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A Giant Rock Structure Beneath Antarctica Could Potentially Affect Sea LevelsScientists have uncovered a massive 100 km wide, 7 km thick granite structure beneath Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, formed approximatel...
How Do Satellites Know Wells Are Running Dry Before Anyone Notices? ExplainedGroundwater is vital for many communities. Satellites now track underground water loss, revealing declines before wells run dry. This techn...
What Are the “Ghost Plumes” Scientists Say Are Moving Deep Beneath Our Feet?New research reveals that columns of hot rock, dubbed ghost plumes, rise from deep within Earth's mantle but often disappear before reachin...
What Pink Rocks in Antarctica Just Revealed About Earth’s PastScientists in West Antarctica discovered a massive granite formation, miles beneath the ice, hinted at by scattered pink boulders. This anc...
Your 24-Hour Day Is Quietly Changing, Here’s WhyEarth's rotation is slowing, making days longer. The Moon's gravity is the primary driver of this change. Winds, ocean currents, melting ic...
A Massive “Gravity Hole” in the Indian Ocean Is Finally ExplainedScientists have finally explained the Indian Ocean Geoid Low, a massive gravity anomaly south of India. New research reveals this 'gravity ...
Scientists Link Mysterious Seismic Waves to Earth’s Deepest Mantle TextureNew research reveals that the sudden speed-up of seismic waves in Earth's deep D″ layer is caused by the texture of minerals, not just thei...
Scientists Finally Explain the Mysterious ‘Gravity Hole’ in the Indian OceanA decades-old mystery of a gravity hole in the Indian Ocean is solved. Scientists found ancient ocean remnants sank deep into Earth's mantl...
Microbes in microgravity: Indian students' nanosatellite aims to help astronauts stay healthy in spaceIndia’s first microbiological nanosatellite, RVSAT-1, launched aboard ISRO’s PSLV C-60 in December 2024, is a pioneering student-led missio...
Scientists find climate change disrupting time more than previously thought
Indian Ocean’s giant 'gravity hole': All you may want to knowResearchers discovered a massive 'gravity hole' in the Indian Ocean caused by variations in density and mass distribution. Simulations reve...
Bihar begins process to assess presence of oil reserves in Samastipur, BuxarThe state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited has applied for the grant of PELs for Buxar and Samastipur for oil explorati...
Oil India Limited conducts first ever Airborne Gravity Gradiometry and Gravity: Magnetic SurveyOIL stated To keep abreast with latest technological developments, a technology induction initiative “TECHNOTHON” was institutionalized by ...
Increasing water on land slowing down rising seasThe information will be a critical complement to future long-term projections of sea level rise, which depend on melting ice and warming oc...
Phases of Moon affect rainfall on Earth: StudyWhen the Moon is high in the sky, it creates bulges in the planet's atmosphere that creates imperceptible changes in the amount of rain tha...
New method to measure gravity on distant starsScientists have found a new way to measure the pull of gravity at the surface of a star, an advance that could be key to determining whethe...
Antarctica's ice loss changed Earth's gravity: StudyAntarctica has lost so much ice that it has caused a shift in Earth's gravity, according to a new study.
Antarctica's ice loss changed Earth's gravity: StudyThe European Space Agency (ESA)'s GOCE satellite has shown that the ice lost from West Antarctica over the last few years has left its sign...
Long lunar night wait for China's malfunctioning Jade Rabbit moon roverChina landed Jade Rabbit, named after a lunar goddess in traditional Chinese mythology, in mid-December to domestic fanfare on a mission to...
Tibetan glaciers retreating, earlier study flawed: ReportMost glaciers on the Tibetan plateau and around it are rapidly melting says the latest study based on 30 years of satellite data and also a...