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80,000-year-old Antarctic ice reveals radioactive stardust still falling on Earth. Is it dangerous?Scientists have detected iron-60, a radioactive isotope from ancient supernova explosions, in Antarctic ice up to 80,000 years old. This di...
On This Day in History, June 15: Magna Carta sealed, first blood transfusion experiment, Batman Begins released and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 15 features landmark moments spanning law, science, war and culture. From the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215 a...
Quote of the day by Albert Einstein: “The only real valuable thing is...” Life lessons on human behavior, education and success by popular German-born physicistQuote of the day by Albert Einstein focuses on the meaning of intuition and how it shapes human behavior, education, learning and success. ...
Missing scientists’ mystery: Avi Loeb, who floated ‘alien probe’ theory of comet 3I/ATLAS, sees no ‘coordinated’ pattern but possibility of espionageMissing US scientists’ mystery: Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb urges caution regarding a series of unexplained deaths and disappearances a...
- Carrington Event of 1859: The Strongest Solar Storm on Record
In 1859, the Carrington Event, Earth's most intense observed solar storm, disrupted telegraph systems and produced equatorial auroras. This...
This Christmas, the fastest human-made object will pass the sun at 430,000 mph—250 times faster than a bulletNASA's Parker Solar Probe is flying closer to the sun than any previous mission. It is breaking its own speed record and exploring the sun'...
What will happen when Sun's magnetic field flips? How will it affect Earth? Will it be dangerous? This is what NASA has saidNational Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA has said in an article published on its official website that measurements from NASA-...
Massive solar flares erupt, power grids, telecommunication networks may be hit hard. Know in detailConfirming the solar explosion, the US Air Force said that a Type II solar radio burst "a type of natural radio signal emitted by shocked g...
Oversimplification & its complicationsTake the headline that appeared all across media earlier this month about a 'piece of the Sun breaking off'. Some bhakts of oversimplificat...
Explained: Sun did not break off its chunk, just a normal solar activityA solar prominence (also known as a filament when viewed against the solar disk) is a large, bright feature extending outward from the Sun'...
Anna Mani's 104th birth anniversary: Google dedicates doodle to Indian physicist & meteorologistAnna Mani was instrumental in setting up weather monitoring stations across India.
- Parker Solar Probe launched on seven-year odyssey: NASA
Miami, Aug 12 (IANS) NASA on Sunday said it had launched Parker Solar Probe, the US space agency's historic small car-sized probe, on its s...
- NASA's Parker Solar Probe lifts off successfully
Miami, Aug 12 (IANS) NASA on Sunday successfully launched the Parker Solar Probe, the US space agency's historic small car-size probe to "t...
- NASA solar probe launch delayed
Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) NASA on Saturday scrubbed the scheduled launch of its historic small car-size probe to "touch the Sun" from Cape ...
- Scientists recreate solar eruption in 3D
New York, March 10 (IANS) Scientists have combined data from three NASA satellites to develop a 3D model that simulates how shocks followin...
- Why is the Sun's atmosphere much hotter than its surface
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) Scientists have found that small solar flare could help explain why the Sun's atmosphere, the corona, is so much ...
- Scientists to capture sunspot images during solar eclipse
New York, Aug 19 (IANS) During the upcoming total solar eclipse on August 21, a team of solar physicists are planning to capture high-resol...
US President Barack Obama Obama, Stephen Hawking congratulate NASA on Pluto Flyby"Pluto just had its first visitor! Thanks @NASA - it's a great day for discovery and American leadership," tweeted Obama.
US President Barak Obama's environmental advisor calls on Andhra Pradesh Chief MinisterDuring the meeting, the Chief Minister said AP was a front-runner in exploitation of soft energy technologies like wind and solar power .
- Brace for solar tsunami
The Earth could be hit by a "solar tsunami" anytime now as an unusually complex magnetic eruption on the Sun has flung a large cloud of ele...