Large impact crater could hold clues about moon’s mantle
Washington – Researchers sifting through data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper that flew aboard India’s Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter found a diverse mineralogy in the subsurface of the giant South Pole Aitken basin. According to researchers, the differing mineral signatures could be... read more »
Temperature mystery of planetary atmospheres revealed
Washington – Researchers have said that they have solved the atmospheric peculiarity that Earth shares with Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, claiming that it is likely common to billions of planets. In 1902 a scientist named Leon Teisserenc de Bort, used instrument-equipped balloons,... read more »
Geminid meteor shower to peak on Dec 13
Washington – Geminid meteor shower will be at their best after dark on Friday, December 13 and before dawn on Saturday, December 14, according to reports. The Geminids are one of the most reliable meteor showers. This year, skywatchers can expect to see dozens of meteors per hour. On Friday,... read more »
Facebook develops `sympathise` button to avoid `awkward Likes` on sad statu...
London – Facebook has reportedly developed a ‘sympathise’ button to save users the embarrassment of hitting ‘Like’ even for sad statuses, solely because they lack any option. The button replaces the ‘Like’ option when a user selects a negative emotion from Facebook’s list of... read more »
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 launched; priced at Rs 10,990
New Delhi – Expanding its smartphone range, Korean handset maker Samsung Electronics Thursday launched a mid-range Galaxy phone at Rs 10,990. The phone has an interactive user... read more »
AIADMK general council to meet Dec 19
Chennai – The ruling AIADMK party in Tamil Nadu Thursday called a meeting of its general council here Dec 19. According to a statement from party general secretary J. Jayalalithaa,... read more »
Nitesh Rane caused Rs.15 lakh damage: Goa minister
Panaji – The vandalism by Maharashtra minister Narayan! Rane’s son Nitesh at a Goa border toll booth caused a loss of! Rs.15 lakh, Goa Transport Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said... read more »
Tejpal insists tryst with woman journalist was a ‘consensual act’
Panaji (Goa) – Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal on Thursday told investigating officer Sunita Sawant that the woman woman journalist and he had indulged in a “consensual... read more »
Lamar Odom celebrates Thanksgiving with dad instead of Khloe
Washington – Lamar Odom chose to spend Thanksgiving with his dad instead of his wife Khloe Kardashian. According to reports, the 34-year-old basketball player wasn’t invited to dinner with... read more »
