Tag: Earth
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. ....
Elon Musk Teases Next-gen Starlink Satellites
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has shared a slideshow from a recent SpaceX all-hands meeting, revealing the company's current priorities, sources of pride, and the first official renders of a few future projects. ....
Central Japan Rocked By Series Of Quakes, Region Braces For More
The Ishikawa Prefecture region in central Japan has been rocked by a series of earthquakes over the past two days, with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warning that further temblors could be imminent. ....
Turkey-Syria Quake Toll Surpasses 23,800, Search Efforts Continue
As search and rescue efforts continued for a sixth straight day on Saturday to find more survivors, the number of people killed following the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 has reached at least 23,831, according to authorities. ....
Indian Peacekeepers In Syria Ferry Earthquake Relief Supplies To Victims
Indian peacekeepers deployed in Syria have responded to the plight of earthquake victims in that country by ferrying relief sent by India through devastated areas. ....
