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NASA discovers planet ‘Kepler-452b’ that is most similar to Earth

Kepler-452b is first near-Earth-size planet in ‘habitable zone’ around a sun-like star, says NASA.

Updated: July 24, 2015 14:50 IST

NASA spacecraft crashes into Mercury, ends mission

NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft dashed into Mercury, ended the 11-year space exploration mission.

May 1, 2015 15:44 IST

Earth’s violent collision with Theia created Moon

Within the first 150 million years after our solar system formed, a giant body roughly the size of Mars struck…

April 10, 2015 11:11 IST

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Aliens probably weigh over 300 kgs, says a cosmologist

A cosmologist in Spain has calculated that Aliens, if they exist, weigh over a massive 300 kgs.

Updated: April 8, 2015 14:44 IST

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How Earth got its continents discovered

Scientists have unveiled how continents were formed on Earth over 2.5 billion years ago – and how those processes have…

Updated: April 1, 2015 19:22 IST

It takes 38 minutes to fall through Earth!

It would only take a person 38 minutes to fall all the way through the centre of the Earth, instead…

March 30, 2015 15:45 IST

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Huge asteroid to zoom past Earth at 37,000 kph

A massive 1,000-metre wide asteroid capable of wiping out an entire country is set to narrowly miss Earth…

March 25, 2015 19:29 IST

Want to save the planet? Socialise with your neighbours

Socialising with your neighbours leads to more planet-friendly behaviours than spending time with friends or family…

February 12, 2015 19:30 IST

Earth’s inner core has its own inner core

Scientists have found that the Earth’s inner core has its own smaller core within it, a discovery that may shed…

February 10, 2015 16:18 IST

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NASA closer than ever to finding Earth’s ‘twin’

Two of the eight are the most Earth-like of any known planets found so far outside our solar system, astronomers…

Updated: January 7, 2015 11:06 IST

NASA’s Kepler mission discovers ‘super-Earth’

NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft which is carrying out a new mission has made its first exoplanet discovery.

December 19, 2014 18:13 IST

Earth may have formed with oceans in its interior

Earth may have formed with oceans in its interior and has been continuously supplying water to the surface.

December 18, 2014 19:18 IST

First observation of super-Earth using ground telescope

In an astronomical first, a ground-based telescope has observed a super-Earth planet passing…

December 2, 2014 13:45 IST

‘Star Trek’ shield above Earth blocks killer electrons

Scientists have discovered an invisible Star Trek-style shield nearly 11,600 km above Earth…

November 27, 2014 14:53 IST

Centipede’s genome shows how life evolved on Earth

Scientists have for the first time sequenced genome of the humble centipede…

November 26, 2014 20:36 IST

Oldest water on Earth discovered in Canada

Scientists have discovered the oldest water yet found on Earth, dating back to at least 1.5 billion years…

November 24, 2014 19:25 IST

Oldest crater on Earth formed due to comet impact

A comet may have been responsible for creating one of the largest and oldest known impact…

November 14, 2014 15:46 IST

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