Planet
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1,200 light-years away, this planet may have active life
World | May 28, 2016, 01:01 PM ISTWashington:A planet which is about 1,200 light-years from Earth and in all probabilities has surface liquid water is a good prospect for a habitable world, reports researchers from University of California-Los Angeles. Named Kepler-62f, the
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Scientists in search of intelligent life on planets hosted by Globular star clusters
World | Jan 07, 2016, 05:12 PM ISTNew York: Contradicting current beliefs, a team of researchers, including one from India, has said that globular star clusters that hold a million stars in a ball only about 100 light-years across on average could
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NASA probe reveals dwarf planet Ceres in intriguing details
World | Sep 10, 2015, 10:39 AM ISTWashington: NASA's Dawn spacecraft has shown the brightest spots on the dwarf planet Ceres that are gleaming with mystery.The closest-yet view of Occator crater, with a resolution of 450 feet per pixel, on its surface
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ISRO Mars Orbiter will reveal whether there can be life on red planet
India | Sep 11, 2013, 06:24 PM ISTBangalore: 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
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Earth could be four degrees warmer by 2100: Report
World | Jun 13, 2013, 10:53 AM ISTBonn, 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
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Asteroid to have a close brush with Earth on Feb 16
India | Jan 31, 2013, 02:05 PM ISTKolkata, 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,
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Latin Americans rank as happiest people on planet
World | Dec 21, 2012, 06:15 AM ISTMexico 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
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Twitter appears down across much of planet
World | Jul 26, 2012, 10:29 PM ISTLondon, 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
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India overtakes US as world leader in spam mails
India | Apr 23, 2012, 10:01 PM ISTLondon, 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
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Mars To Glow At Its 'Brightest' On Monday
India | Mar 04, 2012, 09:02 AM ISTNew 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
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Not Just Science Fiction : Planet Orbits 2 Suns
World | Sep 16, 2011, 08:05 AM ISTMountain 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