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2 months ago

Carl Sagan’s scientific legacy extends far beyond ‘Cosmos’

On Nov. 9, 2024, the world will mark Carl Sagan’s 90th birthday – but sadly without Sagan, who died in 1996 at the age of 62. Carl Sagan proposed the ‘Golden Record,’ which features the sounds of Earth, including greetings spoken in 55 languages. Carl Sagan, offering his unique commentary in a scene from ‘Cosmos.’ Advocacy Sagan’s scientific output repeatedly …

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6 months ago

A record that will take some beating – Mark Cavendish’s road to history

The Independent

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8 months ago

How the Rugby Black List is celebrating diversity to show the sport is for all

The Independent

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Fernando Torres rolls back the years with flurry of stunning goals in training ahead of Liverpool Legends vs Ajax Legends

Daily Mail

Fernando Torres rolled back the years with a flurry of impressive goals ahead of Liverpool Legends' match against Ajax Legends. Torres rolled back the years with goals ahead of LFC Foundation's annual charity match The Spaniard scored via a trivela finish, from the edge of the box and even a near post flick El Niño in action during #LFCLegends2024 training …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Book Review: ‘The Warped Side of Our Universe’ a novel look at secrets of cosmos

Associated Press

Black holes, wormholes and other mysteries of the universe are so firmly embedded in popular culture — from Carl Sagan’s “Contact” to Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” — that readers with no scientific background have some images in mind when the concepts are mentioned. But in “The Warped Side of Our Universe: An Odyssey Through Black Holes, Wormholes, Time Travel, and Gravitational …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Mark Cavendish doesn’t need to break Tour de France record – but it would underscore a legacy

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

‘I’m really sorry’: Cyclist causes horror crash after riding through puddle

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2 years, 1 month ago

Book Review: Siddhartha Mukherjee’s latest book is the story of a life in many cells

The Hindu

Published : Nov 17, 2022 10:15 IST In The song of the cell, physician-scientist Siddhartha Mukherjee takes us through a guided tour of the most basic unit of life itself—the cell. The Song of the Cell: An exploration of medicine and the new human By Siddhartha Mukherjee Allen Lane/Penguin Random House India Pages: 473 Price: Rs.799 This book is a …

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2 years, 5 months ago

James Webb Space Telescope’s first images show stunning range

The Hindu

“Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known!” NASA administrator Bill Nelson aptly quoted these words of Carl Sagan at a worldwide online event organised to release the first science images sent home by the James Webb Space Telescope. In the order in which they were released, the five images were the following: a deep field picture in which the …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Watch: Nasa releases trailer and target list for James Webb Space Telescope

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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. Read our privacy policy The words and voice of the late astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan …

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55 years ago

Meet a Jew: Germany’s scheme to convince the country Jew are people.

Slate

Apart from the hushed scribbling of pens on paper, silence filled an airy third-floor classroom at Sophie Scholl School on a recent afternoon in Berlin. Instead, it was part of a program called “Meet a Jew.” Introduced by the Central Council of Jews in Germany, it seeks to introduce Jews to non-Jewish people at events like these throughout Germany, from …

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3 years ago

Astronomer Carl Sagan Death Anniversary: Know About The Pioneer In US Space Program And Research Of Extrasolar Planets

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New Delhi: December 20, 2021 is the 25th death anniversary of popular American astronomer and planetary scientist Carl Edward Sagan, famous for his books and television series ' Cosmos '. Sagan cherished his relationship with the NASA Ames Research Center, the US space agency website quoted Ann Druyan, Sagan's wife and collaborator for 20 years, as saying. Dr. Carl Sagan, …

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55 years ago

What happens when we look at Earth as an exoplanet?

Slate

About 30 years ago, Carl Sagan pointed two different cameras toward the Earth, to see what we could see. On a close flyby, a different probe was able to detect the presence of water as gas, liquid, and ice; enough oxygen in the atmosphere that life was quite plausible; and, the loudest signal of all, modulated radio signals that could …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Life on Venus? Mystery chemical on planet may come from volcanoes

India Today

A mysterious chemical signature, detected in 2020, in the skies of Venus had created a new buzz around the planet as scientists speculated it could be signs of microbial life in the thick atmosphere. Volcanic activity could be triggering phosphine Researchers said that volcanic eruptions from the surface could bring phosphorous loaded compounds from the deep layers of the surface …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Austrian cyclist Patrick Konrad wins 2021 Tour de France stage 16

The Hindu

Patrick Konrad claimed a maiden Tour de France victory with a successful long-range attack on a rain-soaked 16th stage, a 169-km mountain trek from Pas de la Casa, Andorra, on Tuesday. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader's yellow jersey as the main contenders kept their powder dry ahead of Wednesday's much-feared 17th stage to the Col du Portet, …

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3 years, 5 months ago

World champion cyclist Peter Sagan to miss Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu

Three-time world champion Peter Sagan will miss the Tokyo Olympics after he had surgery to treat an infection in his right knee that occurred following a crash at the Tour de France. The Slovak Olympic Committee and the Slovak Cycling Federation said Sagan won't be able to fully recover in time for the Tokyo Games. The 31-year-old Sagan was expected …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Sagan has surgery less than 2 weeks before Olympic road race

Associated Press

Three-time world champion Peter Sagan had surgery Monday to treat an infection in his right knee that occurred following a crash at the Tour de France, leaving his status for the Tokyo Olympics in question less than two weeks before they begin. “We did everything possible on site at the Tour, but even antibiotic treatment couldn’t prevent an infection,” said …

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3 years, 5 months ago

What does Mark Cavendish’s joint-stage wins record at the Tour de France mean?

The Independent

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3 years, 6 months ago

Tour de France 2021: Peter Sagan, key rival of British cyclist Mark Cavendish, out with inflamed knee

The Hindu

Seven-time winner of the Tour de France green sprint points jersey Peter Sagan dropped out of the 21-day race on Thursday ahead of a flat run to Nimes due to an inflamed knee. One of cycling's superstars, Sagan was a key rival standing in the way of British ace Mark Cavendish, who can level Eddy Merckx's all-time record for stage …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Falls again mar Tour de France as Merlier wins stage

The Hindu

Race favourites Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas, as well as ace sprinters Peter Sagan and Caleb Ewan were all involved in nasty crashes before Tim Merlier won a drama-filled stage three of the Tour de France on Monday. Merlier's teammate Mathieu van der Poel kept hold of the overall lead on a brutal day of racing peppered with falls on …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Giacomo Nizzolo Wins Giro d'Italia 13th stage, Egan Bernal Holds Pink Jersey

News 18

Italy’s Giacomo Nizzolo of the Qhubeka team sprinted to victory in the 13th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Friday before the race heads for the mountains. Egan Bernal of Ineos again held the leader’s pink jersey before the the feared Monte Zoncolan on Saturday. “It would be special.” European and Italian champion Nizzolo outsprinted compatriot Edoardo Affini with Slovak …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Peter Sagan Sprints to Giro d'Italia Stage Win as Egan Bernal Retains Overall Lead

News 18

Slovakian Peter Sagan won a mass bunch sprint on stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia at Foligno on Monday as Colombian Egan Bernal held on to the overall leader’s pink jersey. Sagan’s Bora-hansgrohe team dominated the final 50km of the 140km race setting a sizzling pace to drop Sagan’s rivals before the finale, where the 31-year-old cruised ahead of the …

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4 years ago

‘This is futuristic stuff’: Will we one day sail through space on light alone?

The Independent

As far as space travel goes, the 2020s are an exciting time. open image in gallery Konstantin tsiolkovsky, pioneer scientist in the field of rockets and space travel, with his all-metal airship models in his workshop in Kaluga in 2013 The concept of light pressure has been recognised for more than a hundred years and the legendary Russian engineer Konstantin …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Mars Anthem: Indian Poet-diplomat Pens Down Songs for Planets as Birthday Tribute to Carl Sagan

News 18

We are aware of national anthems that each country has in order to instill a sense of patriotism, but have you heard of planet anthems? Well, Indian poet-diplomat Abhay Kumar has utilised his poetry skills to write an anthem for all the planets of the solar system. Renowned violinist Dr L Subramaniam composed the music for Earth Anthem and Moon …

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Carl Sagan’s scientific legacy extends far beyond ‘Cosmos’

A record that will take some beating – Mark Cavendish’s road to history

How the Rugby Black List is celebrating diversity to show the sport is for all

Fernando Torres rolls back the years with flurry of stunning goals in training ahead of Liverpool Legends vs Ajax Legends

Book Review: ‘The Warped Side of Our Universe’ a novel look at secrets of cosmos

Mark Cavendish doesn’t need to break Tour de France record – but it would underscore a legacy

‘I’m really sorry’: Cyclist causes horror crash after riding through puddle

Book Review: Siddhartha Mukherjee’s latest book is the story of a life in many cells

James Webb Space Telescope’s first images show stunning range

Watch: Nasa releases trailer and target list for James Webb Space Telescope

Meet a Jew: Germany’s scheme to convince the country Jew are people.

Astronomer Carl Sagan Death Anniversary: Know About The Pioneer In US Space Program And Research Of Extrasolar Planets

What happens when we look at Earth as an exoplanet?

Life on Venus? Mystery chemical on planet may come from volcanoes

Austrian cyclist Patrick Konrad wins 2021 Tour de France stage 16

World champion cyclist Peter Sagan to miss Tokyo Olympics

Sagan has surgery less than 2 weeks before Olympic road race

What does Mark Cavendish’s joint-stage wins record at the Tour de France mean?

Tour de France 2021: Peter Sagan, key rival of British cyclist Mark Cavendish, out with inflamed knee

Falls again mar Tour de France as Merlier wins stage

Giacomo Nizzolo Wins Giro d'Italia 13th stage, Egan Bernal Holds Pink Jersey

Peter Sagan Sprints to Giro d'Italia Stage Win as Egan Bernal Retains Overall Lead

‘This is futuristic stuff’: Will we one day sail through space on light alone?

Mars Anthem: Indian Poet-diplomat Pens Down Songs for Planets as Birthday Tribute to Carl Sagan