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Sharks use Earth's magnetic field as a GPS, scientists say
Science | May 16, 2021, 08:22 PM ISTSharks use the Earth's magnetic field as a sort of natural GPS to navigate journeys that take them great distances across the world's oceans, scientists have found.
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft way back to Earth with asteroid sample
Science | May 11, 2021, 08:00 PM ISTAfter nearly five years in space, NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with an abundance of rocks and dust from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, the US space agency said.
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Chinese Rocket spiraled out of control, to re-enter Earth's atmosphere
Science | May 09, 2021, 09:04 AM ISTThe spent stage of China's Long March 5B-Rocket that launched last month is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere
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Disintegrated space rocket 'highly unlikely' to cause any damage on earth: China
Science | May 07, 2021, 04:50 PM ISTReplying to questions about the Long March 5B rocket, which last week launched the core module of the country's space station and started hurtling down to Earth, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a media briefing on Friday that China will provide timely updates on it.
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Will asteroid Apophis hit Earth in 2068? Here's what NASA says
Science | Mar 28, 2021, 08:20 PM ISTIn a big relief, NASA has ruled out the possibility of asteroid Apophis impacting Earth in 2068, saying that our planet is safe from this notorious space rock for at least a century.
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Biggest asteroid to pass by Earth this year comes closest
Science | Mar 21, 2021, 09:49 PM ISTThe largest asteroid to visit Earth in 2021 is passing by our planet on Sunday at a speed of about 124,000 kph. Although this speed is faster than the speed at which most asteroids encounter Earth, there is no threat of a collision with our planet, NASA said earlier this month.
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Comets brought carbon to Earth, Mars: Study
Science | Mar 06, 2021, 03:50 PM ISTComets could have been an essential source of carbon on planets like Earth and Mars during the early formation of the solar system, says a new study.
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Microbes from Earth could temporarily survive on Mars: Study
Science | Feb 22, 2021, 04:36 PM ISTSome microbes found on Earth may temporarily survive on the surface of Mars, according to a study that could be vital for the success of future missions to the Red Planet.
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ISRO, MapmyIndia team up to take on Google Maps/Earth
India | Feb 13, 2021, 07:29 AM ISTIn a bid to take on Google Maps, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and digital mapping and location-based deep-tech company MapmyIndia on Friday announced a new initiative to offer a fully indigenous, mapping portal and geospatial services.
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Earth’s ice loss increases at record speed, study says
Science | Jan 25, 2021, 06:43 PM ISTThe researchers noted that ice melt across the globe raises sea levels, increases the risk of flooding to coastal communities, and threatens to wipe out natural habitats which the wildlife depends on.
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Why Earth is spinning faster than it has in over 50 years?
Science | Jan 07, 2021, 03:11 PM ISTScientists believe that our Earth may be spinning faster than it has in over 50 years owing to the change in the speed of the earth’s rotation, which has increased over the last 5 decades.
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Asteroids, bigger than Eiffel Tower, followed by 3 others to fly past Earth today
Science | Jan 06, 2021, 10:58 AM ISTAstrologer Nostradamus has made 6,338 predictions out of which 3797 prophecies have apparently proved correct. This time, he had said the asteroid would fly past Earth sometime during early 2021.
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How NASA is planning to bring Mars samples back to Earth
Science | Dec 18, 2020, 03:48 PM ISTNASA has approved the Mars Sample Return (MSR) multi-mission effort to advance to the next phase in preparation to bring the first pristine samples from Mars back to Earth.
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Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying Moon rocks
Science | Dec 17, 2020, 08:49 AM ISTA Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth on Thursday with the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years.
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New data reveals early origins of solar system, life on Earth
Science | Dec 06, 2020, 06:34 PM ISTA new research using magnetism has provided significant data that will help inform scientists about the early origins of the solar system and why some planets such as Earth became habitable and were able to sustain conditions conducive for life, while other planets, such as Mars, did not.
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China spacecraft collects moon samples to take back to Earth
Science | Dec 02, 2020, 05:45 PM ISTA Chinese spacecraft took samples of the moon’s surface Wednesday as part of a mission to bring lunar rocks back to Earth for the first time since the 1970s, the government said, adding to a string of successes for Beijing’s increasingly ambitious space program.
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Earth inching closer to supermassive black hole at 7 km per second, reveals study
Science | Dec 01, 2020, 04:41 PM ISTEarth is inching closer to a supermassive black hole in the Milky Way galaxy at 7 km per second, a study has found out. According to a map issued by Japanese radio astronomy project VERA, earth in the past 35 years has travelled some 1,900 light years and is now sitting at a distance of 25,800 light years from the black hole.
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China to launch its first spacecraft to moon to collect samples, return to earth
World | Nov 23, 2020, 06:59 PM ISTChina said on Monday that it will launch its first unmanned space mission on Tuesday to collect samples from the moon's surface and return to earth, which its space scientists say is one of the country's most complicated and challenging space missions.
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God of Chaos: Huge asteroid named Apophis is speeding to hit earth in 2068: What we know
Science | Oct 28, 2020, 08:39 PM ISTA giant asteroid called Apophis, named after an Egyptian 'God of Chaos' is speeding its journey towards earth and may hit our blue planet in year 2068.
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Trio who lived on space station return to Earth safely
Science | Oct 22, 2020, 11:19 AM ISTA trio of space travelers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station.