Tuesday, 30 April 2013

World's Largest Infrared Space Telescope Shuts Down Forever

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World's Largest Infrared Space Telescope Shuts Down Forever

After nearly four years mapping the "hidden universe," the largest infrared telescope ever launched into space has reached the end of its life, European Space Agency officials say. The $1.4 billion Herschel Space Observatory has exhausted the vital supply of ...
Early Earth smelled like rotten eggs?

Early Earth smelled like rotten eggs?

Researchers have recreated the whiff of Earth 1.9 million years ago - and found our ancient planet smelt of rotten eggs. Tiny 1,900 million-year-old fossils from rocks around Lake Superior, Canada, give the first ever snapshot of organisms eating each other ...
TNAU meet on food safety, security

TNAU meet on food safety, security

Students are gearing up to host the first Agricultural Graduate Student Conference on May 2 and 3 at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University here. The theme of the conference is 'Food Safety and Food Security'. Over 500 students – agricultural researchers ...
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Meteoroid 'bullet hole' found in International Space Station solar panel

An astronaut on-board the International Space Station (ISS) has spotted a small object, possibly a meteoroid, that flew through a solar panel, leaving a 'bullet hole' on ISS. Expedition 35 commander Chris Hadfield shared a photo on a social networking site, ...
Video: Richard Branson

Video: Richard Branson's SpaceShipTwo flies for first time

Richard Branson's dreams of sending tourists up to space are a step closer after SpaceShipTwo (SS2) made its first powered flight. The vehicle was dropped from a carrier aircraft high above the Mojave Desert in California before its rocket engines were lit.
NASA gets up close and personal with monster hurricane on Saturn with Cassini ...

NASA gets up close and personal with monster hurricane on Saturn with Cassini ...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, scientists see the hurricane's eye is about 2,000 kilometres wide, ...
Whale shark found dead

Whale shark found dead

Whale shark found dead Rajkot: A giant whale shark was found dead near Madhwad port at Kodinar, forest official said. Whale shark found dead. A local fisherman saw a dead whale shark in the sea and informed officials of the fisheries department who took ...
Lost city of Heracleion gives up its secrets

Lost city of Heracleion gives up its secrets

For centuries it was thought to be a legend, a city of extraordinary wealth mentioned in Homer, visited by Helen of Troy and Paris, her lover, but apparently buried under the sea. In fact, Heracleion was true, and a decade after divers began uncovering its ...
Genome analysis sheds light on origin of turtles

Genome analysis sheds light on origin of turtles

London, April 29 (ANI): Researchers working under the Joint International Turtle Genomes Consortium have completed the genome sequencing of soft-shell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) and green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). These achievements shed new ...
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The 'sunshade' clouds created by plants that are helping to slow climate change

Plants help to slow climate change by emitting gases that form of clouds, creating a 'sunshade' over the planet, scientists have discovered. The tiny sun-dimming effect could offset about one percent of warming worldwide and up to 30 percent locally such as ...