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4.3 magnitude quake hits Jharkhand
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Sahibganj (Jharkhand) [India], August 21 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale struck Sahibganj in Jharkhand on Friday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) informed.
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Exploding stars may have caused mass extinction on Earth
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 20 (ANI): Killer cosmic rays from nearby supernovae could be the culprit behind at least one mass extinction event, researchers said, and finding certain radioactive isotopes in Earth's rock record could confirm this scenario.
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Tiny asteroid buzzes by Earth - the closest flyby on record
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 19 (ANI): Near-Earth asteroids, or NEAs, pass by our home planet all the time. But an SUV-size asteroid set the record this past weekend for coming closer to Earth than any other known NEA: It passed 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometres) above the southern Indian Ocean
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6.4 magnitude quake hits Manila
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [Phillippines], Aug 18 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale struck the Southeastern region of Manila, Phillippines, on Tuesday early morning.
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4.0 magnitude quake hits Manipur's Moirang
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bishnupur (Manipur) [India], August 11 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale hit Manipur's Moirang on Tuesday at 7:27 pm, the National Center for Seismology informed.
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Laser beams reflected between earth and moon boost science
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Maryland [US], Aug 11 (ANI): NASA scientists, many times over the last decade, have launched laser beams at a reflector the size of a paperback novel about 240,000 miles (385,000 kilometers) away from Earth.
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Unique Dahi-Handi: Health, blood donation camps replace human pyramids thi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Janamashtmi - the festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna on Earth, is often observed with numerous rituals of which 'Dahi-Handi' is one of the most prominent.
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5.6 magnitude quake hits southwest of Africa
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Aug 10 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck the Southwestern region of the African continent on Sunday (Local time).
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3.8 magnitude quake hits Odisha
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale jolted Odisha on Saturday morning, National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.
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Akatsuki reveals giant cloud disruption on Venus unnoticed for 35 years
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 6 (ANI): In the cloudy heavens of Venus, an enormous atmospheric disruption, not yet seen elsewhere in the solar system, has been rapidly propagating at around 50 kilometers above the hidden surface, keeping unnoticed for at least 35 years.
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.0 hits Arunachal Pradesh
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 3.0 on the Richter scale occurred in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday morning, said National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
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Nepal: 3.5 magnitude quake jolts Lalitpur district
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 5 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 jolted Lalitpur district of Nepal on Wednesday, the National Seismological Center said.
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