‘Second largest’ black hole in the Milky Way discovered: Astronomers A team of Japanese astronomers has discovered an enigmatic gas cloud just 200 light years away from the centre of… January 16, 2016 17:03 IST
Most distant massive galaxy cluster, formed only 3.8 bn years after the Big Bang, found Astronomers have detected a massive, sprawling, churning galaxy cluster – about 1,000 times more massive than our Milky Way galaxy… January 8, 2016 12:37 IST
Space lovers, you can now see black hole with naked eyes Have black holes always fascinated you? Well, all you need is a 20 cm telescope to observe a nearby active… January 7, 2016 11:46 IST
Black holes can swell as large as 50 billion suns! Stars with masses greater than about 20 times the mass of our Sun may produce black holes at the end… December 19, 2015 21:30 IST
Second Earth? Potentially ‘habitable’ planet spotted 14 light years away The search for a second ‘Earth’ may finally be coming to an end with the discovery of the closest potentially… December 17, 2015 20:13 IST
Gamma rays from ‘galaxy far far away’ detected Gamma rays from a galaxy halfway across the visible universe have been detected by a team of astronomers. December 16, 2015 09:15 IST
Dark matter nursery and its monstrous baby galaxies 11.5 bn light-years away found A nest of monstrous baby galaxies, 11.5 billion light-years away could help answer questions about how the known universe formed. December 5, 2015 18:34 IST
Faintest ever galaxy that existed 400 mn years after the Big Bang ‘captured’ by NASA A team of astronomers harnessing the combined power of NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes have found the faintest object… Updated: December 4, 2015 15:12 IST
Astrophysicists ‘see’ black hole’s rare big ‘bite’ of a star Astrophysicists have for the first time witnessed a star being swallowed by a black hole, ejecting a flare of matter… November 27, 2015 17:28 IST
Ground-breaking find can challenge Big Bang theory, understand formation of universe The research is on the decay of subatomic particles called kaons, which could change how scientists understand the formation of… November 21, 2015 21:57 IST
For first time, alien planet caught in birth act; near LkCa 15 star region For the first time ever, a team of astronomers has directly observed a planet in the process of being born.… November 19, 2015 12:13 IST
NASA’s ‘Chemical Laptop’ to search for alien life NASA engineers are working on a unique “Chemical Laptop” – a portable, miniaturised laboratory that can help astronauts analyse samples… November 18, 2015 16:23 IST
Oldest stars found at heart of Milky Way A team of astronomers has discovered the oldest stars ever seen, dating from before the Milky Way Galaxy formed, when… November 12, 2015 22:09 IST
Astronomers find oldest known stars at the heart of Milky Way Astronomers have discovered the oldest known stars near the centre of the Milky Way galaxy, dating back to the time… November 12, 2015 13:26 IST
Indian astronomers detect dying, giant radio galaxy A team of astronomers working at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics here has discovered an extremely rare galaxy of… November 8, 2015 17:39 IST
Mystery of Nasa Voyager 1’s journey into space solved Scientists have answered why Nasa’s Voyager 1, when it became the first probe to enter interstellar space in 2012, observed… November 2, 2015 22:35 IST
Newborn stars’ dust spirals may help spot giant planets: Nasa New Nasa study has proposed that huge dust spiral patterns seen around newborn stars may be a telltale sign of… October 30, 2015 15:24 IST
Mysteries of Voyager 1 spacecraft’s interstellar journey solved: Nasa A team of scientists has provided an explanation as to why Nasa’s Voyager 1, when it became the first probe… October 29, 2015 10:51 IST
‘76 kg of expired articles, misleading labels’: Warehouses of Zepto, Blinkit, Swiggy and 5 others inspected in Telangana
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