Tag: Sun
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Amid heatwave, IMD asks people to avoid sun exposure, issues alert for Power, Labour Ministry
Temperatures soared above 40 degrees Celsius in Delhi-NCR, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. IMD stated that heatwave conditions are likely to prevail in some districts in the . Northwest, Central and West India for the next four days.
March 31, 2022 -
Indian scientists study decreased explosive activities on Sun in last 11-year
During their investigations scientists have found that there has been a significant decrease in the mass, size and internal pressure of explosive phenomena of the sun.
December 16, 2021 -
Sun fires significant solar flare, can disrupt Earth’s GPS signals: NASA
The X1-class flare caused a temporary, yet strong radio blackout across the sunlit side of Earth centred on South America, according to the US Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), which tracks space weather events.
October 29, 2021 -
Now, Sun’s corona sends massive solar storm to planet Earth
Experts in north Bengal, along with the rest of the world, are keeping a close watch on this geomagnetic storm, as it may cause a major interference with GPS navigation, mobile phone signal and satellite TV and can also blow up electric transformers and cause power failures at many places around the world.
July 13, 2021 -
Record-breaking flare spotted on Sun’s nearest neighbour
"In the past, we didn't know that stars could flare in the millimetre range, so this is the first time we have gone looking for millimetre flares," MacGregor said.
April 23, 2021 -
Why this exoplanet is at large distance from sun-like star
The newly discovered planet orbits 110 times more distant from its star than the Earth does from the sun (or 20 times the distance between the sun and Jupiter).
April 21, 2021 -
Despite cloud cover in Delhi, PM Modi manages to catch glimpse of solar eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, totally or partly obscuring the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
December 26, 2019 -
The shadow play of planets
The transit of Mercury helps measure our distance to the Sun.
November 13, 2019 -
Thousands watch in awe as sky turns dark in South America during total solar eclipse
The next solar eclipse, although not a total eclipse, is set to happen on December 26, 2019 and will be visible in the Middle East, including Qatar.
July 3, 2019 -
When is Surya Grahan 2019? Check out Solar Eclipse dates, estimated timing in 2019
The upcoming eclipse is going to be the only total solar eclipse that will occur this year.
June 27, 2019 -
Black hole image captured for very first time in history
The image shows a bright ring formed as light bends in the intense gravity around a black hole that is 6.5 billion times more massive than the Sun.
April 10, 2019 -
Soak up winter sunlight wisely to be hale and hearty
Spending a little time basking in the sun is a blissful therapy.
November 29, 2018 -
Galileo’s damage control
The scientist considered prudence the better part of valour while dealing with Papal orthodoxy.
September 26, 2018 -
Why won’t NASA’s Parker Solar Probe melt?
With NASA launching a historic Parker Solar Probe deeper into the solar atmosphere than any mission before it, the question arises: Why won't it melt?
August 13, 2018 -
Missed the lunar eclipse? Find out when is the next
There’s more to this week, celestially, than the longest lunar eclipse of the century!
July 28, 2018 -
Complete lunar eclipse begins, the longest of this century
The total eclipse lasts 1 hour and 43 minutes, with the entire event lasting closer to four hours.
July 28, 2018 -
Parker Solar Probe | All you want to know about NASA Sun mission
Named after physicist Eugene Parker, who published a groundbreaking paper on solar winds in 1958, the probe is expected to be launched on August 11, 2018.
July 23, 2018