Environment/Science
Environment/Science
Washington, Mar 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): NASA’s Game Changing Development (GCD) program has selected four proposals to develop solar array technologies that will aid spacecraft in exploring destinations well beyond low-Earth orbit, including Mars. more
NASA measures U.S. south heavy rainfall from space

Washington, Mar 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Extremely heavy rain fell over the southern United States during the past week and data from the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission cor ...

Dueling climate cycles may increase sea level swings

Washington, Mar 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The tropical Pacific Ocean isn't flat like a pond. Instead, it regularly has a high side and a low side. Natural cycles such as El Niño and La Ni ...

Record annual increase of carbon dioxide observed at Mauna Loa for 2015

Washington, Mar 12 (IBNS) The annual growth rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii jumped by 3.05 parts per million during 2015, the largest ...

What’s eating at Pluto?

Washington DC, Mar 12 (IBNS) Far in the western hemisphere, scientists on NASA’s New Horizons mission have discovered what looks like a giant “bite mark” on Pluto’s surface. They sus ...

Astronaut Scott Kelly to retire from NASA in April

Washington, Mar 12 (JEN) NASA astronaut and one-year crew member Scott Kelly will retire from the agency, effective April 1.

'World has much to learn from Japan,' UN chief says on anniversary of earthquake, tsunami

New York, Mar 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The world has much to learn from Japan if it is to make progress on saving lives and livelihoods, and reducing disaster losses, United Nations Secreta ...

Yamuna bank festival: AOL says it needs a month to collect penalty money

New Delhi, Mar 11 (JEN) As the National Green Tribunal agreed upon another session based on a new petition against holding of a mega cultural festival by Sri Sri Ravishankar's Art of Living ...

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's World Culture Festival 2016 to begin today

New Delhi , Mar 11 (JEN): Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's World Culture Festival 2016, which will be held on the banks of Yamuna here, will start from Friday.

NASA Television to Air Launch of Next Record-Breaking U.S. Astronaut

Washington, Mar 11 (IBNS) On a second American record-breaking mission for 2016, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station at 5:26 p.m. EDT Frida ...