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Chandrayaan-3: Discovers Ancient Crater On The Moon

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Chandrayaan-3 mission continues to make groundbreaking discoveries after its successful mission ended on the Moon in 2023. The data sent back by the Pragyan rover from the Moon’s south polar region has now led to the discovery of an ancient crater. 

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The Pragyan rover has discovered an ancient, 160-kilometre-wide buried crater near its landing site. The findings have been published in the latest issue of Science Direct by scientists from the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. Images clicked by the Pragyan rover’s navigation and optical high-resolution cameras have shown the structure of this ancient crater, offering important clues about the Moon’s geological history.

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Discovered A New Tiny Species Of Dinosaur In Japan

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Recently, scientists from Japan and Canada have discovered a new species of a tiny dinosaur in Japan. According to experts, this tiny dinosaur was related to the triceratops and was smaller than an average dog! This tiny dinosaur measured around 3 feet in length and weighed around 10kg. 

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This new species has been named Sasayamagnomus saegusai and it belonged to a group of plant-eating dinosaurs called ceratopsians. The species thrived in the Northern Hemisphere from the late Jurassic period through to the Cretaceous period. Scientists say the discovery is the furthest east that a ceratopsian dinosaur has been found.

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A Strange Team Of Hunter: Octopus And Fish!

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A recent study conducted by the scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour in Germany, has discovered that octopuses and fish work together when hunting for food.

 

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The scientists found out about this surprising team work during their scuba diving expeditions in the Red Sea, which lies between Africa and Asia. 

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Octopuses usually hunt alone. However, they noticed that octopuses team up with different types of fish to catch prey like shellfish and crabs. The fish helps to find a good hunting spot while the octopus decides when to attack. Experts suggest that this joint effort leads to better success compared to either species hunting alone. They also pushed each other around to keep the group in order and the experts were able to film octopuses punching fish to keep them in their place.

 

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Medicine Ideas From Self-Medicating Gorillas

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Researchers in Gabon have discovered that gorillas might help us humans discover future medicines and drugs. They observed and studied the tropical plants that were eaten by the wild western lowland gorillas and also used by local human healers to treat people. The researchers found and identified that four of such tropical plants had medicinal properties. 

 

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The researchers tested these plants in a laboratory and found that these plants were high in antioxidants and antimicrobials. This means that they have special chemical properties that help them fight germs and some superbugs. One of the plants was particularly good at treating a tough germ called E.coli. Great apes are known to self-medicate by selecting plants with healing properties.

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Earth Gets A Second Mini Moon

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The Moon has a temporary junior companion and Earth has a second mini moon for a short time! A small asteroid was captured by the Earth’s gravity on September 29 and will orbit our planet until November 25, 2024.

 

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This asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted on August 7 by scientists using the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System, a NASA-funded asteroid impact early warning system. 

 

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Even though 2024 PT5 will act like a mini-moon, we will not be able to see it because it is very small. This mini moon is only 10m wide. During its short 53 days tenure around the Earth, 2024 PT5 will not be able to make a full orbit, instead it will  perform a horseshoe loop before breaking away from the Earth’s gravitational pull.

 

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