New research into the durability and age of an ancient asteroid made of rocky rubble and dust, revealed significant findings that could contribute to potentially saving the planet if one ever hurtled toward Earth.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on the Richter scale has hit 162 km NW of Tobelo in Indonesia on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
China has an estimated 44 million tonnes of rare earth reserves. Next in size are Vietnam, Brazil and India with half that amount, while the USA has only about 1.8 million tonnes. Its annual output is only a quarter of China's too, at 15.5 per cent of total 2021 production.
"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.2, Occurred on 22-01-2023, 09:04:44 IST, Lat: 36.44 & Long: 70.89, Depth: 120 Km, Location: 79km SSE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan," NCS tweeted on Sunday.
All kinds of exoplanets orbit very close to their star. Some look like the Earth, others like Jupiter. Very few, however, are similar to Neptune. Why this anomaly in the distribution of exoplanets? Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Centre of Competence in Res
The project for the construction of rail flyover comprised of earth work, pile foundation, composite steel girder, reinforced cement concrete (RCC) deck slabs, rail over bridge (ROB) and utilities shifting, according to a company statement released on Friday. Other allied works pertain to th
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred 171km NE of Dushanbe in Tajikistan on Friday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.