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  'Super Earth’ found orbiting nearby star

  World | November 20, 2016 17:32 IST

  Scientists have discovered a new world right round the corner from Earth. A new ‘super Earth’ planet was found with a mass around 5.4 times that of the Earth, orbiting a very bright star near

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  Brazilian astronomers discover 2 planets near sunlike star

  World | November 06, 2016 11:04 IST

  A team of Brazilian astronomers has discovered two new planets around a star similar to the sun known as HIP 68468. The two new planets, dubbed "super Neptune" and "super Earth", are the first to

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  Hello sunshine! Soaking up in sun helps in reducing stress

  Lifestyle | November 05, 2016 11:26 IST

  According to a new study, soaking up in the sun is an effective way to reduce emotional distress. Mark Beecher, Professor at the Brigham Young University, US, said that the amount of time between sunrise

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  Did you know the Sun is tilting? Mysterious Planet Nine could be responsible for it

  World | October 21, 2016 12:11 IST

  Planet Nine, the huge, distant planet that was predicted to exist in January, may be responsible for the unusual tilt of the Sun, a new study has found. This planet could be adding a wobble

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  Scientists find Earth-like planet orbiting star closest to Sun

  World | August 25, 2016 9:39 IST

  In a major step in the quest to find out if life exists elsewhere in the universe, scientists have discovered a planet that appears to be similar to Earth circling the star closest to the sun.

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  ISRO to launch ‘Aditya-L1’, the first Indian mission to study Sun by 2020

  India | August 21, 2016 12:58 IST

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its satellite, Aditya-L1, to study about the Sun, according to Mylswamy Annadurai, director, Isro satellite centre at Bengaluru. Speaking to the media on Saturday

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  Powerful explosion! NASA’s IRIS captures amazing video of plasma rain on sun's surface

  World | August 08, 2016 16:41 IST

  A stunning video of plasma rain on the surface of the sun shared by NASA is sure to take your breath away. The video has been captured by premiere US space agency NASA’s Interface Region

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  VIDEO! Comet killed plunging into the sun at a million miles per hour

  World | August 05, 2016 12:03 IST

  An amazing video captured by the NASA/ESA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a spacecraft jointly launched by NASA and the European Space Agency in 1995, shows how a comet getting fully destroyed while diving towards

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  Watch: A close video of Sun’s explosion as it emits biggest solar flares of 2016

  World | July 26, 2016 16:25 IST

  Sun has been the biggest star in our galaxy. It has not just been the source of energy to earth, but has also stored several mysteries with in. In fact, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory is

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  A long distance relationship begins today! Earth moved farthest from the Sun on July 4

  World | July 04, 2016 19:07 IST

  New Delhi: Earth will be the farthest from the Sun today i.e on 4 July at 05:24 pm GMT ( 09:54 PM IST). This astronomical event called the 'aphelion', happens every year, but the

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  Sun ‘going blank’, Earth heading towards mini ice age

  World | June 29, 2016 12:19 IST

  New Delhi: The sun has gone "completely blank" for the second time this month suggesting that our star is entering a new period of decreased activity — one that will continue to last for about five years. Something erupted on the far side on Satur

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  In a rare celestial crossing, Mercury will transit Sun on May 9

  India | May 06, 2016 0:00 IST

  New Delhi: A transit of Mercury over the disc of the Sun will take place in the afternoon of May 9 and will be visible from India after a gap of about ten years. The

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  NASA video to help 'see' Sun's magnetic field

  World | February 01, 2016 19:16 IST

  Washington: NASA has created a video to 'see' and understand the Sun's invisible magnetic field, that may be crucial for future deep space travel, by combining real time observations and computer simulations to analyse how

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  Planet three times as large as Jupiter discovered

  World | August 20, 2015 9:18 IST

  Santiago:  Chilean astronomer Maritza Soto has discovered a planet three times as large as Jupiter orbiting a red giant star larger than the Sun and located some 290 million light years from Earth.A doctoral student

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  Woman sues eBay over right to sell plots on the Sun

  June 08, 2015 19:07 IST

  London: A 54-year-old Spanish woman banned from selling plots on the Sun on eBay has filed a lawsuit against the internet e-commerce giant.Maria Duran, from Vigo in the Spanish region of Galicia, has been claiming

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  Science behind heat wave: An angry sun, heat strokes & monsoon

  India | May 31, 2015 16:13 IST

  New Delhi:  India is baking! The heat is on as most parts of India are reeling under a severe heat wave with temperatures hovering at over 45 degrees Celsius, and more than a thousand people

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  Top 10 facts to know about Earth Day

  India | April 22, 2015 13:29 IST

  Today is Earth Day – an annual event created to celebrate the planet's environment and raise public awareness about pollution. The day is observed worldwide with rallies, conferences, outdoor activities and service project.Here are some

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  NASA launches 4 spacecraft to solve magnetic mystery

  World | March 13, 2015 9:15 IST

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: NASA launched four identical spacecraft Thursday on a billion-dollar mission to study the explosive give-and-take of the Earth and sun's magnetic fields.The unmanned Atlas rocket -- and NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft --

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  Nasa's incredible time lapse video captures 5 years on Sun!

  Tech Auto | February 18, 2015 11:13 IST

  Last month, NASA mesmerized us with the largest picture ever taken of Andromeda galaxy (69,536 x 22,230) which requires 4.3 GB disk space; and now they have come up with a bigger surprise this time.In

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  Sun gets US trade regulator nod for Ranbaxy merger

  February 01, 2015 11:52 IST

  New Delhi: Drug major Sun Pharma is now a step closer to becoming the world's fifth-largest generic drug company, as the US Federal Trade Commission (USFTC) has given a conditional nod for the proposed $4-billion