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Sonakshi Sinha trolled for 'Earth 2.0' tweet, responds in style!
Bollywood | Jul 24, 2015, 06:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Shotgun's daughter Sonakshi Sinha, who is known for her intellect and ready-witted nature, unexpectedly called in for Twitter trolling recently when she tweeted regarding the discovery of a new planet. NASA, on Thursday, had
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Asteroid with platinum worth $5 trillion set to pass by Earth
World | Jul 18, 2015, 08:01 PM ISTLondon: Stargazers are in for a treat as a huge asteroid is set to pass by the Earth at 11 pm (London time) on Sunday. People in India can watch it live on the internet
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ISS astronauts to get virtual reality headsets
World | Jun 28, 2015, 02:25 PM ISTWashington: Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) are all set to receive two virtual reality headsets that will help them beam back to Earth what they see in space.The headsets or HoloLens devices are
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Astronaut makes history by 'shaking hands' with scientist 8,046 kms away on Earth (Video)
World | Jun 07, 2015, 11:33 PM ISTWashington: A NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been able to 'shake hands' with a scientist 8,046 km away on Earth, making history with the first telerobotic 'handshake' between space and Earth.NASA
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What's happening to mother Earth? 31 earthquakes in the last 24 hours
India | May 12, 2015, 04:54 PM ISTA fresh 7.3 earthquake shook the earth in Nepal and northern India today, killing at least nine people and injuring 300 in the region as many buildings already weakened by last month's massive temblor were
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Earth's 10 Most Mysterious Lost Worlds and its rare species
Life | May 03, 2015, 07:58 PM ISTSome people think there are no secrets left on earth, but little to their knowledge, our planet is none less than a chamber of secrets. It is difficult to believe but there are many places
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Top 10 facts to know about Earth Day
India | Apr 22, 2015, 01:29 PM ISTToday 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 | Mar 13, 2015, 09:15 AM ISTCAPE 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 set to launch 4 spacecraft to solve magnetic mystery
World | Mar 13, 2015, 08:12 AM ISTCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: NASA is sending four identical spacecraft on a billion-dollar mission to study the explosive give-and-take of the Earth and sun's magnetic fields.Liftoff of the unmanned Atlas rocket -- and NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale
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Mysterious giant cloud over Mars puzzle astronomers
World | Feb 17, 2015, 10:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: For space watchers, Mars is like a second home. Astronomers have been studying the red planet for centuries and a mysterious haze high above Mars has left scientists scratching their heads.Two strange, cloud-like
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Ancient star with five Earth-size planets discovered
World | Jan 28, 2015, 10:40 AM ISTLondon: After analysing over four years of data from NASA's Kepler spacecraft, a team of astronomers has discovered a star that is 11.2 billion years old and has at least five Earth-size planets."The findings show
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Asteroid that flew past Earth has small moon
World | Jan 27, 2015, 10:53 AM ISTNew York: The asteroid that flew past the Earth Jan 26 has its own small moon, NASA said.In the first radar images of asteroid called 2004 BL86, scientists working with NASA's Deep Space Network antenna
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Huge asteroid to whip past Earth on Monday
World | Jan 22, 2015, 08:57 AM ISTCape Canaveral, Florida: An asteroid up to 1,800 feet (550 meters) across is headed Earth's way. But don't worry: It will miss us by 745,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers), about three times the distance between
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2014 was the hottest year of earth on record
World | Jan 17, 2015, 10:39 AM ISTNew 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
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NASA's New Horizons probe begins flyby over Pluto
World | Jan 16, 2015, 08:30 AM ISTWashington: 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
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China plan for unmanned moon landing, Earth return advances
World | Jan 11, 2015, 01:27 PM ISTBEIJING: 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
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NASA robot can explore extraterrestrial volcanoes
World | Jan 08, 2015, 12:06 PM ISTWashington: 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
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Three Earth-like planets up there: NASA
World | Jan 07, 2015, 11:20 AM ISTWashington: 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
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Scientists plan to grow lettuce on Mars
World | Jan 04, 2015, 02:41 PM ISTLondon: 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
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Subtle Earth shifts can forecast quakes, tsunamis
World | Nov 18, 2014, 12:16 PM ISTNew 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”