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Scientists present novel aspects of magnetic reconnection
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
WashingtonD.C [US], Dec. 9 (ANI): In a recent magnetic reconnection research, scientists have shed light on explosive phenomena in astrophysics and fusion experiments.
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Junior Hockey WC 2016: Dominant India crush Canada 4-0 in opener
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow [Uttar Pradesh], Dec.9 (ANI): Rated as strong favourites for the title, India kicked off their campaign at the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup on a promising note as they registered a crushing 4-0 win over Canada in their Pool D clash at the Major Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium her
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Google Doodle celebrates 340th anniversary of discovery speed of light
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 7 (ANI): Then answer to speed of light was discovered 340 years ago on this day, by Danish astronomer named Olaus Roemer.
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Astronomy festival organized in Siliguri
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Silguri(West Bengal)[India], Nov. 5(ANI): To develop more engagement among the people who takes interest in sky watching and other related issues, the Sky Watchers Association of North Bengal (SWAN) have organized a four-day exhibition called "Astronomy festival" in Siliguri under
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ISS Mission astronauts touches down after 115 days
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London (UK), Oct. 31 (ANI): A Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying astronauts Kate Rubins of the United States, Japan's Takuya Onisihi and Russia's Anatoly Ivanishin landed in a remote region near Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan on Sunday morning.
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New study describes method to detect online dishonesty
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct.24 (ANI): A research by University of Texas at San Antonio have thrown light on a method for detecting people dishonestly posting online comments, reviews or tweets across multiple accounts, a practice known as "astroturfing."
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China successfully launched longest manned space mission
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing (China), Oct. 17 (ANI): China on Monday successfully launched a spacecraft carrying two astronauts, in its longest-ever manned space mission, who would later join its experimental space lab orbiting the Earth as the country moved a step closer to establish its permanent space station
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'The Martian' star Matt Damon dreamt of being an astronaut as a
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Sep 30 (ANI): Hollywood star Matt Damon has revealed that he too dreamed of being an astronaut as many others did during their childhood.
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In a first, oxygen accurately measured in galaxy far, far away
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C., Aug 4 (ANI): A team of astronomers has made the first accurate measurement of the abundance of oxygen in a distant galaxy.
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Cosmic rays may have put Apollo astronauts at increased heart risk
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Washington D.C, Jul 29 (ANI): Seems like deep space has stamped its mark on those who dared to go there as a recent study has found that members of the successful Apollo space program are experiencing higher rates of heart problems.
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Our galaxy's 'halo' spinning in same way as its disk
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 26 (ANI): Milky Way's halo is spinning and that too just like its disk, which contains our stars, planets, gas and dust, according to a team of astronomers.
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Is 'gospel' NASA's 'codeword for aliens'?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London, Jul 23 (ANI): A conversation about God between a "nervous" astronaut on the International Space Station and NASA Ground Control is causing a stir among UFO fans and conspiracy theorists.
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