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Hyderabad: Charminar, other landmarks to go dark for Earth Hour
Hyderabad: Several landmarks in the city will go dark on March 23, for an hour, in support of the global initiative, Earth Hour. It is a worldwide event organized by the World…
- Pakistan
Countries around us reached the Moon but Pak not rising from the Earth: Nawaz Sharif
Lahore: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has held the military establishment responsible for the country’s economic woes, saying the countries around us have reached the Moon but Pakistan is not rising from…
- India
India’s solar observatory Aditya-L1 starts collecting scientific data
Chennai: India’s space based solar observatory Aditya-L1 has begun collecting scientific data en route to observe the Sun. The sensors of the Supra Thermal & Energetic Particle Spectrometer (STEPS) instrument, a part…
- World
Earth’s warmest August saw 65 countries set record high temperatures: Report
New Delhi: Thirteen per cent of the Earth’s surface, spanning 65 countries, experienced record high temperatures in August, while the rest of the world braved significantly higher temperatures compared to the 1951-1980…
- Middle East
UAE astronaut Al Neyadi’s return to Earth delayed by bad weather
United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi’s journey back to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed due to bad weather. Al Neyadi was initially scheduled to return…
- World
Monday recorded as hottest day on earth, says US climate data
Washington DC: The hottest day on Earth was recorded on July 3, The Hill reported citing the data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). On July 3, the average global…
- Science
Groundwater pumping tilting Earth’s spin, may impact climate: Study
New Delhi: Groundwater pumping has shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly 80 centimetres east between 1993 and 2010 alone, which could impact our planet’s climate, according…
- Technology
Mars comes closer to Earth for millions via ESA live-streaming
London: In a first, the European Space Agency (ESA) live-streamed historic live images directly from Mars on YouTube. The historic images were also shared on ESA’s Twitter account. It took about 18…
- Middle East
Watch: Saudi astronauts land safely on Earth
The two Saudi astronauts arrived on Earth on Wednesday morning after completing a successful eight-day AX-2 mission on the International Space Station (ISS). Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Al Qarni made history as the…
- Technology
S-Korea’s satellite enters orbit, makes communication with Earth
Seoul: South Korea’s main satellite has successfully entered orbit and made multiple communications with ground stations, the country’s science ministry has said. NEXTSAT-2 was deployed from South Korea’s homegrown space rocket Nuri…
- Science
Scientists discover new layer at Earth’s inner core
Sydney: A team of researchers has found evidence of a new layer to the planet sitting within the inner core. According to seismologists from The Australian National University (ANU), data gathered from…
- Science
Asteroid Ryugu is organic-rich, sample reveals
Washington: Asteroid Ryugu has a rich complement of organic molecules, according to a NASA and international team’s initial analysis of a sample from the asteroid’s surface delivered to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2…