By imagining Earth at the center of a celestial sphere, he used a coordinate system similar to latitude and longitude, which had recently been devised, to measure the precise positions of the stars.

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Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about ...

You might've noticed that toll tunnels around Australia are no longer a dead zone for GPS, but why is this the case?

Centre has appointed Parag Jain, 1989‑batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre, as new Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) chief. He will succeed Ravi Sinha, whose current term concludes on June 30. Jain is set ...

To run until July 13, the Da dang sac mau con trung Viet Nam (The Diversity of Vietnamese Insects) exhibition at the Da Nang ...