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NASA releases pics of solar storm hitting earth

NASA releases pics of solar storm hitting earth


Spectacular new images of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, have been released by the US spac...
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Centre welcomes TN panel on Koodankulam


The Centre today welcomed constitution of an expert committee by Tamil Nadu Government to look int...
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Scientists say NASA cutting missions to Mars

Scientists say NASA cutting missions to Mars


Scientists say NASA is about to propose major cuts in its exploration of other planets, especially M...
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Romanian accused of hacking NASA-JPL computers

Romanian accused of hacking NASA-JPL computers


A federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen on charges he hacked into 25 climate-research c...
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Earth losing roughly 150 bn tons of ice annually

Earth losing roughly 150 bn tons of ice annually


Greenland, Antarctica and global glaciers and ice caps lost roughly 8 times the volume of Lake Erie ...
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NASA calls for new taxis to fly to Space Station

NASA calls for new taxis to fly to Space Station


NASA is looking for at least two US firms to design and build space taxis to ferry astronauts to and...
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‘Stop finding fault with Centre over all issues’


MoS in the Prime Minister`s Office V Narayanasamy Sunday asked Tamil Nadu government to stop findin...
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More people now want to be astronauts: NASA

More people now want to be astronauts: NASA


NASA has received 6,372 applications for its 2013 class of astronauts, double the usual number.
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`Religious groups shouldn’t prompt N-protesters’


Union Minister V Narayanasamy asked religious groups not to instigate anti-nuclear protesters.
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‘Religious communities shouldn’t instigate anti-nuke stir’


Union Minister V Narayanasamy on Saturday urged religious communities not to `instigate` anti-nucle...
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Hubble zooms in on brightest ever galaxy

Hubble zooms in on brightest ever galaxy


NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a uniquely close-up view of the brightest distant “magnif...
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NASA says Russian space woes no worry

NASA says Russian space woes no worry


NASA says it still has confidence in the quality of Russia`s manned rockets, despite an embarrassing...
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NASA films far side of Moon

NASA films far side of Moon


Rare and spectacular video footage of the far side of the Moon has been captured by a NASA spacecraf...
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Our solar system is adrift in an ‘alien’ cloud

Our solar system is adrift in an ‘alien’ cloud


Our solar system is floating through interstellar clouds of gases slower than expected, a new study ...
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‘Sloshing’ galaxy cluster discovered

‘Sloshing’ galaxy cluster discovered


Scientists have spotted vast clouds of hot gas ‘sloshing’ in Abell 2052, a galaxy cluster situated n...
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Wild early life of biggest galaxies revealed

Wild early life of biggest galaxies revealed


Most intense type of star-forming activity in the early Universe ultimately became the most massive ...
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Gingrich calls for moon base, space contests

Gingrich calls for moon base, space contests


Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called on Wednesday for a base on the moon and an ex...
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Solar storm sparks dazzling northern lights

Solar storm sparks dazzling northern lights


A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing an...
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Regional variations observed amongst Titan’s dunes

Regional variations observed amongst Titan’s dunes


Titan`s dune terrains tend to vary in shape, size and distribution over the surface, a new study has...
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NASA debunks mysterious triangular “UFO” footage

NASA debunks mysterious triangular “UFO” footage


Scientists have debunked a mysterious triangular “UFO” footage captured by a NASA telescope, which f...
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2011 listed as 9th warmest year since 1880

2011 listed as 9th warmest year since 1880


NASA scientists have claimed that 2011 was the ninth warmest year since 1880.
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Camera catches comet plunging into the sun

Camera catches comet plunging into the sun


`Sun grazing` comet, which was caught by SOHO’s LASCO C2 camera as it dived toward the sun on July 5...
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Russia revives permanent moon base plan

Russia revives permanent moon base plan


Russian Space Agency Roscosmos is in talks with its European and US partners on the creation of mann...
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Indians among top contenders in Space Lab contest

Indians among top contenders in Space Lab contest


Indian students are among the 60 finalists in a global science competition, `YouTube Space Lab`, and...
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NASA moon probes renamed as Ebb and Flow

NASA moon probes renamed as Ebb and Flow


A pair of unmanned NASA spacecraft that are orbiting the Moon were renamed Ebb and Flow on Wednesday...
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NASA scientist shows how to slow global warming

NASA scientist shows how to slow global warming


Countries in Asia and the Middle East would see the biggest health and agricultural gains from emiss...
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NASA’s lunar mission uncover Moon’s darker side

NASA’s lunar mission uncover Moon’s darker side


LAMP, developed by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), uses a novel method to peer into these s...
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Hubble pinpoints farthest protocluster of galaxies

Hubble pinpoints farthest protocluster of galaxies


Astronomers have uncovered a cluster of galaxies in the initial stages of development – the most dis...
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Woman astronaut to head starship project

Woman astronaut to head starship project


Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to go into space in 1992, has been chosen to head the ...
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‘Greeley Haven’ could reveal watery past of Mars

‘Greeley Haven’ could reveal watery past of Mars


Scientists hope that Greeley Haven, an outcrop of rock on Mars, could provide exciting new discoveri...
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NASA questions Apollo 13 commander`s sale of list

NASA questions Apollo 13 commander`s sale of list


NASA is questioning whether Apollo 13 commander James Lovell has the right to sell a 70-page checkli...
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Dazzling meteor shower lights up night sky

Dazzling meteor shower lights up night sky


A dazzling display of "shooting stars" kicked off the 2012 skywatching season early Wednesday thrill...
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Lunar orbiter captures huge crater on moon

Lunar orbiter captures huge crater on moon


NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured shots of a massive Aristarchus crater on moon, whic...
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Twin NASA probes reach lunar orbit

Twin NASA probes reach lunar orbit


GRAIL-B, reached its lunar orbit at 2243 GMT Sunday, while GRAIL-A started orbiting moon at 2200 GMT...
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First of two NASA probes in lunar orbit

First of two NASA probes in lunar orbit


Aimed at unlocking the mysteries of the Moon, the first of the two NASA aircrafts entered the luna...
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Moon countdown: Hours until 1st NASA probe arrives

Moon countdown: Hours until 1st NASA probe arrives


NASA is counting down the seconds until its twin spacecraft bound for the moon make back-to-back arr...
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Lunar probes to resolve mystery of moon`s interior

Lunar probes to resolve mystery of moon`s interior


Two robotic NASA probes are due to arrive at the moon this weekend to resolve a long-standing myster...
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‘Eye shaped’ galaxy staring from space

‘Eye shaped’ galaxy staring from space


Scientists have captured the image of a nearby galaxy bearing resemblance to an eye, which contains ...
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Whip issued to all Congress MPs: Narayanasamy


Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy said on Thursday a whip has been issued to all Congress ...
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Twin probes to circle moon to study gravity field

Twin probes to circle moon to study gravity field


A pair of spacecraft the size of washing machines are set to enter orbit around it in the latest lun...
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‘Govt to deal with Lokpal issue with an iron hand’

‘Govt to deal with Lokpal issue with an iron hand’


As Team Anna gears up for the three-day fast in Mumbai, the government on Saturday said the Lokpal ...
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Earth has always had two moons

Earth has always had two moons


The Earth has always had a temporary second moon, new study has claimed.
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Most distant galaxy produces 100 suns per year

Most distant galaxy produces 100 suns per year


Astronomers have discovered that one of the most distant galaxies known is churning out stars at a s...
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NASA`s Dawn beams back new images of asteroid

NASA`s Dawn beams back new images of asteroid


NASA`s Dawn spacecraft is sending back the most close-up images of the asteroid Vesta since it slipp...
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NASA finds Earth-size planets outside solar system

NASA finds Earth-size planets outside solar system


Scientists have found two Earth-sized planets orbiting a star outside the solar system, an encouragi...
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`No danger of earth exploding`

`No danger of earth exploding`


Scientists have nailed an alarming prediction about the cataclysmic destruction of earth in 2012.
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NASA discovers black hole with `heartbeat`

NASA discovers black hole with `heartbeat`


NASA has now found another black hole, but it is the tiniest one and with a heart beat.
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Comet defies death, brushes up to sun and lives

Comet defies death, brushes up to sun and lives


A small comet survived what astronomers figured would be a sure death when it danced uncomfortably c...
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NASA powers down Discovery for the final time

NASA powers down Discovery for the final time


NASA has powered down space shuttle Discovery for the final time, nearly three decades after it firs...
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