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Oct 26, 2018

Sprocket Plus Portable Photo Printer in India

HP launched a portable photo printer, the new HP Sprocket Plus, for Rs. 8,999 in India.
Touted as the world's thinnest photo printer, the device produces 30 per cent larger photos (2.3-inch x 3.4-inch), compared to the first HP Sprocket, on HP ZINK paper. The ZINK paper will be available for Rs 799 for a pack of 20.

Oct 23, 2018

Constellations Named After Fictional Characters

NASA scientists have devised a new set of 21 modern gamma-ray constellations and named them after fictional characters such as the Hulk and Godzilla.

The constellations, constructed with sources visible through its gamma-ray telescope, were devised to celebrate the completion of 10 years of operations of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.

Oct 21, 2018

Journey to Mercury

As per the European and Japanese space agencies, an Ariane 5 rocket successfully lifted a spacecraft carrying two probes into orbit for a joint mission to Mercury, the closest planet to the sun.

The unmanned BepiColombo spacecraft successfully separated and was sent into orbit from French Guiana as planned, to begin a seven-year journey to Mercury.

Oct 19, 2018

India's First Uterine Transplant Baby

India got its first baby born following a uterine transplant at Pune's Galaxy Hospital, a 1.4-kg girl.

The first uterine transplant in the world was done in 2002. Since then, there have been 27 such transplants, with only 11 women going on to have successful deliveries. Meenakshi is now the 12th.

Nine of the other 11 babies were born in Sweden, and two in the US.

Oct 18, 2018

Giant Planets around Young Star Discovered

Scientists have identified a young star with four Jupiter and Saturn-sized planets orbiting it. This is the first time that so many massive worlds have been detected in such a system.

The star CI Tau is located in a highly productive stellar nursery.

The system has also set a new record for the most extreme range of orbits yet observed.

The star is just two million years old and is surrounded by a huge disc of dust and ice.

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