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In 723 CE, two 8th-century Chinese polymaths during the Tang dynasty invented the world's first mechanical clockwork escapement mechanism: How Yi Xing and Liang Lingzan changed timekeeping?In 723 CE, two 8th-century Chinese polymaths during the Tang dynasty invented the world's first mechanical clockwork escapement mechanism. ...- In 1623, a German astronomer invented the earliest known mechanical calculating machine revealed centuries later in two unknown letters written to Johannes Kepler: How Wilhelm Schickard developed 'calculating clock'?In 1623, a German astronomer invented the earliest known mechanical calculating machine, known as the calculating clock. Wilhelm Schickard ...
- NASA’s Swift telescope could crash to Earth as $30 million rescue spacecraft spins out of controlA mission to save NASA's Swift telescope is encountering difficulties. The Link satellite, sent for rescue, has developed thruster problems...
- Quote of the Day by Avicenna: 'Time is merely a feature of our memories and expectations.' - A timeless quote that challenges the way we perceive life and time by the famous Persian polymath and philosopher-scientist known as the 'Prince of Physicians'Quote of the Day by Avicenna: Avicenna's quote suggests time is shaped by memories and expectations. This ancient wisdom resonates with mod...
- Strawberry Moon 2026 Is Almost Here: Date, India Time, Spiritual Meaning & Zodiac PredictionsThe Strawberry Moon 2026 arrives on Monday, June 29, reaching its peak at 5:27 AM IST on June 30. This Full Moon June 2026 is turning heads...
- Scientists are worried about alien signals, so they have changed the plan for decoding a possible alien messageScientists have updated global rules for announcing possible alien signals. New guidelines emphasize independent verification before any pu...
- If 3I/ATLAS isn’t an alien probe, why is it silent on radio signals but rich in methane from another star system?If 3I/ATLAS isn’t an alien probe, its discovery may be even more important. Scientists detected no radio signals from the interstellar come...
- The Next Object From Another Star System Could Appear Without WarningTiny interstellar visitors from other star systems are increasingly entering our solar system, with the latest, 3I/ATLAS, detected in July ...
- Quote of the Day by Roman astronomer Ptolemy: ‘Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day, but when I follow at my pleasure…’Claudius Ptolemy, a Greco-Roman astronomer, found solace in the stars. He believed human life was brief but observing the cosmos offered a ...
- Daylight Saving Time: When will the time change 2025 happen? Know all about turning your clocksDaylight saving time was initially introduced to maximize natural daylight during the longer summer days. By moving clocks forward in sprin...
- Scientists capture images of two black holes orbiting each other 5 billion lightyears away for the first timeScientists have captured the first radio image of two supermassive black holes orbiting each other. This event occurred inside a quasar nam...
- Venus and Jupiter Conjunction visible from naked eye: Here’s when and where to get the best viewA planetary conjunction takes place when two or more planets seem to align closely in the sky as viewed from Earth, despite being separated...
- Daylight saving time 2024: Date, rules, when is it ending?The autumnal equinox will occur on Sunday as the fall season will begin on this weekend. However, the time change will not happen immediate...
- Solar Eclipse 2024: How will it impact animals? Know whether pets will hide, howl, or pant?US researchers have planned to study the impact of the solar eclipse 2024 and watch animals carefully to analyze how do they react during t...
- Jeff Bezos invests Rs 350 crore to build clock lasting 10,000-years: ReportBillionaire Jeff Bezos has invested Rs 350 crore or $42 million to build a clock that will last 10,000-years and will tick just once a year...
- Early universe five times slower, study finds, adds to space expansion proofAstronomers have found that if they were able to look back at the universe shortly after the Big Bang, time would have appeared to be five ...
- The uGMRT confirms an unexpected event in millisecond pulsars - the cosmic clocksMillisecond pulsars are exotic objects in the sky and are used in efforts for detecting ultra-low frequency gravitational waves due to thei...
- Sky-high price for space-returned wines?Zero gravity may affect their flavour but not their lure for wine connoisseurs.
- Why time will stop for a second on June 30For synchronization, time will have to stop for a second on June 30th as the last minute of the month will have 61 seconds.
- Darker side of light pollutionIndia like other countries world over is falling prey to one of the lesser known, but equally grave, type of pollution caused by none other...
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