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Are we all aliens? Asteroid samples hint at existence of ancient watery world
NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned 122 grams (4 ounces) of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu
Published on Jan 30, 2025 07:20 AM IST
AP |
The great defrost: Mridula Ramesh, on the perils of a melting Antarctica
It's been a rapid slide for the continent of ice, which was expanding until 2014. Mridula Ramesh on an ancient past, near future,and trade-offs to be made today
Updated on Mar 02, 2024 12:34 PM IST
Life on Earth seeded from outer space? New study suggests ‘strong evidence'
Scientists have previously found some or all of these bases in different asteroids that landed on Earth as meteorites. However, they could not be sure the chemicals came from outer space or were contaminated when they landed.
Published on Mar 22, 2023 08:31 AM IST
AFP |
Scientists identify substance that may have sparked life on Earth
The scientists conducting the study are part of a Rutgers-led team called Evolution of Nanomachines in Geospheres and Microbial Ancestors (ENIGMA), which is part of the Astrobiology program at NASA. The researchers are seeking to understand how proteins evolved to become the predominant catalyst of life on Earth.
Published on Mar 11, 2023 07:28 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Researchers say meteorites could have paved way for life on Earth. Here's how
If the initial space debris had included carbonaceous chondrites a class of meteorite whose members contain significant amounts of water and small molecules, such as amino acids then it could have contributed to the evolution of life on Earth.
Published on Dec 08, 2022 02:53 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Nisha Anand
Explained: What is leap second? Why are we scrapping it?
Meta and Google are among the tech companies that have demanded for leap seconds to be ditched. CGPM has decided to scrap the practice from 2035.
Published on Nov 22, 2022 03:53 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Earth's first known mass extinction happened over 500 million years ago: Study
The research spearheaded by Scott Evans, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Geosciences, part of the Virginia Tech College of Science, shows this earliest mass extinction of about 80 percent of animals across this interval.
Published on Nov 09, 2022 08:27 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Nisha Anand
How passage of Inflation regulation bill has just changed the climate future
From Cleaner air to greener cities, here are expert's eight predictions for 2030 - the likely outcomes by the decade’s end from $374 billion (roughly Rs. 30 lakh crore) in US climate spending.
Published on Aug 13, 2022 09:45 AM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
Scientists use tiny trackers, plane to follow moths migration path
Their flight paths suggest these death’s-head hawk moths have some complex navigation skills
_1660302842956_1660302864893_1660302864893.png "Death’s-head hawk moths is a dark colored insect with yellow underwings and skull-like markings.(Image by Ian Lindsay from Pixabay)")
Published on Aug 12, 2022 04:53 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
Meteorite impacts led to formation of continents on Earth?
New research points out that Earth’s continents were formed by gigantic meteorite impacts that were predominant during the first billion years of the planet’s four and a half billion-year history.
Updated on Aug 12, 2022 02:54 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
A toddling Taylor Swift, sarcastic little aliens and a tiny Saif Ali Khan...it is all things cute in this week’s WTF
Curating the best of the Internet for your Sunday viewing benefits
Updated on Dec 21, 2019 11:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Team HT Brunch
Based on Israel’s success story, we want to help India in its quest for water | Opinion
Israel went from being water-scarce to water-abundant. It has aided India’s efforts, and will deepen cooperation
Published on Nov 24, 2019 04:11 PM IST
Ron Malka
What we can do to tackle extreme weather events | Analysis
India is making an effort. Our choices now will determine the future of oceans, cryosphere, and all life on earth
Updated on Oct 17, 2019 07:51 PM IST
Anjal Prakash
Richard Branson may take space-tourism venture public
Virgin Galactic is merging with Social Capital Hedosophia, whose CEO, Chamath Palihapitiya, will become chairman of the combined entity. The value of the merger was put at $1.5 billion.
Updated on Jul 10, 2019 07:55 AM IST
London | Associated Press
Climate change: There is no room for complacency
Countries need to ramp up their investments in low-carbon technologies
Updated on Nov 26, 2018 12:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
‘It will be destructive’: Carbon dioxide levels up by 46% in over 250 years
The annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin dashed hopes for a slowdown in emissions of CO2 - the byproduct of burning fossil fuels that scientists say is the main cause of the greenhouse effect causing global warming.
Updated on Nov 22, 2018 05:55 PM IST
Reuters | Reuters
This NASA space instrument set to visit Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
NASA’s Ralph -- a space instrument that has travelled as far as Pluto -- is set to explore Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, which are remnants from the early days of the solar system.
Updated on Nov 08, 2018 07:13 PM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India
Japan space probe launches new robot onto asteroid
The Hayabusa2 probe launched the French-German Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout, or MASCOT, towards the Ryugu asteroid’s surface, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said.
Updated on Oct 03, 2018 11:49 AM IST
Tokyo | Agence France-Presse