2011 - 9th warmest year on record, says NASA
January 21st, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) The global average surface temperature in the year gone by was the ninth warmest since 1880, according to NASA scientists.
The finding continues a trend in ... Read more...
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Sun’s ‘killer flare’ won’t end earth in 2012: NASA
November 13th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) For all the doomsayers predicting that the world will come to an end in 2012, at least one of the potential reasons for earth's destruction has ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
GOCE satellite maps Earth’s gravity with precision
March 5th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 5 (ANI): The European Space Agency says that its GOCE satellite has reached its ambitious goal of mapping Earth's gravity with unprecedented accuracy.In two short years, the sophisticated satellite has ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mystery over Sun’s missing sunspots over 11-year cycle solved
March 3rd, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 3 (ANI): Scientists have finally solved the mystery of the recent period of decreased solar activity during the Sun's 11-year cycle.Experts observed that the recent solar minimum was the deepest ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Carbon content of some comets may be lower than thought
December 14th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): The carbon content of some comets may be lower than previously estimated, suggests a new study.Using a comet as a far-flung laboratory, a Planetary Science Institute researcher has ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Study finds changes in solar activity affect local climate
December 9th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): There is a lot of debate about whether the sun's activity could have influenced the earth's climate over thousands or millions of years.Now, Swedish researchers have revealed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
33pc of Sun’s blasts are ’sneak attacks’ that occur without warning
December 8th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): Astronomers have revealed that one-third of the Sun's blasts are "sneak attacks" that may occur without warning."If space weather forecasters rely on some of the traditional danger signs, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Does a stronger Sun actually cool Earth?
October 7th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 7 (IANS) An increase in the Sun's solar activity actually cools the Earth, suggests a new research that will renew the debate over the science behind climate change.
The ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Stronger Sun ‘makes Earth cool, not hot’
October 7th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 7 (ANI): Contrary to the belief that an increase in solar activity from the Sun heats up Earth too, scientists have found that it's quite the opposite.Based on a three-year ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Solar Storm In 2012 Predicted By NASA Scientists
August 17th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientist have revealed that in the coming two years people will get to see a hoard of solar activities. The NASA scientists have come up with ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Leading NASA Scientists Issue A Warning About A Solar Space Storm
June 25th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 25, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Leading NASA scientists have discharged a warning that a number of crises could be posed in the direction of Britain by a once-in-a-generation space ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Listening to Sun may improve forecasts of solar flares
February 19th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 19 (ANI): Scientists have come up with a new method that analyses sound waves generated by the Sun, which would help scientists forecast solar flares and promises to be twice ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Archaeological ‘time machine’ might answer key questions in human evolution
February 12th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): Scientists at Queen's University in Canada have helped produce a new archaeological 'time machine' that could answer key questions in human evolution.The new calibration curve, which extends back ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
NASA to unlock sun’s secrets
January 31st, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): US space agency NASA is set to embark on an ambitious mission which will try to discover the causes of extreme solar activity, such as sun spots and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sunspots don’t cause global warming, say scientists
December 14th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 14 (ANI): Leading scientists have dismissed studies which say that global warming is a natural phenomenon connected with sunspots, rather than the result of the man-made emissions of carbon dioxide ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
ESA’s satellite sends data for development of best gravity map ever
October 1st, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, October 1 (ANI): Reports indicate that the European Space Agency's (ESA's) GOCE (Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer) has started sending data that will lead to the development of the ... Read more...
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Solar sneeze can upset climatic conditions on earth
August 28th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) Sun spot frequency, the equivalent of a solar sneeze, can upset cloud formation and precipitation on earth.
Our sun radiates rather erratically, the best known example being the famous ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Water helps trigger New Zealand’s quakes
August 6th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, August 6 (ANI): A new research has given the clearest picture yet of the role of water in helping to trigger earthquakes in New Zealand.According to a report by ABC News, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Radioactive isotope in ice core record reflects solar activity over 600 years
July 4th, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 4 (ANI): Scientists have analyzed Beryllium-10, a radioactive isotope, found from the NGRIP ice core, Greenland, which reflects solar activity over the past 600 years.Beryllium-10, a radioactive isotope, is produced ... Read more...
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Sun’s sluggish “Jet Stream” may have caused delay in increased solar activity
June 20th, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 20 (ANI): A team of astronomers has suggested that a sluggish, jet stream-like flow deep inside the sun could be to blame for the delay in increased solar activity.The ... Read more...
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Solar activity in 2013 may register lowest peak since 1920s
June 13th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 13 (ANI): Estimates indicate that solar activity will peak in 2013, but it would be the lowest peak recorded since the 1920s.The sun was expected to hit a low ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Changes in the Sun don’t cause global warming
May 12th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have developed a model which has determined that changes in the sun are not causing global warming.The study was carried out by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sun’s new solar cycle will be weakest since 1928
May 11th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 11 (ANI): A panel of international experts has predicted that the Sun's new solar cycle, which is thought to have begun in December 2008, will be the weakest since 1928.Solar ... Read more...
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Cosmic chorus fills the Earth’s magnetic field with a mysterious “hiss”
May 8th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 8 (ANI): Scientists have determined that thousands of miles above our planet, a cosmic chorus is filling the Earth's magnetic field with a mysterious, low frequency "hiss."According to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Dull Sun could spark off next “Little Ice Age” in future
May 5th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Some scientists say the prolonged lull in solar activity hints towards the next "Little Ice Age", which could occur in the near future.The sun is the least active ... Read more...
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Swampy expansion spurred Little Ice Age in 17th century
March 3rd, 2009 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 3 (ANI): A new study has indicated that a vast expansion of swampy wetlands across North America may have invoked the Little Ice Age, a two-centuries-long cold snap that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New sunspots may signal end of dry spell in solar activity
October 14th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 14 (ANI): Scientists have detected new spots breaking out on the face of the Sun, which may signal the end of a dry spell in solar activity.Sunspots are cool, ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Increased solar activity results in decrease in hurricane intensity
September 29th, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 29 (ANI): A new research has suggested that increased solar activity - associated with sunspots - means more ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earths upper atmosphere, resulting in a decrease ... Read more...
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Suns long period of inactivity a matter of concern for scientists
June 10th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): Scientists have expressed concern about the Sun going through a period of inactivity for the past couple of years, producing no sunspots.Though its good news for people ... Read more...
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Suns activity has not caused modern-day climate change
April 3rd, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by admin
London, April 3 (ANI): Scientists have produced evidence that proves that modern-day climate change is not caused by changes in the Suns activity.According to a report by BBC News, the new ... Read more...
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Origin of intense radio waves in Earth’s upper atmosphere identified
March 6th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 6 (ANI): Scientists have solved a 40-year-old puzzle by identifying the origin of the intense radio waves in the Earth's upper atmosphere that control the dynamics of the Van Allen ... Read more...
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