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NASA gives 1 hour window for falling satellite
Written on 24 Sep, 2011 at 7:17 in Discovery, Tech & science, WORLD | viewed 4 views times | No Comments
A 6-ton NASA satellite on a collision course with Earth clung to space Friday, apparently flipping position in its ever-lower orbit and stalling its death plunge. NASA gives 1-hour window for falling satellite The old research spacecraft was targeted to... (Continue reading)
NASA satellite to crash into earth but where
It’s coming but everyone is clueless about its destination. A defunct NASA science satellite is expected to fall back to Earth on Friday, showering debris somewhere on the planet although scientists cannot predict exactly where. The 6.5-ton bus-sized Upper Atmosphere... (Continue reading)
Sun’s Entire Surface Pictured For First Time
Written on 7 Feb, 2011 at 8:23 in Discovery | viewed 31 views times | No Comments
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Nasa discovers new solar system
Written on 4 Feb, 2011 at 7:06 in Discovery | viewed 25 views times | No Comments
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Coal Fires May Have Contributed to Biggest-Ever Extinction
Written on 25 Jan, 2011 at 9:10 in Discovery | viewed 2 views times | No Comments
Massive coal fires may have been the cause for the extinction of more than 90 percent of marine species 250 million years ago, say Canadian geologists. Volcanic eruptions in what is now Siberia may have caused coal seams to ignite... (Continue reading)
Chopin Suffered From Epilepsy
Written on 25 Jan, 2011 at 9:06 in Discovery | viewed 41 views times | No Comments
Frédéric Chopin’s music was moving and expressive. But the Polish composer and pianist was a frail and sickly man who died young; his life ended just 39 years after it began. Over the years, experts have proposed a variety of... (Continue reading)
India’s own first supersonic fighter Tejas to join Air Force today
Bangalore, Jan 10 (ANI): India’s own first supersonic multi-role combat aircraft Tejas, meant to replace MiG 21s and MiG 23s, will join the Air Force on Monday for initial operational clearance. The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), considered to be the... (Continue reading)
King Tut’s Wife’s Tomb May Emerge in 2011
Written on 4 Jan, 2011 at 8:26 in Discovery | viewed 217 views times | No Comments
The tomb of King Tut’s wife, a buried pyramid, the Great Pyramid’s secret doors, and the final resting place of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony: these discoveries could await us in 2011, according to Dr. Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt’s Supreme... (Continue reading)
Why Being Grossed Out is Good for You
Written on 4 Jan, 2011 at 8:23 in Discovery | viewed 15 views times | No Comments
Maggots. Rotten meat. Pus-oozing sores. Grossed out yet? Probably. The emotion of disgust is universal, strong and easy to invoke. A single disgusting photo is all it takes to make most of us say, “Ick.” And that’s for a good... (Continue reading)
Biggest Black Holes Are Mostly Quiet
The black hole at the center of the Milky Way, like about 99 percent of its super-massive siblings living in other galaxies, is relatively inactive and likely to stay quiescent for the foreseeable future, a new study shows. Scientists aren’t... (Continue reading)
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