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James Webb may have found the universe's first monster stars—and they could explain how giant black holes were born- In 1912, two days before Titanic ship disaster, Spain witnessed rare celestial phenomenon, same event is set to occur in August
- Nobel Prize winner to Energy and Semiconductor pioneers: Why top scientists left US and UK for China? Check list of key names
- Before leading Trump's UFO panel, Israeli-American Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb proposed these 5 splashy theories about alien lifeHarvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, known for his controversial extraterrestrial theories, is now leading a new Trump administration panel on ...02 Jul, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
- NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue missionNASA is launching a daring $30 million mission this week to rescue the aging Swift Observatory from falling back to Earth. A robotic lifesa...28 Jun, 2026, 08.55 PM IST
- NASA just discovered a living relic from the Milky Way’s earliest days hidden in plain sightNASA proved Terzan 5 is not a globular star cluster but a living fossil from the Milky Way's earliest formation. Webb and Hubble jointly re...27 Jun, 2026, 10.45 PM IST
- NASA looked back at the first Black Hole ever photographed, and found a big surpriseThe universe keeps reshaping our cosmic perspective. When the Event Horizon Telescope captured the historic first image of a black hole in ...27 Jun, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
- This gas led to the formation of stars and expansion of galaxies: New study reveals how neutral gas shaped the early UniverseThis gas led to the formation of stars and expansion of galaxies during the early stages of the Universe. A new study by an international t...16 Jun, 2026, 05.57 AM IST
- A simple astronomy program led two U.S. high school students to help discover four exoplanetsIn an inspiring display of youthful ingenuity, two American high school students have teamed up to publish a groundbreaking scientific pape...19 May, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
- Saturn moon number jumps to 274 with discovery of 128 new potato-shape moons — but now astronomers have a unique problem to solveScientists have discovered over 100 new moons orbiting Saturn, raising its total to 274. These small rocky moons likely resulted from cosmi...12 Mar, 2025, 01.03 PM IST
- NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatory telescope identifies galaxy’s black hole delivery system, dubbed NikhuliNASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope have identified a galaxy's black hole delivery system named 'Nikhuli,' after a ...23 Sep, 2024, 09.11 PM IST
- China, France launch satellite to better understand the universeThe 930-kilogram satellite carrying four instruments -- two French, two Chinese -- took off around 3:00 pm (0700 GMT) aboard a Chinese Long...22 Jun, 2024, 01.56 PM IST
- Professor Somak Raychaudhury appointed Vice-Chancellor of Ashoka UniversityPramath Raj Sinha, Chairman, Board of Trustees, said “Professor Raychaudhury brings stellar academic stature and strong administrative expe...10 Nov, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
- Stellar system with 3 super Earths discoveredNew York, March 5 (IANS) Astronomers have discovered three small super-Earth planets orbiting the star which lies at a relatively close dis...05 Mar, 2018, 03.31 PM IST
- Gravitational waves used to measure age of universeA team of 1,314 scientists from around the world contributed to the detection of gravitational waves from a merging pair of binary neutron ...09 Jan, 2018, 12.50 PM IST
- Proxima b unlikely to be habitable: NASAWashington, Aug 1 (IANS) Dampening hopes of finding alien life on the closest exoplanet ever discovered, a new NASA study says that the atm...01 Aug, 2017, 11.02 AM IST
- Meet the Indian astrophysicists who discovered the Saraswati SuperclusterAmong the major challenges in working in this field in India is the lack of large-scale experimental facilities for scientists.23 Jul, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
- Infosys Foundation announces Rs6.5 crore endowment to the Inter-University Center of Astronomy and AstrophysicsThe IUCAA is an autonomous institution set up by the UGC to promote the nucleation and growth of active groups in astronomy and astrophysic...10 Nov, 2016, 01.49 PM IST
- NASA's Kepler mission discovers 'super-Earth'The discovery was confirmed with measurements taken by the HARPS-North spectrograph of the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo in the Canary Islan...19 Dec, 2014, 06.38 PM IST
- Pluto-sized objects swarming around Sun-like starThe star HD 107146 is located approximately 90 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Coma Berenices. It is approxima...12 Dec, 2014, 01.51 PM IST
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