It’s a fact that history repeats itself and this time the epic celestial event is repeating itself after more than a decade. On May 30, Mars will make its closest approach with Earth and the distance between both the planets will be less than 75.3 kilometers, according to Gizmodo. This close distance will make the Red planet appear slightly bigger and brighter than the usual in the sky. As per […]
Hard to believe that some of these surreal places do exist. The vast dusty reddish stretches in Ridley Scott’s The Martian looked so forlorn and out-of-the-world that for a while we thought we actually landed on the red hot planet with a heavy thud just like Mark Watney. But as we came to senses, we realised it was very much our own soil. The landscape of Wadi Rum in South […]
Washington: Behold the amazing view of our Earth! Recently, a NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite has returned its first stunning view of the entire sun-lit side of Earth. DSCOVR is equipped with the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) that took the new photo which has been clicked from 1.6 million kms away in space on July 6. NASA ✔@NASA Our ‘EPIC’ camera on @NOAASatellites’ #DSCOVR […]
We have a million ways to make ourselves unhappy and remarkably few ways to make ourselves happy. On the other hand, if we can have many ways to make ourselves happy and fewer ways to make ourselves unhappy, then, life will be uplifting. Why is a person in sorrow? Why does he get trapped in sorrow? Life is changing; it is in a flux. Happenings happen, and life is a […]
Amos Chapple traveled to Oymyakon, Russia, whose average temperature in January is below -50 C Think you’ve had a tough winter so far? Don’t tell that to the people of Oymyakon, Russia — the coldest permanently inhabited settlement on Earth. Though it’s situated just one degree north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, average January temperatures in Oymyakon are nearly 20 degrees colder — below -50 degrees Celsius. It’s that extreme cold […]
Humans appear to have done a thorough job of contaminating the Earth’s rivers, oceans and atmosphere, says Rachel Nuwer. Is there anywhere pristine left on the planet? Somewhere between 1.8 million and 12,000 years ago, our ancestors mastered the craft of fire building. Anthropologists often cite this event as the spark that truly allowed us to become human, giving us the means to cook, keep warm and forge tools. […]
A billion years ago, the Earth was an exceptionally unpleasant place. Temperatures were unbearable and the air was unbreathable, with carbon dioxide comprising about one-third of the atmosphere. Then a tiny new life form entered the picture and changed everything. Known as microalgae, these single-celled organisms evolved from the primordial soup, absorbing atmospheric gasses and reducing CO2 levels to a fraction of a percent, fostering an environment in which higher […]
Unique? Suni was much more than that. He was vital to the survival of his kind. So, on Friday, after rangers found the northern white rhino lifeless in his hut on a Kenyan wildlife conservancy, a short countdown to extinction began. Suni was one of only seven northern whites left in the world, all of which live in captivity. There are none known to be left in the wild. More […]
Washington: Scientists have moved closer to being able to stop a huge asteroid colliding with Earth and potentially wiping out human life. This fast-spinning asteroid will pass close by earth in the year 2880 and an Armageddon-style blasting it into pieces may not be a good idea. Researchers have found that the asteroid, named “1950 DA”, is a loose agglomeration of particles that cling together much as moon dust collects […]
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