Tag: Earth
3 Dead, 60 Injured In 6.0-magnitude China Earthquake
Three people were killed and 60 others injured on Thursday after a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Luxian county in China's Sichuan province, authorities said. ....
Sun Block: NASA's Mars Missions Will Halt Communication
NASA will halt commanding its Mars missions for the next few weeks as Earth and the Red Planet are on opposite sides of the Sun, the US space agency has said. ....
6.0-magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan's Iwate
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on Wednesday struck off Japan's Iwate Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). ....
6.1 Magnitude Quake Jolts Eastern Indonesia
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 rocked Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on Tuesday and no tsunami warning was issued, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. ....
5.6-magnitude Quake Hits 298 Km SW Of Bluff, New Zealand: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted 298 km South-west of Bluff, New Zealand, at 16:36:53 GMT on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. ....
Mystery Behind High Abundance Of Lithium In Some Evolved Stars Traced
Scientists have found a clue to the mystery behind the high abundance of Lithium - a trace element on Earth and a key component of rechargeable batteries - in some evolved stars.....
Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Hits Northern California, Causing 'moderate To Strong Shaking'
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted California, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. ....
30 Injured After 5.5-magnitude Quake Hits China's Yunnan
At least 30 people were injured after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Ninglang County in China's Yunnan province two days, local authorities said on Tuesday. ....
NASA Citizen Scientist Spots Jupiter-like Planet
A citizen scientist has discovered a giant gaseous planet about 379 light-years from Earth, orbiting a star with the same mass as the Sun, NASA has said. ....
ISRO Successfully Launches Earth Observation Satellite, Two Other Co-passengers On PSLV-C52
India on Monday morning successfully placed into orbit its radar imaging satellite EOS-04 in a text book style. ....
