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Magnets, Fighter Jets, Golf Clubs, Smartphones: What Are 'Rare Earths' For
Crucial for making smartphones, fighter jets and electric cars, "rare earth" metals have become a strategic bargaining chip since main producer China this year introduced restrictions on their exports.
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Cabinet Clears Rs 7,280 Crore Scheme For Manufacturing Rare Earth Magnets
The 'Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets' was approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Indian Firms Get Licenses To Import Rare Earth Magnets From China
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that some Indian companies have received licenses for importing rare earth magnets from China.
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Solar Storm From Hidden Magnetic Island on the Sun Surprises Scientists
In mid-September 2025, a “secret” magnetic island inside a solar coronal hole triggered a powerful G3 storm. The surprise event sent dazzling auroras across North America, seen as far south as Illinois. Researchers say the rare polarity patch intensified solar winds, making aurora season’s start spectacular.
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TikTok, Trade, Taiwan Top Agenda For Call Between Trump, Xi
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have plenty to discuss this week in their first conversation since June, with TikTok, Boeing planes, rare earth magnets and Taiwan among top items for negotiation.
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Cannibal Solar Storm May Trigger Auroras as Powerful Geomagnetic Storm to Hit Earth Soon
Between Sept. 1–2, Earth will be struck by a powerful geomagnetic storm caused by a rare “cannibal” solar eruption. The event formed when a fast coronal mass ejection (CME) overtook and consumed an earlier one, creating a stronger, chaotic cloud. As this storm interacts with Earth’s magnetic field, it may produce vivid auroras visible far b...
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Watch: Astronaut Shares Breathtaking Video Of Rare Red Aurora Above Earth As Seen From Space
Aurora can display a range of colours depending on the energy of the particles and atmospheric conditions.
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Trump Plans To Invest Billions In US Rare Earths To Cut China's Grip
US production of crucial components in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets is set to expand rapidly in the coming years, as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to build up the critical mineral industry in the US.
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Trump Opens US Doors To 6 Lakh Chinese Students, Faces MAGA Backlash
US President Donald Trump has opened the doors of American universities to 600,000 Chinese students, even as his administration continues its crackdown on International students.
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Researcher Photographs Giant Solar Tornado and Massive Plasma Eruption at the Same Time
On August 20, researcher Maximilian Teodorescu captured a rare photo of two dramatic solar events — a giant tornado of plasma rising 130,000 km and an eruptive prominence spanning 200,000 km. Both were shaped by the sun’s unstable magnetic fields. While the prominence did release a CME, it is not aimed at Earth.
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Magnets, Fighter Jets, Golf Clubs, Smartphones: What Are 'Rare Earths' For
Crucial for making smartphones, fighter jets and electric cars, "rare earth" metals have become a strategic bargaining chip since main producer China this year introduced restrictions on their exports.
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Cabinet Clears Rs 7,280 Crore Scheme For Manufacturing Rare Earth Magnets
The 'Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets' was approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Indian Firms Get Licenses To Import Rare Earth Magnets From China
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that some Indian companies have received licenses for importing rare earth magnets from China.
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Solar Storm From Hidden Magnetic Island on the Sun Surprises Scientists
In mid-September 2025, a “secret” magnetic island inside a solar coronal hole triggered a powerful G3 storm. The surprise event sent dazzling auroras across North America, seen as far south as Illinois. Researchers say the rare polarity patch intensified solar winds, making aurora season’s start spectacular.
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TikTok, Trade, Taiwan Top Agenda For Call Between Trump, Xi
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have plenty to discuss this week in their first conversation since June, with TikTok, Boeing planes, rare earth magnets and Taiwan among top items for negotiation.
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Cannibal Solar Storm May Trigger Auroras as Powerful Geomagnetic Storm to Hit Earth Soon
Between Sept. 1–2, Earth will be struck by a powerful geomagnetic storm caused by a rare “cannibal” solar eruption. The event formed when a fast coronal mass ejection (CME) overtook and consumed an earlier one, creating a stronger, chaotic cloud. As this storm interacts with Earth’s magnetic field, it may produce vivid auroras visible far b...
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Watch: Astronaut Shares Breathtaking Video Of Rare Red Aurora Above Earth As Seen From Space
Aurora can display a range of colours depending on the energy of the particles and atmospheric conditions.
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Trump Plans To Invest Billions In US Rare Earths To Cut China's Grip
US production of crucial components in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets is set to expand rapidly in the coming years, as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to build up the critical mineral industry in the US.
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Trump Opens US Doors To 6 Lakh Chinese Students, Faces MAGA Backlash
US President Donald Trump has opened the doors of American universities to 600,000 Chinese students, even as his administration continues its crackdown on International students.
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Researcher Photographs Giant Solar Tornado and Massive Plasma Eruption at the Same Time
On August 20, researcher Maximilian Teodorescu captured a rare photo of two dramatic solar events — a giant tornado of plasma rising 130,000 km and an eruptive prominence spanning 200,000 km. Both were shaped by the sun’s unstable magnetic fields. While the prominence did release a CME, it is not aimed at Earth.
