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New Earth-sized planet ‘Ross 128 b’ discovered outside solar system
Nov 16, 2017, 05:00 PM ISTRoss 128 b is currently 11 light-years from Earth. The planet is moving towards us and is expected to become our nearest stellar neighbour in just 79,000 years.
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Hair bleach chemical behind life on Earth: Study
Lifestyle | Nov 13, 2017, 02:01 PM ISTA compound commonly used in hair bleach, hydrogen peroxide, made the eventual emergence of life on Earth possible, claimed a study.
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Earth will turn into sizzling fireball in less than 600 years: Stephen Hawking
Nov 08, 2017, 08:35 PM ISTStephen Hawking said that to ensure the survival of our species for another million years, humans must boldly go where no one has gone before.
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Watch: Russian boy claims he lived on Mars before rebirth on Earth, says he’s on a ‘special mission’
Nov 07, 2017, 09:05 PM ISTIn a claim that has baffled scientists across the world, a Russian youth says that he lived on Mars before he was reborn on Earth.
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In astonishing discovery, NASA finds 20 planets besides Earth that may hold life
Nov 01, 2017, 05:34 PM ISTScientists have found that there are 20 new planets, others than the Earth, that are orbiting a sun and could support life.
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House-sized asteroid may smash into Earth in 2079
Oct 13, 2017, 05:57 PM ISTFollowing yesterday's pass, the asteroid's next 'close-approaches' to Earth will take place in 2019, 2050 and 2079.
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When coal formation almost turned Earth into a giant ball of ice
Oct 10, 2017, 09:31 PM ISTWhile burning coal today causes Earth to overheat, about 300 million years ago, the formation of coal brought the planet close to global glaciation or a snowball like state
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October 15 beginning of the end of world, Earth to witness seven years of natural calamities, claim conspiracy theorists
Oct 09, 2017, 07:37 PM ISTDavid Meade predicts nuclear attacks and hurricanes will destroy the planet - triggered by a mysterious Planet X.
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SpaceX reveals plan for manned journey to Mars by 2024
Sep 29, 2017, 07:14 PM ISTSpaceX also announced its new BFR rocket. The new BFR has the highest capacity payload of any rocket ever built, meaning it has the lowest launch cost, due to its status as a fully reusable rocket while also being the most powerful.
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High-energy cosmic rays hitting Earth coming from outside our galaxy: Study
Sep 24, 2017, 10:01 AM ISTThe long-standing mystery about the origin of cosmic rays, the high-energy participles that zoom throughout the space, finally seems to have found a solution
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NASA's asteroid-bound spacecraft flies by Earth
Sep 23, 2017, 07:22 PM ISTThe OSIRIS-REx spacecraft came within 17,237 km of Antarctica at 12.52 pm EDT on Friday, just south of Cape Horn, Chile, before following a route north over the Pacific Ocean.
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End of Days: Earth could see sixth wave of mass extinction by year 2100, claims MIT study
Sep 22, 2017, 11:47 AM ISTBy 2100, human activities will add 310 gigatons of carbon to the world’s oceans, a threshold that could ultimately lead to mass extinction
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Two Indian scientists discover closest-ever pair of supermassive black holes
Sep 21, 2017, 10:18 PM ISTTwo Pune-based scientists are involved in the discovery of two closest-ever black holes, in a super-massive binary black hole system, which is about 400 million light years from Earth
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Buckle up! Large three-mile-wide asteroid Florence to whiz past Earth on Friday
World | Sep 01, 2017, 03:12 PM ISTNASA says Asteroid Florence, a large near-Earth asteroid, will pass by Earth on at 5.35 PM IST Friday and will be visible through telescopes for several nights
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Finally! Scientists solve the mystery of how first animals appeared on Earth
Lifestyle | Aug 18, 2017, 09:33 AM ISTAustralian scientists have claimed that they have solved the mystery of how the first animals appeared on the planet Earth.
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Fancy saving the Earth from aliens? This cool job at NASA could fetch you Rs 1.20 cr in salary
World | Aug 03, 2017, 02:52 PM ISTThe US government's official employment site advertised the job which is open to US citizens and nationals for applications until August 14, Newsweek reported on Wednesday
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What happens to Earth if the US exits the climate deal?
World | May 27, 2017, 03:00 PM ISTPresident Donald Trump, who once proclaimed global warming a Chinese hoax, will soon decide whether the United States stays in or leaves a 2015 Paris climate change accord in which nearly every nation agreed to curb its greenhouse gas emissions.
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Watch: NASA releases new global maps of Earth at night
World | Apr 13, 2017, 11:36 AM ISTThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released its latest global maps of Earth at night that provide the "clearest yet composite" view of the patterns of human settlement across our planet.
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2,000-foot long asteroid to fly very ‘close’ to Earth in April, NASA reveals
World | Apr 08, 2017, 10:16 AM ISTA large near-Earth asteroid will make a flight very close to earth safely on April 19th this year, US space agency NASA has said. The asteroid was discovered nearly three years ago.
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NASA discovers 7 Earth-size worlds orbiting star 40 light-years away
World | Feb 23, 2017, 07:12 AM ISTIn a first, the team of astronomers have unveiled seven Earth-size planets orbiting a nearby star that could potentially harbor life. For the first time ever, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a nearby