Can scientists learn about Earth by looking at Venus?

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully launched NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), a sophisticated Earth observation satellite developed in collaboration with the American space agency NASA, from Sriharikota. The mission, over a decade in the making with a joint investment of more than USD 1.5...

There's a woman's name on the Declaration of Independence, and CBS News senior correspondent Norah O'Donnell admits she never knew it until researching her upcoming book.The discovery of Mary Katharine Goddard — the printer who risked treason charges to produce the founding document —...

Image used for representative purposes(AI image) NEW DELHI: Global trading company Jane Street is reportedly not assisting the Income Tax Department with their ongoing investigation, according to sources.Sources told ANI that the investigation faces significant challenges as the company's essential servers are situated outside India, with...

I don't care what India does with Russia: Trump.US president says New Delhi's tariffs highest in world.Trump announced imposing...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentBBCThe Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates when it meets on 7 August. It held rates at 4.25% at the last meeting in June, following two cuts earlier in the year. Interest rates affect mortgage, credit card and savings...

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Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC NewsThe findings challenge "long-standing assumptions" about life's potential at such extreme depths and pressures. They also suggest that these communities of animals, rather than extreme rarities, are actually widespread.Prof Andrew Sweetman, a senior scientist from the Scottish Association for marine science told BBC...