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From Times Square To Niagara Falls, PM Modi's Welcome Messages From US
From Times Square and Niagara Falls to Princeton University and Hawaii, members of the Indian-American community are sending welcome messages from iconic US locations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his State visit.
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Hawaii Introduces Legislation to End Strife Over Astronomy on Mauna Kea Summit
Hawaii has introduced legislation to protect the sacred Mauna Kea summit future generations that also says science must be balanced with culture and the environment. The mountain that is sacred to Native Hawaiians is also one of the finest places in the world to study the night sky. A new authority to govern the use of the land may offer a first-in...
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Bacteria Change Swimming Pattern While Navigating Through Tight Spaces: Researchers
A new study has found that bacteria change their swimming pattern while moving through tight spaces. The researchers, from the University of Hawaii in the US, said the sudden change in the behaviour of bacteria has come as a surprise.
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School Girls in India Discover Earth-Bound Asteroid
Two 14-year-old girls from India have discovered an Earth-bound asteroid by poring through images from a University of Hawaii telescope. They have been receiving training at the SPACE India private institute.
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School Girls Discover Earth-Bound Asteroid
Two teenage girls have discovered an Earth-bound asteroid by poring through images from a University of Hawaii telescope, an Indian space education institute said on Monday.
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Spiritual Leader Ram Dass Dies At 88 In Hawaii
Baba Ram Dass, a former Harvard University professor who became a spiritual leader after a trip to India in the 1960s, has died at the age of 88, his foundation announced Monday.
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Millions Of Jellyfish Headed To Israel's Coast, Lifeguards Warn Swimmers
Millions of jellyfish are headed toward Israel's coast on their nearly annual pilgrimage, and thousands have clogged the filters of a southern power station. Locals and visitors are already reporting sightings of - and stings by - the creatures, whose presence can spell disappointment for vacationers and trouble for tourism-related businesses. Life...
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'I've Never Seen Anything Like This': Astronomers Dazzled by Brilliant Supernova
A mysterious cataclysm in a neighbouring galaxy was spotted in the sky above Hawaii last week, sending astronomers around the world scrambling.
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6 Scientists Enter Hawaii Dome In 8-Month Mars Space Mission Study
Six scientists have entered a dome perched atop a remote volcano in Hawaii where they will spend the next eight months in isolation to simulate life for astronauts traveling to Mars, the University of Hawaii said.
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'Great Pumpkin' to Fly Past Earth on Halloween
As earthlings in the US get ready to don Halloween costumes on October 31, asteroid 2015 TB145, dubbed the 'Great Pumpkin' in a reference to the holiday, will fly past the planet at a safe distance, NASA said.
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Earth's CT Scan Shows How Hawaii and Iceland Were Born
Seismologists from University of California-Berkeley have produced for the first time a sharp, three-dimensional scan of Earth's interior that shows how volcanic island chains like Hawaii, Samoa and Iceland were born.
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NASA Starts Year-Long Mission to Simulate Life on Mars
Six NASA recruits have shut themselves inside a dome in Hawaii to begin a year-long isolation programme that will simulate life on Mars to help the US space agency prepare for the pioneering mission to the red planet.
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Astronomers Find Most Distant Galaxy Ever Measured
Astronomers have located the most distant galaxy ever measured in the universe, and it looks like a bright blue mass of stars some 13.1 billion light-years from Earth.
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New Map Shows Milky Way Lives in Laniakea Galaxy Complex
The Milky Way galaxy resides on the outskirts of a massive, previously unknown galaxy super-cluster scientists have named Laniakea, from Hawaiian words for "immeasurable heaven."
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New Type of Rock Formed From Plastic Waste
Researchers have discovered a new type of rock created by melted plastic trash on a beach in Hawaii.
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From Times Square To Niagara Falls, PM Modi's Welcome Messages From US
From Times Square and Niagara Falls to Princeton University and Hawaii, members of the Indian-American community are sending welcome messages from iconic US locations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his State visit.
-
Hawaii Introduces Legislation to End Strife Over Astronomy on Mauna Kea Summit
Hawaii has introduced legislation to protect the sacred Mauna Kea summit future generations that also says science must be balanced with culture and the environment. The mountain that is sacred to Native Hawaiians is also one of the finest places in the world to study the night sky. A new authority to govern the use of the land may offer a first-in...
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Bacteria Change Swimming Pattern While Navigating Through Tight Spaces: Researchers
A new study has found that bacteria change their swimming pattern while moving through tight spaces. The researchers, from the University of Hawaii in the US, said the sudden change in the behaviour of bacteria has come as a surprise.
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School Girls in India Discover Earth-Bound Asteroid
Two 14-year-old girls from India have discovered an Earth-bound asteroid by poring through images from a University of Hawaii telescope. They have been receiving training at the SPACE India private institute.
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School Girls Discover Earth-Bound Asteroid
Two teenage girls have discovered an Earth-bound asteroid by poring through images from a University of Hawaii telescope, an Indian space education institute said on Monday.
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Spiritual Leader Ram Dass Dies At 88 In Hawaii
Baba Ram Dass, a former Harvard University professor who became a spiritual leader after a trip to India in the 1960s, has died at the age of 88, his foundation announced Monday.
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Millions Of Jellyfish Headed To Israel's Coast, Lifeguards Warn Swimmers
Millions of jellyfish are headed toward Israel's coast on their nearly annual pilgrimage, and thousands have clogged the filters of a southern power station. Locals and visitors are already reporting sightings of - and stings by - the creatures, whose presence can spell disappointment for vacationers and trouble for tourism-related businesses. Life...
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'I've Never Seen Anything Like This': Astronomers Dazzled by Brilliant Supernova
A mysterious cataclysm in a neighbouring galaxy was spotted in the sky above Hawaii last week, sending astronomers around the world scrambling.
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6 Scientists Enter Hawaii Dome In 8-Month Mars Space Mission Study
Six scientists have entered a dome perched atop a remote volcano in Hawaii where they will spend the next eight months in isolation to simulate life for astronauts traveling to Mars, the University of Hawaii said.
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'Great Pumpkin' to Fly Past Earth on Halloween
As earthlings in the US get ready to don Halloween costumes on October 31, asteroid 2015 TB145, dubbed the 'Great Pumpkin' in a reference to the holiday, will fly past the planet at a safe distance, NASA said.
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Earth's CT Scan Shows How Hawaii and Iceland Were Born
Seismologists from University of California-Berkeley have produced for the first time a sharp, three-dimensional scan of Earth's interior that shows how volcanic island chains like Hawaii, Samoa and Iceland were born.
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NASA Starts Year-Long Mission to Simulate Life on Mars
Six NASA recruits have shut themselves inside a dome in Hawaii to begin a year-long isolation programme that will simulate life on Mars to help the US space agency prepare for the pioneering mission to the red planet.
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Astronomers Find Most Distant Galaxy Ever Measured
Astronomers have located the most distant galaxy ever measured in the universe, and it looks like a bright blue mass of stars some 13.1 billion light-years from Earth.
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New Map Shows Milky Way Lives in Laniakea Galaxy Complex
The Milky Way galaxy resides on the outskirts of a massive, previously unknown galaxy super-cluster scientists have named Laniakea, from Hawaiian words for "immeasurable heaven."
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New Type of Rock Formed From Plastic Waste
Researchers have discovered a new type of rock created by melted plastic trash on a beach in Hawaii.
