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Moon keeps secrets of Sun, even of life on earth: NASA
Jun 18, 2019, 12:32 PM ISTFour billion yeras ago, the Sun went through violent bursts of radiation. NASA feels history of the Sun is buried in crust of the Moon. This, they say, may even reveal secrets of life on earth.
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NASA's solar probe completes second closest encounter with Sun
Apr 06, 2019, 07:35 AM ISTThe spacecraft is operating well and all instruments are collecting science data, sending back normal signals through NASA's Deep Space Network.
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NASA solar probe to make closest approach to Sun in April
Jan 30, 2019, 09:39 AM ISTThe spacecraft completed its first orbit of the Sun, reaching the point in its orbit farthest from our star, called aphelion, NASA said in a statement.
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Total lunar eclipse meets super blood wolf moon tonight: When and where to watch
Jan 20, 2019, 09:00 AM ISTSome places, including the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles will be live streaming the phenomenon.
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Major scientific breakthrough as astronomers discover 'super-Earth' orbiting Sun's nearest star
Nov 15, 2018, 09:12 AM ISTThe planet, known as Barnard's Star b, is the second nearest to Earth outside the solar system and orbits its host star once every 233 days.
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NASA probe in good health after closest-ever approach to Sun
Nov 08, 2018, 11:57 PM ISTThe manoeuvre exposed the spacecraft to intense heat and solar radiation in a complex solar wind environment, NASA said in a statement.
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New material harvests Sun's heat for cheaper electricity
India | Oct 21, 2018, 01:21 PM ISTThe innovation is an important step for putting solar heat-to-electricity generation in direct cost competition with fossil fuels, researchers said.
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FOXSI mission: NASA set to launch rocket for viewing Sun with X-ray vision
Sep 05, 2018, 05:10 PM ISTFOXSI (Focusing Optics X-ray Solar Imager) is a sounding rocket mission and it will take its third flight from New Mexico on September 7.
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NASA launches daring Solar Probe Mission to take closer look at Sun
News | Aug 12, 2018, 10:29 PM ISTNASA launches daring Solar Probe Mission to take closer look at Sun
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NASA to launch car-size spacecraft to study Sun
Jul 23, 2018, 07:57 AM ISTThe car-sized spacecraft called Parker Solar Probe is slated to lift off no earlier than August 6, on a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy.
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Humanity’s first flight to Sun set to launch in July: Nasa
Apr 08, 2018, 04:34 PM ISTParker Solar Probe is humanity’s first mission to the Sun. After launch, it will orbit directly through the solar atmosphere - the corona - closer to the surface than any human-made object has ever gone.
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Expert tips to protect your feet from harmful sun rays
Lifestyle | Mar 18, 2018, 10:46 AM ISTScrape off the dead skin growth from the corner of the nail and paint some almond oil for super nourishment.
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Study of Sun-like star to help understand solar cycle's effect on Earth's climate
Jan 09, 2018, 10:48 PM ISTThe researchers have found a star located 120 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus which is identical to Sun in mass, radius and age.
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Our Solar system could have been formed in a wind-blown bubble around a massive star: Study
Dec 27, 2017, 06:05 PM ISTThe general prevailing theory is that our solar system was formed billions of years ago near a supernova. However, the latest study, published in the Astrophysical Journal, begins with a giant type of star called a Wolf-Rayet star.
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Why is the Sun's atmosphere much hotter than its surface
Oct 14, 2017, 02:18 PM ISTThe corona is hundreds to thousands of times hotter than the Sun's visible surface, the photosphere.
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NASA all set to launch world’s first mission to Sun next year
World | Jun 01, 2017, 01:54 PM ISTThe “unprecedented” mission that will send humanity’s first spacecraft to a star is aimed at exploring Sun’s atmosphere and answer questions about solar physics that have puzzled scientists for over six decades.
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'Super Earth’ found orbiting nearby star
World | Nov 20, 2016, 05:32 PM ISTScientists have discovered a new world right round the corner from Earth. A new ‘super Earth’ planet was found with a mass around 5.4 times that of the Earth, orbiting a very bright star near
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Brazilian astronomers discover 2 planets near sunlike star
World | Nov 06, 2016, 11:04 AM ISTA team of Brazilian astronomers has discovered two new planets around a star similar to the sun known as HIP 68468. The two new planets, dubbed "super Neptune" and "super Earth", are the first to
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Hello sunshine! Soaking up in sun helps in reducing stress
Lifestyle | Nov 05, 2016, 11:26 AM ISTAccording to a new study, soaking up in the sun is an effective way to reduce emotional distress. Mark Beecher, Professor at the Brigham Young University, US, said that the amount of time between sunrise
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Did you know the Sun is tilting? Mysterious Planet Nine could be responsible for it
World | Oct 21, 2016, 12:11 PM ISTPlanet Nine, the huge, distant planet that was predicted to exist in January, may be responsible for the unusual tilt of the Sun, a new study has found. This planet could be adding a wobble