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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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2 planets revolving around twin suns discovered

Together with Kepler-16, discovered a few months ago, there are now three such known systems in the ...

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Super-Earth discovered that supports life

Scientists have discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a nearby star.

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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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Scientists puzzled by region outside solar system

A glimpse beyond our solar system reveals the neighborhood just outside the sun`s influence is diffe...

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Solar storms behind Earth’s vanishing electrons

UCLA researchers showed that the missing electrons are swept away from the planet by a tide of solar...

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Bus-sized asteroid comes extremely close to Earth

A bus-sized newly discovered asteroid today came extremely close to the Earth, coming much nearer th...

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Alien life possible but not like that on Earth

An astronomer has said that while we could find life outside of Earth, it is unlikely that it would ...

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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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Strongest solar storm since 2005 hitting Earth

Space weather officials say the strongest solar storm in more than six years is bombarding Earth wit...

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Tweaking solar cell can double its efficiency

Doubling the amount of sunlight that a solar cell converts into electricity may be possible just by ...

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3 smallest planets outside solar system found

A team of astronomers has discovered the three smallest confirmed planets ever detected outside our ...

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Ladakh to get world`s largest solar telescope

The Jammu and Kashmir government has assured all help and co-operation to the union Department of Sc...

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Solar ATMs fuel rural revolution in India

An Indian start-up is catalysing a quiet revolution by designing, developing and installing unique s...

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Delhi`s rooftop solar power policy a non-starter

Delhi govt`s ambitious plan to generate electricity by installing solar panels on rooftops of houses...

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Christmas solar storm likely to hit earth

A humongous coronal mass ejection (CME) in the shape of an interplanetary bauble cast out from the s...

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Solar, wind energy to light up remote Kashmir area

Some remote and inaccessible border areas in Jammu and Kashmir will soon get electrified through sol...

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Now, power your home with `solar paint`

The team of researchers at the University of Notre Dame in the US has developed an inexpensive "sola...

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Google invests 94 mn in solar energy

Online search and advertising giant Google is making a USD 94 million investment in four solar energ...

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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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NASA’s Voyager 1 nearing solar system edge

The identical spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, were launched by NASA in the summer of 1977 and p...

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India to develop solar-powered UAV

India is planning to develop a solar-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and scouting for a foreig...

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Solar storms `could sandblast the moon`

Solar storms and associated (CMEs) could significantly erode the lunar surface, according to a new s...

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C`garh to tap solar energy for clean water supply

Chhattisgarh has decided to install solar energy pumps in 400 remote villages to ensure clean drinki...

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Earth-like planets feature in new survey

Tired of life on Earth? There may be other options, according to a catalog released today of planets...

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NASA spacecraft exploring solar system`s edge

A long-running NASA spacecraft that`s been exploring the fringes of the solar system has entered new...

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China says US solar probe reflects protectionism

China criticized a US decision to investigate whether Chinese companies are harming the American sol...

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`New Earth-like planet may have water, life`

The exoplanet, called Gliese 581g, is located around 123 trillion miles away from Earth.

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Cutting edge battery to store solar, wind energy

In lab tests, the electrode survived 40,000 cycles of charging and discharging.

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First amateur image of another solar system captured

An astronomer in New Zealand claims to have captured the first amateur pictures of another solar sys...

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Largest partial solar eclipse today

Astro enthusiasts in the country will miss an opportunity to watch the largest partial solar eclipse...

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Not many will view Friday`s partial solar eclipse

The moon will appear to take a nibble out of the sun on Friday, a spectacle that will be visible fro...

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Russia fails to make contact with Mars moon probe

Russia has again been unsuccessful in its attempt to establish contact with its Phobos Grunt probe, ...

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‘Killer solar flare’ won`t destroy Earth in 2012

NASA has assured the worried public that a gigantic, killer solar flare won’t destroy the Earth in 2...

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Solar system ejected giant planet to save Earth

Scientists believe that our solar system might have sacrificed a giant planet to protect the Earth.

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Dead star gave birth to our Sun and solar system

The death of a star in a spectacular supernova event may have led to the birth of our Sun and solar ...

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Where are extraterrestrials hiding?

A pair of postdoctoral researchers at Penn State University, approaching the problem mathematically,...

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Green power plants may not be far away

The technology combines fuel with the lower pressures and temperatures of steam produced by solar po...

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3 new planets and mystery object discovered

An international research team of astronomers have discovered three new planets- each orbiting its o...

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Coldest `brown dwarf` caught on lens

A new photograph of a planet-like companion that has been obtained is being claimed to be the coldes...

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`China may soon own the moon`

Commercial space entrepreneur Robert Bigelow is worried that the US may loose the new game of solar...

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Comet storm detected in nearby solar system

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted a band of dust around a nearby bright star in the norther...

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Himalayas: Best place to harness solar power

Researchers in Japan claim the Himalayas have a large potential of photovoltaic (PV) electric power ...

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Solar power cells from cheap silicon

An Indian-origin researcher-led team in Singapore claims to have exploited nanostructure technology ...

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How Uranus ended up with its eccentric axis

It appears that early in its life Uranus experienced a succession of small punches instead of a sing...

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Saturn`s moon Enceladus `best ski resort` in space

High resolution mapping of Saturn’s moon has confirmed that the unique little world is covered in ‘s...

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Comet surprise: Did the sea come from the sky?

Much of Earth`s oceans may have been created by comets, which whacked into the infant planet billion...

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Multi-polar solar system `discovered`

Scientists have discovered what they claim is an unusual multiple-planet solar system containing a `...

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1/3rd of sun-like stars have Earth like planets?

A mission launched in “search of habitable planets” by NASA has predicted that one-third of “sun-lik...

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Solar power to light up Dubai parks

All parks in Dubai will soon use solar-powered lights in a bid to reduce consumption of electricity ...

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