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How earth`s atmosphere allowed life to evolve

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 12:44

Scientists may have discovered a mechanism to help determine how oxygen levels in the atmosphere expanded to allow life to evolve.

`Echoes` of earth proves how moon was formed

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 12:42

A new study has revealed that material from the ancient Earth that collided with another planet-sized body supposedly 4.5 billion years ago that led to the formation of the Moon might still be in Earth`s mantle.

55-yr-old `Dark side of the Moon` mystery solved

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 11:56

The Man in the Moon appeared when meteoroids struck the Earth-facing side of the Moon creating large flat seas of basalt that we see as dark areas called maria.

Newly discovered 715 exoplanets hints at worlds similar to our own

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 11:33

A team lead of astronomers at the SETI Institute and NASA Ames Research Center have used data from NASA`s Kepler space telescope to uncover 715 new exoplanets.

Perseus molecular cloud is full of hot air

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 11:28

Researchers have discovered that Perseus molecular cloud is full of hot air.

1,000-feet wide `beast` asteroid to zoom past by Earth today

Last Updated: Sunday, June 8, 2014, 14:39

It is time to thank your stars. A 1,000-feet wide "beast" at a speed of 50,400 km per hour - that could wipe out an entire city - will zoom past by Earth within a range of a million miles today.

NASA green signal for 12 space exploration ideas

Last Updated: Sunday, June 8, 2014, 12:39

With an aim to boost big breakthroughs in space exploration, NASA has selected 12 futuristic space technology ideas for funding.

NASA beams video from space via laser

Last Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 10:04

US space agency NASA said Friday it has successfully beamed a high-definition video from the International Space Station to Earth using a new laser communications instrument, a technology demonstration that could help fundamentally change the way of communication in future deep space missions.

Big Bang breakthrough: Scientists differ on BICEP2 findings

Last Updated: Friday, June 6, 2014, 20:20

Earlier in March, astronomers announced that they had discovered the gravitational ripples in space-time that are echoes of the massive expansion of the universe that took place just after the Big Bang.

Researchers debunk `black holes not being turbulent` theory

Last Updated: Friday, June 6, 2014, 13:58

New research has revealed that the accepted wisdom about spacetime not being turbulent could be wrong.