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  A long distance relationship begins today! Earth moved farthest from the Sun on July 4

  World | July 04, 2016 19:07 IST

  New Delhi: Earth will be the farthest from the Sun today i.e on 4 July at 05:24 pm GMT ( 09:54 PM IST). This astronomical event called the 'aphelion', happens every year, but the

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  Sun ‘going blank’, Earth heading towards mini ice age

  World | June 29, 2016 12:19 IST

  New Delhi: The sun has gone "completely blank" for the second time this month suggesting that our star is entering a new period of decreased activity — one that will continue to last for about five years. Something erupted on the far side on Satur

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  In a rare celestial crossing, Mercury will transit Sun on May 9

  India | May 06, 2016 0:00 IST

  New Delhi: A transit of Mercury over the disc of the Sun will take place in the afternoon of May 9 and will be visible from India after a gap of about ten years. The

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  NASA video to help 'see' Sun's magnetic field

  World | February 01, 2016 19:16 IST

  Washington: NASA has created a video to 'see' and understand the Sun's invisible magnetic field, that may be crucial for future deep space travel, by combining real time observations and computer simulations to analyse how

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  Planet three times as large as Jupiter discovered

  World | August 20, 2015 9:18 IST

  Santiago:  Chilean astronomer Maritza Soto has discovered a planet three times as large as Jupiter orbiting a red giant star larger than the Sun and located some 290 million light years from Earth.A doctoral student

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  Woman sues eBay over right to sell plots on the Sun

  June 08, 2015 19:07 IST

  London: A 54-year-old Spanish woman banned from selling plots on the Sun on eBay has filed a lawsuit against the internet e-commerce giant.Maria Duran, from Vigo in the Spanish region of Galicia, has been claiming

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  Science behind heat wave: An angry sun, heat strokes & monsoon

  India | May 31, 2015 16:13 IST

  New Delhi:  India is baking! The heat is on as most parts of India are reeling under a severe heat wave with temperatures hovering at over 45 degrees Celsius, and more than a thousand people

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  Top 10 facts to know about Earth Day

  India | April 22, 2015 13:29 IST

  Today is Earth Day – an annual event created to celebrate the planet's environment and raise public awareness about pollution. The day is observed worldwide with rallies, conferences, outdoor activities and service project.Here are some

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  NASA launches 4 spacecraft to solve magnetic mystery

  World | March 13, 2015 9:15 IST

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: NASA launched four identical spacecraft Thursday on a billion-dollar mission to study the explosive give-and-take of the Earth and sun's magnetic fields.The unmanned Atlas rocket -- and NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft --

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  Nasa's incredible time lapse video captures 5 years on Sun!

  Tech Auto | February 18, 2015 11:13 IST

  Last month, NASA mesmerized us with the largest picture ever taken of Andromeda galaxy (69,536 x 22,230) which requires 4.3 GB disk space; and now they have come up with a bigger surprise this time.In

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  Sun gets US trade regulator nod for Ranbaxy merger

  February 01, 2015 11:52 IST

  New Delhi: Drug major Sun Pharma is now a step closer to becoming the world's fifth-largest generic drug company, as the US Federal Trade Commission (USFTC) has given a conditional nod for the proposed $4-billion

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  Ranbaxy's journey as a company to end after merger with Sun

  April 20, 2014 19:46 IST

  New Delhi: Ranbaxy  Laboratories will cease to exist as a company after completion of the $ 4 billion merger with Sun Pharmaceuticals, although its brands will be kept alive in over 100 markets. “The Ranbaxy entity

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  Navratri special Day 4: Jai Maa Kushmanda (see pics)

  Lifestyle | October 08, 2013 13:40 IST

  New Delhi: Maa Durga's incarnation as Kushmanda is worshiped on fourth day of Navratri. Maa Kushmanda possesses eight arms, holding weapons and a mala or rosary. Her mount is a tiger. Maa Kushmanda has the

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  Earth will be closest to Sun on Jan 2

  India | January 01, 2013 20:17 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 1 : The Earth will be closest to the Sun tomorrow at 10:10 am IST at a distance of 147 million kilometres, Planetary Society of India General Secretary N Sri Raghunandan Kumar

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  Chhath Celebrated With Traditional Fervour In Bihar

  India | November 02, 2011 12:06 IST

  Patna, Nov 2: ‘Chhath' was celebrated across Bihar today with lakhs of devotees thronging banks of several rivers and ponds besides rooftops to offer prayers and offerings to the rising Sun for the welfare of

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  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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  Saturn To Be Visible To Naked Eye

  India | April 03, 2011 15:47 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 3: An eye-catching spectacle will greet star gazers tomorrow when Saturn, the Lord of the Rings, will be brightest and biggest in the night sky making it visible to the naked eye.“Jovian

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  Japanese Space Probe Overshoots Venus, Heading Towards Sun

  World | December 08, 2010 12:13 IST

  Tokyo, Dec 8 :  A Japanese probe sent to Venus on an ambitious two-year mission to monitor the cloud-covered planet failed to reach orbit Wednesday and is believed to have been captured by the sun's

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  Spanish Woman Claims She Is Owner Of Sun, Gets Notary Affidavit

  World | November 27, 2010 15:34 IST

  Madrid, Nov 27:  After billions of years the Sun finally has an owner -- a woman from Spain's soggy region of Galicia said Friday she had registered the star at a local notary public as