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- 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…
- Andhra Pradesh
Large deposits of 15 rare earth elements found in Andhra Pradesh
Anantapur: Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Research Institute has found large deposits of 15 rare earth elements (REE) in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. REE of the lanthanide series are critical components in many electronic…
- 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…
- Science
NASA reveals 2 instruments to measure earth-directed energy from sun
San Francisco: NASA has revealed two small instruments that will play a crucial role in powering big scientific insights by measuring and studying the Earth’s directed energy from the Sun. The space…
- Science
Earth to have close encounter with small asteroid this week
San Francisco: An asteroid, about the size of a box truck, will have a very close encounter with the Earth this week, NASA Systems has predicted. The asteroid, called Asteroid 2023, is…
- Science
NASA mission spots 2nd Earth-size world within ‘habitable zone’
Washington: NASA mission has discovered a second Earth-sized, rocky planet within the habitable zone of its star — the range of distances where liquid water could occur on a planet’s surface. Using…
- World
Comet coming near earth after 50 thousand years
“Amazing”, said Russian-origin astronomer Margarita Safonova, of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics after looking at comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) which has come near earth after 50,000 years on the early morning of…
