China’s Shenzhou-9 spacecraft returns to Earth
A Chinese space capsule carrying three crew members has returned to Earth following a 13-day mission. Images of the capsule landing in Inner Mongolia at 10:05 local time (02:05 GMT) were shown live on...
View ArticleMoon’s origin confirmed in early Earth collision
In a new Nature journal study, a look at lunar chemistry finds fresh evidence confirming a big smash-up as part of the explanation for the moon. Look up at the moon and you are looking at the aftermath...
View ArticleEARTH was a BAKING LIFELESS DESERT for 5 MILLION years
Boffins have discovered that “lethally hot” ocean temperatures kept the Earth devoid of life for millions of years after the mass extinction that occurred 250 million years ago. The global wipeout that...
View ArticleGlobal warming felt by space junk, satellites
Rising carbon dioxide levels at the edge of space are apparently reducing the pull that Earth’s atmosphere has on satellites and space junk, researchers say. The findings suggest that manmade increases...
View ArticleNASA shows off stunning images of the earth at night
Thanks to the NASA-NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite, NASA and the NOAA have released a series of high-quality composite images of the Earth at night time. These images are very...
View ArticleEarth to be closest to Sun today
New Delhi: Stargazers will get a celestial treat on New Year with Sun coming nearest to our planet on Wednesday. The Earth will be at its nearest point from the Sun at 10:10 am today at a distance of...
View Article‘Close’ asteroid may miss earth but could take out your phone
London: An asteroid due to whizz past the Earth this week could take out vital telecommunications satellites, scientists warn. They are sure there is no chance of the 45.7-metre-wide space rock hitting...
View ArticleRussian Meteor: Chelyabinsk Cleaning Up After Meteor Blast
A day after a massive meteor exploded over this city in central Russia, a monumental cleanup effort is under way. Authorities have deployed around 24,000 troops and emergencies responders to help in...
View Article‘Volcanoes capping effects of global warming’
Washington, Mar 4: Sulphur dioxide emissions from moderate volcanoes around the world can mask some of the effects of global warming by 25 per cent, a new study has found. A team led by the University...
View ArticleThird-closest star system to Sun discovered
Washington, Mar 12: In a first-of-its-kind discovery in nearly a century, NASA scientists have found the third-closest star system to the Sun — located only 6.5 light-years away. The pair of cialis 20...
View ArticleFor Earth Day, photos from space: 1 changed how we look at our planet
Happy Earth Day, Earthlings. For Earth Day 2013, take a moment to appreciate your home for what it is — a blue pinpoint on a vast black canvas. In a 2009 post on NASA Science, Dauna Colter wrote about...
View ArticleNew research says life will be over on Earth in 2 billion years
NEW DELHI : Here is a look at the future – the very far future. In 2 billion years’ time, life on Earth will be finished. The only survivors will be microbes confined to pockets of liquid water deep...
View ArticleSolar tsunami used to measure Sun’s magnetic field
Washington, July 13: A solar tsunami observed by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the Japanese Hinode spacecraft has been used to provide the first accurate estimates of the Sun’s magnetic...
View ArticleNASA spacecraft capture stunning images of Earth
NASA has released colour and black-and-white images of Earth and the Moon, as bright beacons, taken from two interplanetary spacecraft millions of miles away in space. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft...
View ArticleNear-earth Asteroid 2003 DZ15 to pass earth Monday night
New Delhi: This coming Monday, the 152 metre asteroid 2003 DZ15 will make a pass by our planet Earth. This asteroid is huge but miniscule as that compared to that big one which flew by earth last...
View ArticleEarth’s 100,000-year Ice Age cycle decoded
LONDON: Scientists have explained a new mechanism behind Earth’s 100,000-year Ice Age cycle that points to the alternating influence of continental ice sheets and climate on this global climatic...
View ArticleBreathing Earth Seen From Space, CO2 Levels Still Rising
A new report says satellite observations have shown that carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has continued to increase, despite global efforts to curb emissions. Ten years of data taken from the European...
View ArticleLunar spectacle sends enthusiasts over the moon
PANAJI: While most people might find the cosmos difficult to understand, a few celestial events, such as the super moon, holds a far broader interest. On November 14, at precisely 7.22pm, the moon was...
View ArticleStephen Hawking Just Gave Humanity A Due Date For Finding Another Planet
If humanity survives the rise of artificial intelligence, the ravages of climate change and the threat of nuclear terrorism in the next century, it doesn’t mean we’re home free, according to Stephen...
View ArticleSuper Earth found orbiting nearby star
Scientists have discovered a new ‘super-Earth’ planet with a mass around 5.4 times that of the Earth, orbiting a very bright star near to our Sun. The exoplanet, GJ 536 b, is not within the star’s...
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