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  • ancient star with five earth size planets discovered

    Ancient star with five Earth-size planets discovered

    World | Jan 28, 2015, 10:40 AM IST

    London: 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

  • asteroid that flew past earth has small moon

    Asteroid that flew past Earth has small moon

    World | Jan 27, 2015, 10:53 AM IST

    New 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

  • huge asteroid to whip past earth on monday

    Huge asteroid to whip past Earth on Monday

    World | Jan 22, 2015, 08:57 AM IST

    Cape 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

  • 2014 was the hottest year of earth on record

    2014 was the hottest year of earth on record

    World | Jan 17, 2015, 10:39 AM IST

    New 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

  • nasa s new horizons probe begins flyby over pluto

    NASA's New Horizons probe begins flyby over Pluto

    World | Jan 16, 2015, 08:30 AM IST

    Washington: 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

  • china plan for unmanned moon landing earth return advances

    China plan for unmanned moon landing, Earth return advances

    World | Jan 11, 2015, 01:27 PM IST

    BEIJING: 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

  • nasa robot can explore extraterrestrial volcanoes

    NASA robot can explore extraterrestrial volcanoes

    World | Jan 08, 2015, 12:06 PM IST

    Washington: 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

  • three earth like planets up there nasa

    Three Earth-like planets up there: NASA

    World | Jan 07, 2015, 11:20 AM IST

    Washington: 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

  • scientists plan to grow lettuce on mars

    Scientists plan to grow lettuce on Mars

    World | Jan 04, 2015, 02:41 PM IST

    London: 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

  • subtle earth shifts can forecast quakes tsunamis

    Subtle Earth shifts can forecast quakes, tsunamis

    World | Nov 18, 2014, 12:16 PM IST

    New 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”

  • china publishes lunar orbiter photos of the earth and moon

    China publishes lunar orbiter photos of the Earth and Moon together

    World | Nov 11, 2014, 12:12 PM IST

    Beijing: China on Monday published photographs of the Earth and Moon together taken by the orbiting service module of the country's first unmanned lunar orbiter, which returned to Earth earlier this month.The photos were taken

  • nasa telescope to measure earth s elevation from space

    NASA telescope to measure Earth's elevation from space

    World | Nov 04, 2014, 11:13 AM IST

    Washington: In a pioneering work, NASA scientists have fitted the laser-catching telescope of the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) into its place that will measure the elevation of Earth from space.The telescope will

  • mysterious space plane lands on california coast after 674

    Mysterious space plane lands on California coast after 674 days in Earth's Orbit

    World | Oct 18, 2014, 01:10 PM IST

    California: A top-secret space plane landed today at an Air Force base on the Southern California coast.The plane spent nearly two years circling Earth on a classified mission. Known as the X-37B, it resembles a

  • earth to have nearly 11 bn people by 2100 un

    Earth to have nearly 11 bn people by 2100: UN

    World | Sep 19, 2014, 10:53 AM IST

    Washington: The Earth is going to have 11 billion people by 2100, with the rising population exacerbating global problems such as climate change, spread of infectious diseases and poverty, says a significant joint study by

  • 3 space station astronauts return to earth

    3 space station astronauts return to Earth

    World | Sep 11, 2014, 08:54 AM IST

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: Three space station astronauts are back on Earth.An American and two Russians landed early Thursday in Kazakhstan after 5½ months aboard the International Space Station. They returned in a Russian Soyuz capsule

  • like a diamond in the space

    "Like a Diamond in the space"

    World | Aug 07, 2014, 12:43 PM IST

    New Delhi: The largest diamond ever found is not on Earth, but faraway across the galaxy. Scientists at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory tracked down the very cold and dim star.It's so cold, its carbon

  • top 10 creepiest places on earth

    Top 10 creepiest places on earth

    World | Jul 01, 2014, 11:52 AM IST

    New Delhi: Do you believe in haunting or ghosts? If you will go and hang out in these places, then you will surely start believing in those. Here is a list of 10 creepiest places

  • india s mars orbiter ready to part with earth

    India's Mars Orbiter ready to part with earth

    India | Nov 30, 2013, 10:16 PM IST

    Bangalore: India's maiden spacecraft to Mars is ready to part with earth an hour after Saturday midnight and get into the sun's orbit for its long voyage to the red planet, scientists said Friday."The Mars

  • nasa releases stunning new image of saturn and earth

    NASA releases stunning new image of Saturn and Earth

    World | Nov 13, 2013, 03:36 PM IST

    Washington: NASA has released the first-ever natural-colour portrait of Saturn, in which the planet, its seven moons and rings, and Earth, Venus and Mars, all are visible.The new panoramic mosaic of the majestic Saturn system

  • now earth is more prone to meteor risk say scientists

    Now Earth is more prone to meteor risk, say scientists

    World | Nov 07, 2013, 02:42 PM IST

    Washington : After a surprise meteor hit Earth at 42,000 mph and exploded over a Russian city Chelyabinsk in February, smashing windows and causing minor injuries, scientists studying the aftermath say the threat of space

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