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55 million light-years away, scientists spot something unusual: A strange galactic collision may have left this spiral galaxy with a centre that spins sidewaysThe Hubble telescope captured images of spiral galaxy NGC 4698. Its central bulge is tilted at an unusual angle to the main disk. Astronome...
The first rocky planets may have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang, scientists say — and they could have been surprisingly Earth-likeNew simulations indicate rocky planets may have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang. Massive stars exploded, scattering heavy ...
Earlier in 2026, a University of Sydney PhD student traced a 1.34497-hour radio pulse to a dead star. Today, its 1.368-hour orbit explains why the bursts repeatEarlier in 2026, a University of Sydney PhD student traced a 1.34497-hour radio pulse to a dead star. Today, its 1.368-hour orbit explains ...
Just 548 light years from Earth, this massive red supergiant nearly 1,000 times larger than our Sun is about to explodeAstronomers have discovered Betelgeuse harbors a hidden stellar companion. This finding complicates predictions about its eventual supernov...
2,000-year-old ‘guest star’ mystery from 185 AD solved by NASA X-ray studyAncient Chinese astronomers saw a bright guest star in 185 AD. This supernova remnant, RCW 86, was unusually large. New research reveals th...
Scientists stunned by discovering fast-spinning stellar object that defies physicsAstronomers found a rare object named CHIME J1634+44. It is a Long Period Radio Transient. This object spins faster, unlike others. It send...
'Dead star or something new': Mysterious object found in Milky Way emits X-rays and radio waves every 44 minutesAstronomers have identified ASKAP J1832−091, a peculiar object in the Milky Way, emitting synchronized X-ray and radio waves every 44 minut...
THIS once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon is about to dazzle the night sky soon; here is what you need to knowMost earthlings will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness a stellar phenomenon that takes place every 80 years in a star system...
Scientists discover mysterious black hole roaming alone in the Milky Way. Here's why it is so surprisingAstronomers have detected a lone black hole drifting through the Milky Way—an unprecedented discovery made possible by gravitational lensin...
NASA and AstroSat capture explosive eruptions from stellar remnants near massive black holeAn international team of astronomers, including experts from Pune’s IUCAA, has made significant strides in understanding black hole-star dy...
Look up! A once-in-a-lifetime explosion is about to create a 'new' star in the skyT CrB, a white dwarf in Corona Borealis, 3,000 light years away, will erupt soon with a magnitude 2.5 brightness due to a thermonuclear rea...
Cosmic marvel: 'God's Hand' in Milky Way captured in mesmerizing telescope imagesThe Dark Energy Camera (DECam), developed by the US Department of Energy, has captured an image of CG 4, a cometary globule in the Gum Nebu...
James Webb Space Telescope sends images of Ring Nebula. Check out detailsJames Webb Space Telescope has sent images of the Ring Nebula. The pictures give a glimpse of what may happen to the Sun about five billion...
James Webb Space Telescope reveals never-before-seen details of 'Green Monster'The James Webb Space Telescope has managed to capture details of Cassiopeia and "Green Monster"
'Lost' satellite unveils cosmic recipe for nearby universeData captured by a 'lost' satellite mission has provided scientists with vital information about gases in a galaxy cluster 240 million ligh...
- Massive black holes might lurk on edge of Milky Way
New York, Oct 31 (IANS) The outskirts of spiral galaxies like our own could be crowded with colliding black holes of massive proportions, s...
Milky Way dotted with 100 million black holes: StudyScientists assume most stellar-remnant black holes - which result from the collapse of massive stars at the end of their lives - will be ab...
- First white dwarf pulsar discovered
London, Feb 8 (IANS) Astronomers have identified an elusive white dwarf pulsar -- the first of its kind to be discovered in the universe --...
- Magnetic field behind puzzling 'Rapid Burster' behaviour: Study
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Observing a curious neutron star in a binary system known as the 'Rapid Burster', scientists have found that its magne...
NASA's Hubble captures 'beating heart' of Crab NebulaThe neutron star at the very centre of the Crab Nebula has about the same mass as the Sun but compressed into an incredibly dense sphere th...