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NASA planning to destroy asteroid headed toward Earth with nuclear bombs

Project Hypervelocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response (HAMMER) is not too different from the plot of 1998 science fiction film Armageddon.

Mar 9, 2018

Scientists discover rare mineral inside diamond: 8 things you need to know about calcium silicate perovskite

Scientists believe that the calcium silicate perovskite — an extremely unstable mineral — survived because it was formed in a "super-deep diamond".

Mar 8, 2018

What is Stratolaunch? Fascinating facts about the world's largest plane that could launch a space shuttle

Stratolaunch can carry three rockets under its belly to about 35,000 feet. Check out other facts about the plane that is going to serve as a mid-air launch pad.

Mar 8, 2018

Andhra Pradesh Special Status: Chandrababu Naidu chooses the right moment to bolt from PM Modi's stable

The Modi government is yet to respond to Andhra Pradesh's demand for Special Status, and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is not happy. What exactly is brewing?

Mar 8, 2018

Scientists solve decades-old mystery of how magnetic waves heat Sun and drive solar wind

In 'ground-breaking discovery', scientists may have discovered how magnetic waves heat the Sun and propel the solar winds.

Mar 8, 2018

One of Earth's most abundant minerals found trapped inside a diamond for the first time

The mineral trapped in the diamond explains the recycling of ocean crust into the lower mantle of the Earth.

Mar 8, 2018

Chinas Tiangong-1 space station to crash land into Earth

Chinas first manned space station Tiangong-1 may crash land into the Earth. After launching in 2011, contact was lost with the module and a controlled re-entry is no longer possible.

Mar 8, 2018

CosmoCourse working on reusable suborbital space system for space tourism

Space tourism maybe possible by 2025: How much will 5 minutes of zero gravity cost?

A Russian company named CosmoCourse has said it will open the booking windows to tourists for excursions to space on completion of the project in a few years.

Mar 8, 2018

Nasa's Juno finds that Jupiter's storms are larger and deeper than previously thought

Storm systems over Jovian poles are distinct and tightly packed, scientists say.

Mar 8, 2018

ESA test fires air-breathing engine for satellites at the edge of space

'Air-breathing electric propulsion is no longer simply a theory but a tangible, working concept,' one of the researchers has said.

Mar 8, 2018

Fires in South Africa found to have a surprising cooling effect on the atmosphere

Smoke aerosols in clouds reflect more solar radiation back into space, which results in less solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface, says a new study.

Mar 7, 2018

'Hazardous' asteroid comes close to Earth today: Where to watch the Empire State Building-sized rock live

The asteroid 2017 VR12 has a diameter between 700ft and 1,500ft and is expected to pass within 900,000 miles of Earth at around 7:53am (EST) on Wednesday.

Mar 7, 2018

Planet parade: rare celestial alignment starts today and will end with a Blue Moon

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, along with Pluto and Antares will be aligned on the night sky this month.

Mar 7, 2018

China's Tiangong-1 space station carrying toxics to crash on Earth: Impact location, date & other details

China's first space station, Tiangong-1 will come crashing down to Earth between March 24 and April 19.

Mar 6, 2018

Google honors Gabriel Garcia Marquez on his 91st birthday with the Google doodle representing the magical Amazonian jungle from One Hundred Years of Solitude.

What was Gabriel García Márquez's cause of death? Google doodle honors Nobel laureate who died in 2014

Tuesday's Google doodle was about the magical, vibrant Amazonian jungle and the city of Macondo from Marquez' book One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Mar 6, 2018

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Search Results for: earth

NASA planning to destroy asteroid headed toward Earth with nuclear bombs

Scientists discover rare mineral inside diamond: 8 things you need to know about calcium silicate perovskite

What is Stratolaunch? Fascinating facts about the world's largest plane that could launch a space shuttle

Andhra Pradesh Special Status: Chandrababu Naidu chooses the right moment to bolt from PM Modi's stable

Scientists solve decades-old mystery of how magnetic waves heat Sun and drive solar wind

One of Earth's most abundant minerals found trapped inside a diamond for the first time

Chinas Tiangong-1 space station to crash land into Earth

Space tourism maybe possible by 2025: How much will 5 minutes of zero gravity cost?

Nasa's Juno finds that Jupiter's storms are larger and deeper than previously thought

ESA test fires air-breathing engine for satellites at the edge of space

Fires in South Africa found to have a surprising cooling effect on the atmosphere

'Hazardous' asteroid comes close to Earth today: Where to watch the Empire State Building-sized rock live

Planet parade: rare celestial alignment starts today and will end with a Blue Moon

China's Tiangong-1 space station carrying toxics to crash on Earth: Impact location, date & other details

What was Gabriel García Márquez's cause of death? Google doodle honors Nobel laureate who died in 2014

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]