2013`s first meteor shower peaks this week

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 1, 2013, 17:42

Stargazers can celebrate the New Year with a celestial fireworks display as the first meteor shower of 2013 will kick off the year’s night sky events this week.

World welcomes New Year 2013 with fireworks, festivities

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 1, 2013, 09:30

Celebrations were held for the first time in Myanmar after a long span of five decades under military rule that banned big public gatherings.

Toll in cracker godown fire mishap rises to 9

Last Updated: Friday, December 28, 2012, 11:20

With one more person succumbing to injuries, the death toll in Tuesday`s fire mishap at a fireworks unit godown near here rose to nine, police said on Friday.

Nigeria warehouse said to hold fireworks explodes

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 16:19

An explosion ripped through a warehouse on Wednesday, where witnesses say fireworks were stored in Nigeria`s largest city, sparking a fire.

Eight killed in fire at cracker godown in TN

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 25, 2012, 22:52

Eight persons were killed and five others were injured in a fire mishap at a fireworks unit godown near Salem on Tuesday, police said.

Geminid meteor shower to grace night sky on Thursday

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 23:39

Cosmic fireworks will enthral sky gazers on Thursday night as the Geminids meteor shower will be at its peak.

Seven killed in China fireworks blast

Last Updated: Saturday, December 1, 2012, 22:19

At least seven people have been killed and six injured in China`s Jiangxi province following an explosion and fire at a fireworks shop, Xinhua reported Saturday.

Fireworks expected at next JPC meet

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 12:39

Fireworks are expected in the next JPC meet on 2G issue scheduled with the demand for calling P Chidambaram as a witness becoming a sticky issue.

Fireworks marked growth of galaxies in early universe

Last Updated: Saturday, September 29, 2012, 13:27

Growth of galaxies in the early universe was often accompanied by fireworks in the form of energy bursts caused by the massive central black hole accretion, astronomers said.