal world

ABC  

Robyn Williams: This is a kind of health warning. Laura Driessen: Astronomers will use the upcoming mini-explosion, or nova, of T Cor Bor to run some tests to see if it's maybe going to graduate to a full-blown supernova one day, and spotting it could help us unravel the cosmic mystery of Type 1a supernovae. Laura Driessen: And alongside decoding …

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Trump says there is 'no price tag' too high for his first priority of mass deportation of illegal migrants
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump says there is 'no price tag' too high for his first priority of mass deportation of illegal migrants

Daily Mail  

President-elect Donald Trump is showing no signs of backing down on his campaign pledge to order the 'largest deportation effort in American history.' Trump's immigration plans are 'not a question of a price tag,' he said Thursday At the same time, Trump occasionally speaks about allowing legal entry into the country, at a time of low unemployment when employers say …

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Chang'e 6's lunar samples open for domestic applications
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chang'e 6's lunar samples open for domestic applications

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-06 09:37 This photo shows lunar samples retrieved by the Chang'e 6 mission at the lunar sample laboratory in the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, Sept 24, 2024. BEIJING -- China's space agency has started the borrowing application for the first batch of lunar scientific specimens returned by the country's Chang'e …

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Rare Letter Signed by Founding Fathers Expected to Fetch $1 Million at Auction
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rare Letter Signed by Founding Fathers Expected to Fetch $1 Million at Auction

CNN  

A rare letter signed by three founding fathers of the United States is going on sale, and is expected to fetch up to $1 million when it goes under the hammer next week. The letter, dated 1784, was written after America had achieved independence but at a time when it wasn't clear whether the new nation would succeed. It is …

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