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The Milky Way swallowed a smaller galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago

The Milky Way, a ⁠large and spiral-shaped galaxy that is home to hundreds of billions of stars including our sun, has taken a long and complicated path to achieve its current dimensions, as illustrated by new research documenting a…

Webb's 'little red dots' puzzled astronomers; this galaxy may hold the answer

The Milky Way devoured a smaller galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago

The event represents the Milky Way’s earliest-known galactic merger.

Firefighters push to ‘encircle’ Belgian wildfire

High Fens nature reserve has seen Belgium’s largest wildfire in a century.

IAS officer who helped turn India's software industry into global powerhouse

N Vittal, the IAS officer and former Secretary of the Department of Electronics, played a key role in shaping India's software industry by removing regulatory barriers and promoting shared digital infrastructure. The article traces how a…

Malta Ranger Unit To Stop Monitoring Ċirkewwa Marine Park After Agreement Ends

Divers and conservationists are expressing concern after the Malta Ranger Unit (MRU) announced it will immediately stop monitoring illegal activities within the Ċirkewwa Marine Park. In a statement issued yesterday, the NGO revealed that…

Firefighters pushing to 'definitively encircle' east Belgium wildfire, authorities say

Europe has been swept by weeks of devastating wildfires fuelled by dry conditions and a historically hot summer, with France, Greece, Portugal and Spain also battling major fires.

Delhi researchers worry over mosquitoes that survived powerful insecticide

A recent study from the University of Delhi reveals that mosquitoes, particularly Aedes aegypti, may be becoming less susceptible to the widely-used insecticide alpha-cypermethrin. Laboratory results indicate a small reduction in the…

Sophie Adenot to become first French woman to conduct spacewalk at ISS

The spacewalk is scheduled to start at around 1400 CET and last six and a half hours, with the goal of replacing a space-to-ground antenna on the orbital complex, according to NASA.

Wildfire evacuees from northwestern Ontario wait to hear if they can go home, with lots of prep work ahead

It’s been weeks since wildfire evacuees from Whitestand First Nation and Armstrong in northwestern Ontario have been home. The communities are awaiting word from the province of changes in evacuation orders. In the meantime, preparations…

Could an explosive drone at a German airport signal a growing Russian threat to NATO?

Following the discovery of a drone laden with explosives and a detonator at Germany’s Leipzig airport, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signaled Moscow's intent to step up retaliation against countries that are helping Ukraine.

Breaking: SpaceX rocket towed towards Christmas Island after ocean landing

A SpaceX rocket is being towed off Christmas Island after landing in the Indian Ocean in an unusual spectacle for locals.