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Earth

Satellite spots planet-rumbling Greenland tsunami

Pranjal Malewar

The tsunami generated a seismic rumble that reverberated around the world for nine days.

Comet C/2019 Q4 as imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Hawaii's Big Island on Sept. 10, 2019. Credit: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
Space

The newly discovered comet might be an interstellar visitor

Amit Malewar

If it is interstellar, it would be only the second such object detected.

Europa’s Ocean Ascending
Space

Europa’s Ocean Ascending

Amit Malewar

In a new study by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, scientists studied new animation that demonstrates how deformation in the icy surface of Europa could...

NASA Fires up Voyager 1 Thrusters After 37 Years
Space

NASA Fires up Voyager 1 Thrusters After 37 Years

Amit Malewar

Voyager 1, NASA's most remote and quickest spacecraft is the only man-made protest in interstellar space. The spacecraft, which has flown for a long time, depends...

Mars Study Yields Clues to Possible Cradle of Life
Space

Mars Study Yields Clues to Possible Cradle of Life

Amit Malewar

Scientists have recently discovered the evidence for ancient sea-floor hydrothermal deposits on Mars. Thus, they are now investigating an area on the planet that may...

This illustration shows how scientists used data from NASA's WISE spacecraft to determine the nucleus sizes of comets. They subtracted a model of how dust and gas behave in comets in order to obtain the core size. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Space

Scientists Found Seven Times More Massive Comets in Our Solar System

Amit Malewar

A team led by researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has recently found more large comets in our Solar System. Scientists describe them as massive icy wanderers. Scientists...

Space Fabric Links Fashion and Engineering
3D Printing

Space Fabric Links Fashion and Engineering

Amit Malewar

Nasa scientist, Raul Polit Casillas with his colleagues are developing a woven metal fabrics to use in space. The fabric is also known as...

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