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Hawaii and Alaska had the best seats, along with the Canadian Yukon, Australia and Asia.

Lunar showstopper: Super blue blood moon awes and wows

The moon put on a rare cosmic show a red blue moon, super big and super bright.

1 Feb 2018 9:07 AM IST

The moon turns a reddish hue as it passes through the earths shadow during a lunar eclipse as seen in Gauhati, India.

First Super Blue Blood Moon in 35 years

NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won't happen again...

31 Jan 2018 9:08 PM IST

If you miss this one, the next blue Moon total lunar eclipse will happen on December 31, 2028.

There's a -"super blue blood Moon' on the rise

The blood red colour happens when the Earth enters between the Moon and the Sun, cutting off light rays that brighten...

31 Jan 2018 5:46 PM IST

The flooding was a result of global warming, which has led to extraordinary temperatures in the Arctic.

Chemical sunshade to slow warming may not be feasible: UN

United Nations has reviewed the idea of creating a 'sunshade' using sun-dimming chemicals.

31 Jan 2018 12:13 PM IST

Researchers conducted their two-part study using corals collected from waters off the North Carolina coast. (Photo: Pixabay)

Corals in Atlantic Ocean to have stricter preservation rules

Environmentalists, regulators and harvesters of species including squid, scallops and lobster have debated the proposal...

31 Jan 2018 7:38 AM IST

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2007, file photo, the moon takes on different orange tones during a lunar eclipse seen from Mexico City. During a lunar eclipse, the moons disk can take on a colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and, rarely, very dark gray. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, a super moon, blue moon and a lunar eclipse will coincide for first time since 1982 and will not occur again until 2037. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Triple treat: Blue Moon, Supermoon, Total Lunar Eclipse rolled into...

Europe and most of Africa and South America also will pretty much miss the show.

30 Jan 2018 10:13 AM IST

This photo shows a city truck is spreading salt on Q Street in Lincoln, Neb. Scientists are starting to raise concerns about road salts impact on the environment, especially drinking water, because lakes and streams near roads are showing elevated levels of sodium and chloride. (Photo: AP)

Salt threatens US waters

Researchers say tons of sodium chloride crystals, more than 20 million nationwide each year; are rising the salinity of...

29 Jan 2018 2:53 PM IST

The discovery will involve findings from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASAs Cassini spacecraft, which is orbiting Saturn.

NASA remembers seven killed on Space Shuttle Columbia 15 Years Ago

It held its annual day of remembrance to honor all its astronauts killed in the line of duty.

28 Jan 2018 12:36 PM IST

Of course, everyone knows by now that the Zero was invented in India by Aryabhata, though even here the ubiquitous Brahmagupta stakes a claim.

Newton, Brahmagupta and the Law of Gravity

We need more ministers like Shri Devnani to let our countrymen, women and children know what a great nation we are.

28 Jan 2018 3:23 AM IST

Worried of the infants fate, the mother monkey and other members of the team gathered there and guarded the young till it was freed from the trouble after an arduous 15-hour rescue mission.

Monkeys cloned; are humans next in line?

The federal regulators in the US would not allow making a human baby by cloning, and international scientific groups...

25 Jan 2018 12:02 PM IST

Volcanic ash has darkened the skies over nearby villages in coconut-growing Albay province, where Mayon lies. (Photo: AP)

Philippine volcano spreads lava almost 2 miles from crater

Lava from Mount Mayon shot up more than 2,000 feet while ash rose close to two miles.

24 Jan 2018 4:35 PM IST

NASA astronauts changing the hand of the robotic arm on board the International Space Station (ISS). (Photo: NASA TV)

Spacewalking astronauts give new hand to robot arm

It was the first spacewalk for Tingle, who arrived last month, and the third for Vande Hei.

24 Jan 2018 4:22 PM IST