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Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hits Uttarkashi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], February 12 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale hit Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand in the early hours of Saturday, said the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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5.4 magnitude earthquake hits waters off eastern Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 12 (ANI): A 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolted the waters off eastern Taiwan's Hualien County at 00:43 am on Saturday, Beijing Time, according to local media.
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Naga Vara Aparna Akula re
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], February 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Naga Vara Aparna Akula, (Principal Scientist, CSIR-CSIO) was awarded the Young Women Engineer of 2021 by The Institution of Engineering and Technology as part of the first edition of the IET India Awards 2021. She has contributed sig
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NASA selects two missions to help better understand earth-sun environment
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): NASA has selected two science missions - the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm - to help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space environment, according to a statement o
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.8 hits J-K's Gulmarg
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 10 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale hit the North of Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, said the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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60 potential habitable planets found using new AI-based algorithm devised
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Utilizing an Artificial Intelligence-based algorithm, Indian Astronomers have devised a new approach for identifying potentially habitable planets with a high probability. As a result, around 60 potentially habitable planets have been found from 5000 tot
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Geomagnetic storm destroys 40 Starlink satellites, SpaceX says no risk to
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], February 10 (ANI): A geomagnetic storm has knocked 40 SpaceX satellites on February 4, after they were launched to a low deployment orbit, 130 miles above Earth.
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Research shows how Mars lost its oceans
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 9 (ANI): It is a well-known fact that Mars once had oceans in part due to a protective magnetic field similar to Earth's. The layer of ice on the cap of the planet says it all. However, the magnetic field disappeared, and a new research may finally be able to explain
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Will Smith teaming up with National Geographic for new show
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): Golden Globe-winning actor Will Smith is all set to embark on a new adventurous journey with National Geographic in their upcoming show 'Pole to Pole'.
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Canada can benefit by partnering with Taiwan's tech titans: Report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 7 (ANI): Canada can benefit by partnering with Taiwan's tech titans by boosting its semiconductor industry, according to a recently released report.
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Study offers explanation for unusual motions in solar flares
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Massachusetts [US], February 7 (ANI): Solar flames are defined as an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots. They are seen as bright areas on the sun and they can last from minutes to hours. In January 1999, scientists observed mysterio
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5.1-magnitude earthquake hits waters off eastern Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck the waters off eastern Taiwan's Yilan County at 6:58 pm Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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