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Mars 2020 rover set to sport more efficient robotic arm
World | Feb 15, 2017, 03:22 PM ISTIn an attempt to probe for evidence of past life on the red planet, a Pasadena-based company is busy in developing the rover's robotic arm that will make it more efficient to work on the
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Earth's water may have formed deep within mantle, says study
World | Feb 05, 2017, 08:56 PM ISTEarth's water may have originally been formed by chemical reactions deep within our planet's mantle, according to new research. The new theory offers an alternative explanation as to how the life-giving liquid may have originated
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Scientists pinpoint the exact age of Moon and it’s older than we thought
World | Jan 13, 2017, 06:09 PM ISTScientists have claimed that our closest neighbour Moon is 4.51 billion years old, and was born just 60 million years after the solar system first formed. The revelation has come through a new study
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One more second added to Indian Standard Time
India | Jan 01, 2017, 05:19 PM ISTThe difference of a second in our life barely makes any difference but it does matter in the fields of satellite navigation, astronomy and communication. Therefore, a ‘leap second’ was added to the Indian clock
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Scientists discover world’s oldest water samples that may hold clues to alien life
World | Dec 18, 2016, 08:31 PM ISTHunting down for alien life or their existence has constantly intrigued people, but this time, scientists have discovered the oldest water samples on Earth that date back to about two billion years and may hold
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Researchers discover hot hydrogen atoms in Earth's upper atmosphere
World | Dec 08, 2016, 04:40 PM ISTThe presence of hot atomic hydrogen (H) atoms has been found in an upper layer of Earth's climate known as thermosphere by a group of researchers from University of Illinois. This finding significantly changes current
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Asteroid that killed dinosaurs may have punctured Earth's crust: study
World | Nov 22, 2016, 10:38 AM ISTThe asteroid which killed the age of dinosaurs about 65 million years ago may have nearly punctured the Earth's crust, and temporarily caused the surface of the planet to behave like a slow-moving fluid, a
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Scientists discover new 'Super Earth' orbiting nearby star
World | Nov 21, 2016, 01:25 PM ISTScientists have discovered a new 'Super Earth' orbiting a nearby star having a mass around 5.4 times that of Earth. This new 'Super Earth' has been found orbiting a very bright star near to our
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'Super Earth’ found orbiting nearby star
World | Nov 20, 2016, 05:32 PM ISTScientists 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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Earth to witness the largest and brightest 'supermoon' today! All you need to know
World | Nov 14, 2016, 12:46 PM ISTIf you savour the sight of a large, bright moon, today could your once in a lifetime opportunity. Monday, November 14, 2016, will witness the biggest ‘supermoon’ in almost seven decades today. The brightest moon
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Scientists discover oldest evidence of life on land, dates back 3.2 billion years
World | Nov 09, 2016, 07:03 PM ISTA recent study by scientists in Germany have found the oldest evidence of life on land suggesting that life took birth on land as early as 3.2 billion years ago. The research led by Sami
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Brazilian astronomers discover 2 planets near sunlike star
World | Nov 06, 2016, 11:04 AM ISTA 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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Indian scientists find crack in Earth's magnetic shield. Know how it will impact us?
World | Nov 04, 2016, 12:36 PM ISTThe world’s largest and most sensitive cosmic ray monitor, located in India, has recorded a burst of galactic cosmic rays that indicates a crack in the Earth’s magnetic shield, which protects us from harmful radiation,
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NASA to host media call on new small satellite missions to study our home planet
World | Nov 03, 2016, 12:26 PM ISTPremiere U.S space agency NASA is planning to host a teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EST (12:00 a.m IST) on November 7 to better help understand our home planet Earth, previewing several Earth science missions using
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Climbed 77 steps of life: Junko Tabei, first woman to scale Everest, dies
World | Oct 22, 2016, 09:32 PM ISTAfter climbing 77 steps of her life, Junko Tabei, the first woman to scale Earth's elevated mountain, died of peritoneal cancer at a Saitama hospital on Thursday morning. Tabei died Thursday of cancer at a
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Did you know the Sun is tilting? Mysterious Planet Nine could be responsible for it
World | Oct 21, 2016, 12:11 PM ISTPlanet 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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‘Super aliens’ could feed on cosmic rays, says study
World | Oct 16, 2016, 06:52 PM ISTCosmic rays, one of the most dangerous aspects of space for the human body, could really be a wellspring of life, a new study proposes. The study of a bacterium thriving deep in a South
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First Mexican Mars rover gets recognition from NASA and IAF
World | Oct 03, 2016, 01:15 PM ISTIn a mark of significant achievement for the South American nation, the first prototype of a Mars explorer robot designed by a team of 10 university students in Mexico has gained recognition from US space
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Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking warns against contacting aliens
World | Sep 25, 2016, 10:15 PM ISTRenowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has once again issued a warning that humanity should be cautious about contacting alien civilization. Our first contact from an advanced civilisation could be equivalent to when Native Americans
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Indigenous Australians most ancient civilisation on Earth, reveals DNA study
World | Sep 23, 2016, 12:06 AM ISTIn an exclusive study of Indigenous Australian DNA, it has been revealed that it is the most ancient continuous civilisation on the Earth with their origin dating back to 50,000 years ago. In the