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Aurora Borealis: What are northern and southern lights? Why do they occur?
Also known as auroras, they are essentially natural lights that appear as bright, swirling curtains in the night sky and can be seen in a range of colours, including blue, red, yellow, green, and orange.
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Gopi Thotakura becomes first Indian space tourist: What is space travel — and how much can a journey cost? 🔗
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Gopi Thotakura becomes first Indian space tourist: What is space travel — and how much can a journey cost?
Thotakura flew aboard a spacecraft of Blue Origin, one of the few private space companies offering a joy ride to people wanting to venture into space. The whole journey, from take off to landing lasted only about ten minutes.
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Cyclone Remal to hit Bengal: How and why are cyclones named? 🔗
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Cyclone Remal to hit Bengal: How and why are cyclones named?
The name Remal, meaning ‘sand’ in Arabic, was chosen by Oman. But why are cyclones named in the first place? And how does the naming convention work?