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Electromagnetic 'tug-of-war' lights up Jupiter's upper atmosphere, says st
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Leicester [England], February 3 (ANI): The largest planet of the solar system, Jupiter, houses a lot of mysteries in it. New Leicester space research has revealed, for the first time, a complex 'tug-of-war' lights up aurorae in Jupiter's upper atmosphere, using a combination of data from NAS
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Moons may yield clues to what makes planets habitable, says study
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Tokyo [Japan], February 2 (ANI): Earth's moon is vital in making it function. It controls the length of the day and ocean tides, which affect the biological cycles of lifeforms on our planet. The moon also contributes to Earth's climate by stabilizing its spin axis, offering an ideal environ
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5.5 magnitude quake hits Ohonua, Tonga
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Nuku'alofa [Tonga], February 2 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 74 km ENE of Ohonua, Tonga at 10:26:33 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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Earth has not one, but two Trojan asteroids now, reveals recent study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], February 2 (ANI): Trojan asteroid, also called Trojan planet, is any one of a number of asteroids that occupy a stable Lagrangian point in a planet's orbit around the Sun. Recent research by astronomers has discovered the second Earth Trojan asteroid, almost a decade after
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Earthquake of magnitude 6 hits Timor-Leste
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Dili [Timor-Leste], February 2 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6 on the Richter scale hit 321km east-northeast of Dili, Timor-Leste on Wednesday.
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Even dying stars can give birth to planets, suggest astronomers
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Leuven [Belgium], February 1 (ANI): In any galaxy, planets are usually not much older than the stars around which they revolve. For example, the Sun was born 4.6 billion years ago, and not long after that, Earth came into the world. But KU Leuven astronomers have discovered that a completely
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5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Kermadec Islands region
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kermadec Islands [New Zealand], January 31 (ANI): A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday (local time).
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ICC U19 WC: Earthquake felt at Ireland-Zimbabwe match
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Tarouba [Trinidad and Tobago], January 30 (ANI): An earthquake was felt during the U19 World Cup match between Zimbabwe and Ireland here at the Queen's Park Oval.
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Scientists make breakthrough discovery about extreme exoplanet's atmospher
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Bern [Switzerland], January 29 (ANI): The atmosphere of planets always accounts for an interesting study for astronomers to find out how life-supporting they are. The atmosphere of Earth is not a uniform envelope but consists of distinct layers that each have characteristic properties.
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6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands region
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Kermadec Islands [New Zealand], January 29 (ANI): A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands region northeast of Auckland, New Zealand, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday (local time).
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6.2 magnitude quake hits Pangai, Tonga
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Hong Kong, January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted 219 kilometres of West-Northwest of Pangai, Tonga at 06:40:07 GMT on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.
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Taiwan, India ready to boost trade, strategic ties
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Taipei [Taiwan], January 25 (ANI): Taipei and New Delhi are all set to develop closer strategic and economic relations with each other.
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