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A super moon is when the moon comes closest to earth and so appears bigger.Science
Once in a blue moona triple lunar bonanza

There hasn't been a triple line-up like this since 1982 and the next won't occur until 2037.

31 Jan 2018 6:34 AM IST

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2007, file photo, the moon takes on different orange tones during a lunar eclipse seen from Mexico City. During a lunar eclipse, the moons disk can take on a colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and, rarely, very dark gray. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, a super moon, blue moon and a lunar eclipse will coincide for first time since 1982 and will not occur again until 2037. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)Science
Triple treat: Blue Moon, Supermoon, Total Lunar Eclipse rolled into...

Europe and most of Africa and South America also will pretty much miss the show.

30 Jan 2018 10:11 AM IST

The two-tonne satellite, now called \South Asian Satellite\ and its launch by GSLV (Geo-Stationary Satellite Launch Vehicle) Mk-II, would cost Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) about Rs 500 crores.Science
Isro to give 200 NavIC receivers to TN fishers

Tech to replace all US GPS network in India.

30 Jan 2018 6:01 AM IST

This photo shows a city truck is spreading salt on Q Street in Lincoln, Neb. Scientists are starting to raise concerns about road salts impact on the environment, especially drinking water, because lakes and streams near roads are showing elevated levels of sodium and chloride. (Photo: AP)Science
Salt threatens US waters

Researchers say tons of sodium chloride crystals, more than 20 million nationwide each year; are rising the salinity of...

29 Jan 2018 2:31 PM IST

A blue moon seen in Andhra Pradesh in August, 2012. (File photo)Science
Hyderabad to see super moon, lunar eclipse on January 31

The total lunar eclipse will happen when the moon will enter the Earth's shadow, ensuring that the Sun's rays do not...

29 Jan 2018 1:20 AM IST

Nasa is also designing new rockets called Space Launch System (SLS) for carrying the human to Mars.Science
NASA honors seven killed on Space Shuttle Columbia 15 Years Ago

It held its annual day of remembrance to honor all its astronauts killed in the line of duty.

28 Jan 2018 12:32 PM IST

The two-tonne satellite, now called \South Asian Satellite\ and its launch by GSLV (Geo-Stationary Satellite Launch Vehicle) Mk-II, would cost Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) about Rs 500 crores.Science
ISRO readying for a number of launches

The satellite going with PSLV-C42 is yet to be decided.

27 Jan 2018 1:53 AM IST

The foundation announced an award of Rs. 300 to save monkeys and dogs in Himachal Pradesh and Kerala.Science
Monkeys cloned; are humans next in line?

The federal regulators in the US would not allow making a human baby by cloning, and international scientific groups...

25 Jan 2018 12:02 PM IST

Volcanic ash has darkened the skies over nearby villages in coconut-growing Albay province, where Mayon lies. (Photo: AP)Science
Philippine's Mount Mayon volcano spreads lava almost 2 miles from...

Lava from Mount Mayon shot up more than 2,000 feet while ash rose close to two miles.

24 Jan 2018 4:35 PM IST

NASA astronauts changing the hand of the robotic arm on board the International Space Station (ISS). (Photo: NASA TV)Science
Spacewalking astronauts onboard the ISS give new hand to robot arm

It was the first spacewalk for Tingle, who arrived last month, and the third for Vande Hei.

24 Jan 2018 4:18 PM IST

Climate changes influence was spotted 57 percent of the time in records for lowest rainfall in a year and 41 percent of the time in records for most five-day downpours. (Photo: Pixabay)Science
Survey: Mayors view climate change as pressing urban issue

115 mayors of cities with at least 75,000 residents answered the fourth annual survey named for Thomas Menino.

24 Jan 2018 10:48 AM IST

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago released climate-altering sulphur, cooling the Earth far more than thought. (Photo: Pixabay)Science
Chinese 'rainbow dinosaur' had iridescent feathers like hummingbirds

A evolutionary biologist says that the discovery suggests a more colourful Jurassic World than we previously imagined.

22 Jan 2018 9:13 AM IST

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