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In 2013, earth is headed for MAJOR havoc

2013 is being heralded as the year that might see catastrophic events wreaking havoc with our planet, say scientists. They fear a huge solar flare is due to erupt in 2013. It is expected to......

Scientists find mysterious radio waves in space

An unknown object in the nearby galaxy -- M82 -- is sending out radio waves, an incident which has never happened in the universe before.Researchers at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics near......

Don't miss Friday's partial solar eclipse

A partial solar eclipse will be seen in India on Friday while the north-eastern parts of the country will see quite a large fraction of the disc of the Sun, eclipsed by the Moon."The partial......

Life's ingredients detected in far off galaxy: Rep

Astronomers claim to have discovered two ingredients that build life-forming amino acids -- the molecules methanimine and the hydrogen cyanide -- in a galaxy nearly 250 million light years away......

3D map of the universe throws light on dark matter

A team of astronomers has unveiled a three-dimensional map that sheds light on the mysterious "dark matter" that makes up a quarter of the universe.The map shows that the dark matter forms a......

Indian card processor in $45-mn heist

The Indian card processor - used in the heist on December 21, 2012 - was ElectraCard Services, which is based in Pune, India. One of the credit card processing companies whose security was breached......

India Inc is all a Twitter

Of what use can 140 characters be to a very large private bank in India? If those characters make a 'tweet', you will be surprised with the results. With the help of Mahesh Murthy, founder and CEO......

Computer programmer at age 4?

Microsoft unveiled its latest set of innovations this week, which included a game to teach 4-year-old children computer programming and a "telescope" programme that enables computer users to......

What to gift your boss on New Year

Shahrukh Khan, Yuvraj Singh and Abhishek Bachchan shouldn't be the only ones who get to endorse and keep all the cool gadgets in the market this year. Check out which gadgets corporate heads are......

The Bollywood Tweet Diary

A quick update on what the stars are saying in 140 characters. It's a tough to be Hrithik Roshan given his penchant for controversy at the moment! The actor tweets his justification......

A continental fare at the Kerala film fest

It apparently has become a staple of the season in Thiruvanathapuram -- a little winter fog, a much-hyped Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (as though the wall-to-wall, year-round ads on TV for gold......

'I am proud I was the only undefeated player'

It is always a pleasure to interview Vishwanathan Anand. Very rarely you come across such a warm and down-to-earth person, nay world champion!Only a few months ago he took over the world No 1......

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QNA

Q. How did Islamic civilization impact on science ?
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Q. Do black holes really exist?
Onlytruth: A. Yes.According to the general theory of relativity, a black hole is a region of space from which nothing, including light, can escape. It is the...... more

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Q. give the knowledge about black hole
Anupama Kumar: A. According to the general theory of relativity, a black hole is a region of space from which nothing, including light, can escape. It is the result...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/give-the-knowledge-about-black-hole/18783853/answers/16970357

Q. How the comets are formed??
Ramprayag: A. any of a class of small celestial objects orbiting the Sun and developing diffuse gaseous envelopes and often long luminous tails when near the...... more

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Q. what is black whole? does it really exist?
Vijayasundarr Vijayasundarr: A. According to the general theory of relativity, a black hole is a region of space from which nothing, including light, can escape. It is the result...... more

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Scientists Expect Sun to be at its Peak Solar Activity Now

Geoff Chester, a Spokesman for the U. S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D. C., said though it was hard to predict about the flaring activity of... ...

http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1318153-scientists-expect-sun-be-its-peak-solar-activity-now

NASA Announces Brightest Lunar Explosion Ever Recorded

India May 18(IM):A boulder-sized meteor slammed into the moon in March, igniting an explosion so bright that anyone looking up at the right moment... ...

http://www.indianmirror.com/news/2013/may/18/NASA-Announces-Brightest-Lunar-Explosion-Ever-Recorded.html

Astronomers Understanding Dynamics and Formation of Neptune and Uranus

In the 1980s when NASA's Voyager 2 passed by the universe, NASA's Galileo and Cassini space probes succeeded in collecting enough useful data about... ...

http://www.frenchtribune.com/teneur/1318129-astronomers-understanding-dynamics-and-formation-neptune-and-uranus

NASA finds new astronomical tool to trace evolution of cosmic carbon

Washington, May 15 (ANI): Scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center could be able to systematically investigate the molecular evolution of cosmic... ...

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/05/15/52-NASA-finds-new-astronomical-tool-to-trace-evolution-of-cosmic-carbon-.html

Emission tracking on course

Halfway around the globe, similar contraptions atop the Eiffel Tower and elsewhere around Paris keep a pulse on emissions from smokestacks and... ...

http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/latest-news/Megacities-carbon-footprint-Emission-tracking-on-course/1115170/

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