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Daily update ⋅ 20 October 2015

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Nasa spots two huge dark holes on the surface of the sun

Daijiworld.com

Washington, Oct 19 (PTI): NASA's orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory has mapped an enormous coronal hole - a gap in the Sun's outer layer and magnetic field - which is the size of 50 Earths and is releasing an extra-fast solar wind in Earth's direction.

 

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Genetically engineered viruses could improve solar cells: MIT researchers

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Washington: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have used genetically engineered viruses to achieve a significant efficiency boost in a light-harvesting system used in solar cells.

 

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Buddha Statue Found on Mars? (Not Exactly)

Discovery News

It's amazing - the things people find on Mars. We've seen a floating spoon, Bigfoot, rats and now, well what do you know, Buddha, himself, has been spotted on the Red Planet.

 

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ISRO's ANTRIX All Set to Launch 6 Singapore Satellites in Dec 2015, German One ...

Microfinance Monitor

After its successful heavy payload launch in July, ISRO is gearing up for the next mega launch in December 2015 carrying 500-kg TELOS-1 satellite of Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd.

 

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Infosys Founder's son, Rohan Murthy invests $1 Million in Robo-AO Project

Pc-Tablet Media

A type of robotic astronomy project that was earlier housed at the California Institute of Technology (also known as Caltech) has a new mentor in the form of Infosys Founder - NR Narayana Murthy's son Rohan Murthy.

 

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All-women explorer team to journey across Ganges

Daily Excelsior

NEW DELHI, Oct 18: An all-women team of celebrated explorers from seven continents, including Indian everester Krushnaa Patil, is set to embark on an over 2400 kms 55-day expedition down along the Ganges river to initate conversation and action among ...

  

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All-women explorer team from 7 continents to journey across Ganges

Economic Times

NEW DELHI: An all-women team of celebrated explorers from seven continents, including Indian everester Krushnaa Patil, is set to embark on an over 2400 kms 55-day expedition down along the Ganges river to initate conversation and action among ...

 

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Rohan Murthy backing a Robo Astronomy project, sponsors $1 million

The TeCake

Rohan Murthy, son of Infosys founder, NR Narayan Murthy is going to sponsor a project that works for better and easier astronomical future of the world.

 

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If This NASA Photo Is To Be Believed, There's A Buddha-Like Statue On Mars!

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The world just cannot stop fantasising and debating about life on Mars, all thanks to the recent report about there being water on the red planet.

 

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Big asteroid will safely pass Earth on Halloween

EarthSky

NASA says asteroid 2015 TB145 is the biggest one to sweep near Earth until 2027. It'll pass at 1.3 times the moon's distance and be visible through telescopes!