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Clean Energy & Climate Transition 14 Nov 2026, 02:00 PM IST

Independent Analysis Reaffirms M87* Black Hole Image

A new independent study has strengthened confidence in the landmark 2019 image of the supermassive black hole M87*, showing that the now-iconic ring-like structure withstands scrutiny from a separate analytical method. The result bolsters one of modern astronomy’s most consequential observations and underscores the robustness of the Event Horizon Telescope’s original findings.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition15 Oct 2026, 05:45 AM IST

Charles Messier’s 1773 Whirlpool Discovery Still Shapes How Science Sees the Universe

On this day in 1773, French astronomer Charles Messier identified the Whirlpool Galaxy, a landmark observation made long before astronomers understood that such objects were separate galaxies beyond the Milky Way. The discovery remains a reminder that major scientific breakthroughs often begin as careful cataloguing of the unknown, with implications that still resonate across modern astronomy and the broader clean-energy transition through advances in imaging, sensors, and data analysis.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition13 Oct 2026, 11:56 AM IST

Astrophotographer’s 352-Hour Mosaic Reveals Deep-Sky Scale in a Single Image

An astrophotographer has assembled a sweeping mosaic of 110 galaxies, star clusters and nebulae after 352 hours of imaging, producing a rare visual map of the Messier catalog’s deep-sky richness. Beyond its aesthetic impact, the project underscores how long-exposure astronomy continues to expand public engagement with the night sky and the scientific value of patient, high-resolution observation.

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Frontier AI & Machine Learning12 Oct 2026, 02:42 AM IST

AI Hype Meets Robotics Reality as Humanoid Ambitions Run Into Hard Limits

The latest wave of enthusiasm around humanoid robots is colliding with a more stubborn reality: today’s AI systems are not yet reliable enough to make general-purpose robots useful at scale. While investors and technologists continue to frame humanoids as the next major frontier, the practical barriers in dexterity, safety, cost, and real-world autonomy remain substantial. The result is a widening gap between the narrative of imminent transformation and the slower, messier path to deployment.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition22 Oct 2026, 05:00 PM IST

Vast Fossil Record Rewrites the Story of Earth’s Great Extinctions

A sweeping new fossil analysis published in Nature is challenging the long-held view that Earth’s history is defined by five cleanly separated mass extinctions. The study suggests the fossil record is more complex and uneven than the classic narrative implies, with biodiversity losses and recoveries unfolding in overlapping waves rather than neat global resets. The findings could reshape how scientists assess deep-time climate stress, ecosystem collapse and the pace of biological recovery.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition16 Oct 2026, 02:59 AM IST

Rock Recovered From Deep Earth Reveals a Temperature History That Challenges Subduction Models

A newly studied rock that was carried roughly 90 kilometres into Earth’s interior and later returned to the surface is giving scientists an unusually detailed record of how temperature changes inside subduction zones. The findings suggest that two distinct styles of subduction may be preserved in a single sample, complicating long-standing models of how plates sink, heat up and transform deep underground.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition13 Oct 2026, 04:04 PM IST

Astrophotographer’s 352-Hour Mosaic Reveals 110 Deep-Sky Objects in a Single Frame

An astrophotographer has assembled a sweeping deep-sky mosaic that reportedly captures 110 galaxies, star clusters and nebulae after 352 hours of imaging. The image underscores how long-exposure astronomy can turn patience, precision and advanced optics into a vivid record of the universe’s structure and scale.

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