The Other Side Of ‘Gravity’: Aningaaq Is A 7-Minute Spinoff Of The Movie

‘Gravity’ has received raving reviews so far and the movie has gone forth to do huge business at the box office. Now, it has transpired that Warner Bros. have also readied a brief spinoff of the movie. Titled ‘Aningaaq’, the seven-minute film shows a fisherman in Greenland who receives Sandra Bullock’s distress call and can barely understand it.

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Google Maps Reveal Region-Wise And Global Deforestation Rates

Forests are a critically important part of our planet. They are not only the habitat of countless species, they also help in preserving the natural balance of our atmosphere. But over the past few years, deforestation has escalated at a nightmarish pace. Google Maps now provide detailed breakdown of such deforestation around the globe.

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LUNEX: An Advanced Space Program By USAF Proposed In 1960s

Although currently, NASA is the key entity that deals with all space technologies and programs in the U.S. today, back in 1950s and 1960s, United States Air Force had a close eye on space explorations. In 1967, USAF proposed LUNEX, a space program meant to land men on moon and bring them back home.

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Russian Astronauts Take Olympic Torch On A Spacewalk

Olympic torch is the symbolic representation of our planet’s celebration of sports through international cooperation. This symbol was recently flashed at the International Space Station (ISS) when two Russian astronauts took it outdoors during a scheduled maintenance. The historic event was streamed online by NASA.

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Scientists Found World’s First Earth-sized Rocky Exoplanet

Earlier we have seen that some British astronomers have found evidence of a rocky exoplanet that contains 26% water. And lately, it’s been reported that a team of astronomers has found the world’s first Earth-sized rocky exoplanet outside the solar system.

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