MIT study claims that earth may not appear as blue by 2100. Here's why
The findings showed that phytoplanktons in the oceans across the world are significantly affected by the climate change.
Feb 05, 2019, 20:09 PM IST
Citizen scientists find new planet, twice Earth's size, using NASA telescope
Located 226 light-years away in the constellation Taurus, the planet lies in a stellar system known as K2-288.
Jan 10, 2019, 16:43 PM IST
Pune man 'spots' alien object outside his window, writes to PMO
He felt certain that this "alien object" was sending critical information about Earth to its home planet,
Dec 28, 2018, 10:08 AM IST
Earth's oldest known evolved rocks result of collision of asteroids
The oldest evolved rocks on Earth are the consequence of asteroids colliding with the planet 4 billion years ago, an Australian research released on Tuesday revealed.
Aug 14, 2018, 09:30 AM IST
Mars closest to Earth in 15 years, watch it live on your mobile phone
In October 2020, such a phenomenon will again take place.
Jul 31, 2018, 12:52 PM IST
Mars to be closest to the Earth today in 15 years, spectacle to be visible from India
Mars which is already brighter than usual, will shine even more and will appear to be bigger on Tuesday.
Jul 31, 2018, 10:54 AM IST
NASA's newest planet hunter begins search for more planets around nearby stars
TESS is NASA`s latest satellite to search for planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.
Aliens on Mars? Liquid lake discovered on the Red Planet
The researchers said it could take years to verify whether something is actually living in this body of water that resembles a subglacial lake on Earth.
Jul 26, 2018, 10:02 AM IST
Quadrillion tons of diamonds may be hidden in Earth, far from anyone's reach
Shaped like inverted mountains, cratons can stretch as deep as 200 miles through the Earth’s crust and into its mantle, geologists refer to their deepest sections as “roots.”
Jul 23, 2018, 18:10 PM IST
Mars to come closest to Earth in 15 years, next month
Perihelic opposition will occur on July 27 and bring Mars closest to Earth.
Jun 18, 2018, 21:30 PM IST
Evidence of stars forming only 250 million years after Big Bang found by astronomers
Scientists are said to have found traces of first stars which suggests that they winked to life roughly 250 million years after the Big Bang.
May 24, 2018, 00:45 AM IST
Cow may be biggest mammal if humans keep up extinctions: Study
The spread of humans around the world from Africa thousands of years ago wiped out big mammals in a shrinking trend that could make the cow the biggest mammal on Earth in a few centuries` time, a scientific study said on Thursday.
Apr 20, 2018, 11:16 AM IST
Diamonds in desert asteroid point to long-lost planet
An asteroid containing large diamonds that hit the Earth in 2008 came from a "lost" planet in our solar system that existed billions of years ago, says a new study.
Apr 19, 2018, 10:20 AM IST
Huge asteroid gives Earth surprise flyby
If you are not aware that a giant asteroid the size of a football field flew past Earth over the weekend, you are not alone as even NASA scientists got to know about the flyby only a few hours before it happened, media reported.
Apr 17, 2018, 11:25 AM IST
NASA to study tiny sea creatures to understand Earth's atmosphere and climate
For the first time, scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are studying the tiny sea creatures called phytoplankton and their impact on the atmosphere and climate of the Earth.
Apr 11, 2018, 12:57 PM IST
Australian scientists go deep into caves to study impact of climate change
Scientists from University of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia are moving into caves to understand how climate change and land use are affecting groundwater resources.
Apr 09, 2018, 18:13 PM IST
World's first ever luxury hotel in space 'Aurora Station' to launch in 2021
Want to spend a night up in the sky away from the Earth? Well, this may sound bizarre at first, but your wish may actually come true.
Apr 06, 2018, 18:04 PM IST
Dinosaurs were dying off long before asteroid hit: Study
Dinosaurs were in trouble long before the massive asteroid - believed to be the primary cause of their extinction - hit the Earth some 65 million years ago, a study suggests.
Apr 05, 2018, 13:52 PM IST
Hubble precisely measures distance to globular star cluster
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have for the first time precisely measured the distance to one of the oldest objects in the universe -- a collection of stars born shortly after the Big Bang.
Apr 05, 2018, 11:32 AM IST
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope uncovers 'Icarus', the farthest star ever seen
The Hubble Space Telescope of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has discovered the farthest star ever seen, named Icarus.The enormous blue star is located over halfway across the universe.
Apr 03, 2018, 11:40 AM IST
