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WASHINGTON: The Aurora Australis lit up the sky in parts of Australia's east coast after Earth was hit by a...

Three huge bubbles of gas eject from sun are expect to meet up in space

CANADA: Skywatchers might be treated to a dazzling display of auroras in parts of Canada overnight Monday, as three huge...

Japan plans to resume whaling in the Antarctic this year

TOKYO: Japan’s chief whaling negotiator said Monday the country intends to resume hunts in the Antarctic this year, despite a...

NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft complete 60,000th Martian orbit sans pit stops

WASHINGTON: NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft will reach a major milestone tomorrow, when it completes its 60,000th orbit since arriving at...

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft beamed best photo of mysterious bright spots on Ceres

FRANCE: NASA's Dawn spacecraft has beamed home the best-ever photo of the mysterious bright spots that speckle the surface of...

Saturn moon Titan’s surface indentation is similar to creation of sinkholes on Earth

MEXICO: A study using data from the joint NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) Cassini mission suggests that the...

Earth is on the brink of a sixth such “mass extinction event, scientists

LONDON: Scientists say the Earth is on the brink of a sixth 'mass extinction event' and humans are to blame.A...

Solar panels can store energy in a few microseconds from sun

NEW YORK: A new technology developed by scientists at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) can store solar energy for...

Humane extinction rate is 100 times higher

FRANCE: Scientists have pointed fingers at humans for rates of extinction that are 100 times higher than would be normal...

Red auroras produced by high altitude oxygen that at heights of up to 200 miles

PARIS: It takes a lot to make an astronaut say, "Wow." And this sight did it. About a quarter of...

ESA’s Philae comet Lander contact with ground controllers for 3rd time

WASHINGTON: ESA’s Philae comet lander made contact with ground controllers for the third time Monday. Rosetta mission team disclosed that...

Researches make light harmless with the use of lasers

LONDON: At present, lightning rods on tall buildings can increase the likelihood that the high voltage bolts will strike in...

Two strong solar storms blast into Earth in recent days

NEW YORK: THERE’S a battle going on over our heads: Earth's ionosphere is fighting to repel an onslaught of raw...

Kelly tweeted a picture of breathtaking red aurora, astronaut surprise

WASHINGTON: It takes a lot to make an astronaut say, "Wow." And this sight did it. About a quarter of...

‘Very dangerous’ jellyfish washes up on Jersey Shore

CANADA: A dangerous jellyfish like creature called a Portuguese man o'war washes up on a Jersey Shore beach town, north...

Teeny tentacles robots able to grasp small, delicate objects without damage them

BRENT: Pneumatically powered tiny tentacles enable robots to grasp and handle tiny, delicate objects without damaging them. How does a...

Researchers reveal two unique species of deep sea

LONDON: In a rather revolutionary study, researchers from the University of Tokyo and University of Hawaii, Manoa, have found two...

Rosetta’s team disclosed that the probe should soon get its battery recharged

WASHINGTON: ESA’s Philae comet lander made contact with ground controllers for the third time Monday. Rosetta mission team disclosed that...

40,000 years old DNA suggest that Modern humans & Neanderthals interbred in Europe

WASHINGTON: You may not know it, but you probably have some Neanderthal in you. For people around the world, except...

NASA’s new image resolves Ceres’ strange spots