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  • isro mars orbiter will reveal whether there can be life on

    ISRO Mars Orbiter will reveal whether there can be life on red planet

    India | September 11, 2013 18:24 IST

    Bangalore: India's upcoming Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) seeks to reveal whether there is methane, considered a “precursor chemical” for life, on the Red Planet, key officials behind the ambitious venture said today.A Methane Sensor, one

  • earth could be four degrees warmer by 2100 report

    Earth could be four degrees warmer by 2100: Report

    World | June 13, 2013 10:53 IST

    Bonn, June 13: The planet is on track to warm by four degrees Celsius by the year 2100, if the global community fails to act on climate change, a new report by Climate Action Tracker

  • asteroid to have a close brush with earth on feb 16

    Asteroid to have a close brush with Earth on Feb 16

    India | January 31, 2013 14:05 IST

    Kolkata, Jan 31 : A piece of rock will have a close encounter with the Earth Feb 16, coming closer than some of the geostationary satellites orbiting the planet, said an official.The near earth asteroid,

  • latin americans rank as happiest people on planet

    Latin Americans rank as happiest people on planet

    World | December 21, 2012 6:15 IST

    Mexico City, Dec 21: The world's happiest people aren't in Qatar, the richest country by most measures.  They aren't in Japan, the nation with the highest life expectancy.  Canada, with its chart-topping percentage of college

  • twitter appears down across much of planet

    Twitter appears down across much of planet

    World | July 26, 2012 22:29 IST

    London, Jul 26: People across much of the planet were having problems accessing Twitter on Thursday, a day before the 2012 Olympic Games are expected to cause a spike in use of the micro-blogging site.The

  • india overtakes us as world leader in spam mails

    India overtakes US as world leader in spam mails

    India | April 23, 2012 22:01 IST

    London, Apr 23: India has acquired the dubious distinction of being the ``top spam-spewing nation on the planet'' overtaking America, according to a report of the security firm Sophos which ranks nations by the amount

  • mars to glow at its brightest on monday

    Mars To Glow At Its 'Brightest' On Monday

    India | March 04, 2012 9:02 IST

    New Delhi, Mar 4: Red planet Mars will be brightest and closest “it can get” to earth tomorrow, giving sky gazers an opportunity to see it with naked eyes.“On March 3, Mars was at opposition

  • not just science fiction planet orbits 2 suns

    Not Just Science Fiction : Planet Orbits 2 Suns

    World | September 16, 2011 8:05 IST

    Mountain View, California, Sept 16: Astronomers say a bit of science fiction is now reality. They've spotted a planet orbiting two suns.The discovery was made by NASA's planet-hunting telescope Kepler. Scientists describe the find in

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