Comet contains alcohol, sugar unexpected discovery shows; sheds new light on origin of life on Earth Scientists today identified two complex organic molecules, or building blocks of life, on a comet for the first time, shedding… October 24, 2015 17:25 IST
Red giants help probe stars’ internal magnetic field Studying starlight from red giants has provided insights into makeup of a star’s internal magnetic field, a region that has… October 23, 2015 15:58 IST
Big Bang frontiers spotted; 250 galaxies on cusp of event, shows Hubble Space Telescope A team of astronomers has discovered 250 tiny galaxies that existed 600 to 900 million years after the Big Bang.… October 23, 2015 10:36 IST
After 11 years’ work, cosmic search casts doubt on our black hole’s understanding An 11-year cosmic search has lead to black hole rethink. One hundred years since Einstein proposed gravitational waves as part… September 25, 2015 12:40 IST
New stealth dark matter theory sheds light on universe’s missing mass A team of scientists has come up with a new theory that may identify why dark matter has evaded direct… September 25, 2015 11:47 IST
Planet-hosting star’s ‘amniotic sac’ probed for first time ever: Astronomers A team of astronomers has peered into the ‘amniotic sac’ of a planet-hosting star for the first time. In the… September 14, 2015 09:53 IST
As many as 8 more galactic neighbours found hovering near Milky Way A survey has found more celestial neighbours hovering near our Milky Way galaxy, suggesting that our sky is more crowded… September 13, 2015 14:32 IST
Dwarf galaxy mystery: A humble beginning, then a star-forming powerhouse A team of astronomers has helped explain how a lowly dwarf galaxy becomes a star-forming powerhouse. September 10, 2015 10:20 IST
Meteor lights up Thai skies and web Thais were left stunned after a suspected meteor streaked through the daytime skies in a phenomena that also quickly lit… September 7, 2015 22:06 IST
First Dane in space arrives at International Space Station The first Dane in space arrived today at the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a three-man team after… September 4, 2015 20:56 IST
Newly discovered dwarf galaxy may signal dark matter A newly discovered dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way appears to be radiating gamma rays, which may signal dark matter… August 20, 2015 22:32 IST
‘Universe’ is dying, claim scientists A team of astronomers have claimed that our Universe is slowly fading away. August 11, 2015 14:39 IST
For the first time, ISS astronauts to eat lettuce grown in space Astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) will for the first time eat food that was grown on the orbiting… August 11, 2015 14:21 IST
Astronomers discover protogalaxy 10 bn light-years away, 4 times size of our Milky Way Astronomers have discovered a giant protogalaxy 10 billion light-years away, and found that it is about four times larger in… August 10, 2015 20:04 IST
Large-scale simulation shows existence of Milky Way-like galaxies in early universe Thanks to a new, large-scale computer simulation, scientist now have theoretical evidence that large disk galaxies, similar to Milky Way,… August 6, 2015 17:25 IST
Astronomers discover largest feature in the universe Astronomers have found what may be the largest feature in the known universe: a ring of nine gamma ray bursts… August 5, 2015 18:07 IST
Gravity saved the universe from collapse after Big Bang Physicists have describe how gravity provided the stability needed for the universe to survive expansion in that early period. Updated: November 19, 2014 15:45 IST
Universe brighter than thought: NASA Universe is brighter than thought, with a surprising surplus of infrared light in the dark space between galaxies. November 7, 2014 14:01 IST
‘76 kg of expired articles, misleading labels’: Warehouses of Zepto, Blinkit, Swiggy and 5 others inspected in Telangana
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