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NASA shares 'magical' picture of Cygnus supernova blast wave
Science | August 31, 2020 9:04 ISTThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared a mesmerizing and unbelievable picture of Cygnus supernova blast wave. The picture showing an undulating orange ribbon is so beautiful it will look like its photoshopped.
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Mass extinction on earth caused due to exploding stars
Science | August 20, 2020 9:51 ISTA new study reveals that brutal cosmic rays from Supernovae could be the reason behind at least one mass extinction event. According to the researchers, finding certain radioactive isotopes in Earth's rock record could confirm this scenario.
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SUV-sized asteroid passes by Earth, above southern Indian Ocean
Science | August 19, 2020 11:54 ISTAt roughly 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 meters) across, asteroid 2020 QG is very small by asteroid standards: If it had actually been on an impact trajectory, it would likely have become a fireball as it broke up in Earth's atmosphere, which happens several times a year.
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NASA confirms dent in Earth's magnetic field splitting into two
Science | August 19, 2020 10:45 ISTThe protective magnetic field around Earth is in the process of splitting into two, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has discovered. This small but evolving dent in the magnetic field can cause big headaches for satellites.
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When and how the whole universe will come to an end? Read on to find out
Science | August 19, 2020 10:00 ISTHumans have always been curious to know how and when the world will come to an end. Interestingly, theoretical physicist Matt Caplan has predicted when the universe will come to its end.
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Cooling of Earth caused by eruptions, not meteors: Study
Science | August 03, 2020 16:21 ISTSome researchers believed the event - which cooled the Earth by about 3 degrees Centigrade, a huge amount - was caused by an extraterrestrial impact with the Earth, such as a meteor collision.
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'Potentially dangerous' Asteroid 2020 ND to move past Earth today
Science | July 24, 2020 9:29 ISTAsteroid 2020 ND - a huge asteroid is set to move past Earth today, NASA has said. Terming the asteroid as 'potentially dangerous', NASA has warned that the asteroid is travelling at a high speed of 48,000 kilometres per hour.
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Gaya-based businessman 'buys' land on Moon
News | July 15, 2020 10:26 ISTA businessman, Neeraj Kumar from Gaya bought a piece of land on the Moon.
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Earth's magnetic field can change 10 times faster than thought
Science | July 06, 2020 17:09 ISTThe magnetic field is constantly changing. Satellites now provide new means to measure and track its current shifts but the field existed long before the invention of human-made recording devices.
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Earth's temperature spikes to record high for May, say US meteorologists
Science | June 13, 2020 7:40 ISTThe last seven Mays, from 2014 to 2020, have been the seven warmest Mays on record. This past spring was the second hottest on record, behind 2016. And this year so far is the second hottest five-month start of a year.
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Scientists detect widespread structures near Earth's core
Science | June 12, 2020 23:11 ISTAnalysing thousands of recordings of seismic waves, or sound waves travelling through the Earth, scientists have detected widespread, heterogenous structures -- areas of unusually dense, hot rock -- at the core-mantle boundary than previously known.
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'Mirror image' of earth, sun found 3000 light-years away
Science | June 09, 2020 10:00 ISTScientists have discovered a massive exoplanet that orbits a star located some 3,000 light-years away from us and it may be potentially habitable.
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Chance of finding young Earth-like planets higher than previously thought: Study
Science | June 06, 2020 15:47 ISTResearchers in the UK have found that the chance of finding Earth-like planets in their early stages of formation is much higher than previously thought.
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170-ft wide asteroid among 5 flying by Earth today. Details inside
Science | June 03, 2020 16:39 ISTAbout five asteroids are headed in the direction of Earth between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday early morning, media reports quoted the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as saying.
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Earth-sized planet found orbiting nearest star Proxima Centauri
Science | June 01, 2020 11:40 ISTAstronomers have discovered an earth-sized orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our solar system. Proxima Centauri is only 4.2 light years away, and the target planet - Proxima b - is just 1.17 times the size of Earth.
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Earth's magnetic field is weakening. Know how it will affect the planet
Science | May 25, 2020 16:48 ISTThe European Space Agency (ESA) scientists have warned that the earth's geomagnetic field is weakening in some areas area between Africa and South America.
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Comet SWAN heading towards Earth. Here's how to spot it through naked eyes
Science | May 12, 2020 14:48 ISTSkywatchers across the globe can keep an eye on the sky as Comet Swan is expected to pass by the Earth on Wednesday night. The comet is known as the ‘Swan’ comet and is bright enough to be visible to the naked eye.
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Asteroid '1998 OR2' to fly past within 3.9m miles of Earth today
Science | April 29, 2020 8:13 ISTAsteroid 1998 OR2 was discovered by the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in July 1998, and for the past two decades astronomers have tracked it.
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Largest ozone layer hole over Arctic closed? Here's what we know so far
Science | April 27, 2020 10:08 ISTThe largest hole in the earth's ozone layer over the Arctic has closed. Scientists have confirmed that the largest hole in the ozone layer which was 1 million square kilometers wide over the Arctic has now healed.
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As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner
World | April 22, 2020 20:14 ISTAs people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily.
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