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  • 2014 was the hottest year of earth on record

    2014 was the hottest year of earth on record

    World | January 17, 2015 10:39 IST

    New Delhi: In a latest report published by US space agency NASA and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on friday, it  has been revealed that 2014 has been the most hottest year of the planet

  • nasa s new horizons probe begins flyby over pluto

    NASA's New Horizons probe begins flyby over Pluto

    World | January 16, 2015 8:30 IST

    Washington: US space agency NASA said its New Horizons spacecraft Thursday officially began its six-month approach to Pluto, with the first close-up flyby scheduled for July 14.After a voyage of nine years covering 4.8 billion

  • china plan for unmanned moon landing earth return advances

    China plan for unmanned moon landing, Earth return advances

    World | January 11, 2015 13:27 IST

    BEIJING: China's bold plan to land an unmanned spaceship on the moon before returning to Earth has moved another step forward with a test craft shifting into lunar orbit to conduct further tests, state media

  • nasa robot can explore extraterrestrial volcanoes

    NASA robot can explore extraterrestrial volcanoes

    World | January 08, 2015 12:06 IST

    Washington: The US space agency has developed a robot that is enabling researchers to put together a 3D map of a fissure - a crack that erupts magma - that is now inactive on Hawaii's

  • three earth like planets up there nasa

    Three Earth-like planets up there: NASA

    World | January 07, 2015 11:20 IST

    Washington: In a major find, NASA's Kepler Space Telescope has discovered three new Earth-size habitable or "Goldilocks" zones around Sun-like stars. Of the three, two are likely made of rock like our Earth.Of more than

  • scientists plan to grow lettuce on mars

    Scientists plan to grow lettuce on Mars

    World | January 04, 2015 14:41 IST

    London: A British-led group is planning to grow lettuce on the Red Planet for future dwellers, media reports said.The plan has been proposed by a group of students at Southampton University to send a greenhouse

  • subtle earth shifts can forecast quakes tsunamis

    Subtle Earth shifts can forecast quakes, tsunamis

    World | November 18, 2014 12:16 IST

    New York: Monitoring subtle shifts in the Earth's offshore plates can provide accurate forecasts of earthquake magnitude and tsunami potential, says a study by an international team of scientists.This geological phenomenon called “slow slip events”

  • china publishes lunar orbiter photos of the earth and moon

    China publishes lunar orbiter photos of the Earth and Moon together

    World | November 11, 2014 12:12 IST

    Beijing: China on Monday published photographs of the Earth and Moon together taken by the orbiting service module of the country's first unmanned lunar orbiter, which returned to Earth earlier this month.The photos were taken

  • nasa telescope to measure earth s elevation from space

    NASA telescope to measure Earth's elevation from space

    World | November 04, 2014 11:13 IST

    Washington: In a pioneering work, NASA scientists have fitted the laser-catching telescope of the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) into its place that will measure the elevation of Earth from space.The telescope will

  • mysterious space plane lands on california coast after 674

    Mysterious space plane lands on California coast after 674 days in Earth's Orbit

    World | October 18, 2014 13:10 IST

    California: A top-secret space plane landed today at an Air Force base on the Southern California coast.The plane spent nearly two years circling Earth on a classified mission. Known as the X-37B, it resembles a

  • earth to have nearly 11 bn people by 2100 un

    Earth to have nearly 11 bn people by 2100: UN

    World | September 19, 2014 10:53 IST

    Washington: The Earth is going to have 11 billion people by 2100, with the rising population exacerbating global problems such as climate change, spread of infectious diseases and poverty, says a significant joint study by

  • 3 space station astronauts return to earth

    3 space station astronauts return to Earth

    World | September 11, 2014 8:54 IST

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: Three space station astronauts are back on Earth.An American and two Russians landed early Thursday in Kazakhstan after 5½ months aboard the International Space Station. They returned in a Russian Soyuz capsule

  • like a diamond in the space

    "Like a Diamond in the space"

    World | August 07, 2014 12:43 IST

    New Delhi: The largest diamond ever found is not on Earth, but faraway across the galaxy. Scientists at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory tracked down the very cold and dim star.It's so cold, its carbon

  • top 10 creepiest places on earth

    Top 10 creepiest places on earth

    World | July 01, 2014 11:52 IST

    New Delhi: Do you believe in haunting or ghosts? If you will go and hang out in these places, then you will surely start believing in those. Here is a list of 10 creepiest places

  • india s mars orbiter ready to part with earth

    India's Mars Orbiter ready to part with earth

    India | November 30, 2013 22:16 IST

    Bangalore: India's maiden spacecraft to Mars is ready to part with earth an hour after Saturday midnight and get into the sun's orbit for its long voyage to the red planet, scientists said Friday."The Mars

  • nasa releases stunning new image of saturn and earth

    NASA releases stunning new image of Saturn and Earth

    World | November 13, 2013 15:36 IST

    Washington: NASA has released the first-ever natural-colour portrait of Saturn, in which the planet, its seven moons and rings, and Earth, Venus and Mars, all are visible.The new panoramic mosaic of the majestic Saturn system

  • now earth is more prone to meteor risk say scientists

    Now Earth is more prone to meteor risk, say scientists

    World | November 07, 2013 14:42 IST

    Washington : After a surprise meteor hit Earth at 42,000 mph and exploded over a Russian city Chelyabinsk in February, smashing windows and causing minor injuries, scientists studying the aftermath say the threat of space

  • earth to be habitable for another 1.75 billion years

    Earth to be habitable for another 1.75 billion years

    September 19, 2013 15:09 IST

    New Delhi: Earth will remain habitable for at least another 1.75 billion years, a new study suggests.After this point, our planet will be in the 'hot zone' of the Sun, with temperatures so high that

  • know from where does all the earth s gold come from

    Know from where does all the Earth's gold come from

    World | July 19, 2013 6:29 IST

    New Delhi: Researchers at the University of Bristol have provided  clear evidence that the planet's accessible reserves of gold are the result of a bombardment of meteorites more than 200 million years after Earth was

  • large asteroid to swing past the earth today

    Large asteroid to swing past the Earth today

    World | May 31, 2013 11:51 IST

    Washington, May 31: Astronomers getting their first close-up glimpse of a giant asteroid about to whiz by Earth found a surprise bonus rock. A smaller moon asteroid is circling the larger space rock, an unusual

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