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Study offers explanation for unusual motions in solar flares
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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Earth has not one, but two Trojan asteroids now, reveals recent study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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Even dying stars can give birth to planets, suggest astronomers
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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Sundance Film Festival 2022: Complete list of winners
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Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): From director-screenwriter Nikyatu Jusu's 'Nanny' to Dakota Johnson starrer 'Cha Cha Real Smooth,' the Sundance Film Festival bestowed the cinematic gems with top honours for its 2022 edition on Friday.
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Confident of BJP's victory in BBMP election: Karnataka CM Bommai
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), January 29 (ANI): Expressing confidence that the BJP would register a victory in the forthcoming civic body election in Bengaluru, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said, "the victory of BJP in BBMP election is as true as the sun rising in the east."
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James Webb telescope reaches final stable position 1mn miles from Earth: N
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Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) successfully fired a planned rocket on-course correction to manoeuvre itself into a permanent stable position at a point between the Earth and the Sun, almost one million miles from its home planet, NASA said on Monday.
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Here's how Makar Sankranti is celebrated in India
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New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): India is a land of immense devotion and festivities, where we have a plethora of cultures and traditions. When it comes to the Hindu culture, Makar Sankranti is one significant festival dedicated to Lord Surya or the Sun God.
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Study finds gravitational action of sun, moon influence animals, plants
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): A team of international researchers has shed light on the fact that the rhythms of activity in all biological organisms, both plants, and animals, are closely linked to the gravitational tides created by orbital mechanics of the Sun-Earth-Moon system.
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Sundance Film Festival to go virtual due to Omicron surge
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Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): The in-person return of the Sundance Film Festival has been cancelled due to a surge in COVID-19 cases spurred by the Omicron variant, with the festival going completely virtual.
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Gravitational action of sun and moon influences behaviour of animals and p
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Brasilia [Brazil], January 5 (ANI): The rhythms of activity in all biological organisms, both plants and animals, are closely linked to the gravitational tides created by the orbital mechanics of the Sun-Earth-Moon system. This truth has been somewhat neglected by scientific research but is
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Eligible attendees to be offered booster shots at Sundance Film Festival
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Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): The Sundance Film Festival has planned to offer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all eligible in-person attendees.
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Paul Bettany says it was 'unpleasant' to publicly reveal texts during John
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): Actor Paul Bettany has said that it was strange and unpleasant having his text messages become a part of the court record during Johnny Depp's libel suit against the UK tabloid The Sun.
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