For 60 years, a mysterious ‘secret second moon’ has been orbiting Earth: Scientists are now stunned by this unique discoveryAstronomers have identified 2025 PN7, a small, faint asteroid, as a quasi-moon that has been orbiting near Earth for approximately 60 years...
22 Oct, 2025, 01.46 PM IST
What will happen to 2025 PN7 after 2083, Earth’s newly discovered ‘quasi-moon,’ and why it went unnoticed for decadesAstronomers have confirmed a small asteroid, named 2025 PN7, has been orbiting the Sun alongside Earth for over sixty years. Discovered in ...
22 Oct, 2025, 12.18 PM IST
Earth's new companion 'quasi moon' astonishes astronomers as it shares its orbit around the sun. What is 2025 PN7?Scientists have discovered asteroid 2025 PN7, a celestial body now identified as a quasi-satellite. This asteroid will orbit Earth's path f...
22 Oct, 2025, 09.21 AM IST
Perseids, best meteor shower of the year, are about to begin. Expert reveals where and when you can watch themMeteor showers are a yearly treat and are going to light up the skies again. According to American Meteor Society, the meteor shower occurs...
19 Jul, 2025, 11.12 AM IST
Star T Corona Borealis to explode next week in rare 80-year event — When and where to watchThis rare exploding star event could offer a stunning cosmic display, a momentous occasion for both scientists and stargazers alike.
22 Mar, 2025, 05.10 PM IST
Mysterious flashes from a distant black hole puzzles astronomersAstronomers have observed strange behaviors in a distant black hole. Plasma jets are moving fast, and X-ray flashes are increasing in frequ...
16 Jan, 2025, 02.00 PM IST
Astronomers use the upgraded GMRT to measure the gas mass of galaxies in the distant UniverseThe study resulted in a measurement of the average atomic gas content of star-forming galaxies located 4 billion light years away, when the...
24 Nov, 2019, 09.42 PM IST
- India discovers sub-Saturn size planet
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) has discovered a sub-Saturn or super-Neptune size planet (...
21 Jun, 2018, 10.28 PM IST
Scientists at Mount Abu used Indian-Made instruments to detect planet 600 light years awayIn the universe of never-ending stars, planets and galaxies, India has made a place for itself by discovering a sub-Saturn or super-Neptune...
12 Jun, 2018, 01.35 PM IST
- 7 moons work together to keep Saturn's largest ring in place
New York, Oct 18 (IANS) After poring over NASA's Cassini mission data, astronomers have determined that it takes the teamwork of seven moon...
18 Oct, 2017, 05.07 PM IST
- Star weighed using Einstein's Theory of Relativity
Washington, June 8 (IANS) An international team of astronomers has used the Hubble space telescope to measure the mass of a star by employi...
08 Jun, 2017, 02.05 PM IST
- Hubble captures universe's brightest galaxies
New York, June 7 (IANS) Using a cosmic magnifying-glass effect, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured unique close-up views of the bri...
07 Jun, 2017, 06.15 PM IST
- Scientists find new hiding places for black holes
New York, June 6 (IANS) An international team of astronomers has observed that enormous quantities of space dust in galaxies could play an ...
06 Jun, 2017, 04.40 PM IST
- Milky Way spewing out planet-size 'spitballs'
New York, Jan 12 (IANS) When a star comes close to the black hole only to be ripped apart, the outward gas streamer gathers itself into pla...
12 Jan, 2017, 01.37 PM IST
- Hubble detects 'shadow play' caused by possible planet
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a "shadow play" caused by a possible planet that is moving countercloc...
10 Jan, 2017, 11.46 AM IST
- Hubble spots exocomets taking plunge onto young star
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered exocomets -- comets outside our solar system -- plunging onto a young...
07 Jan, 2017, 01.59 PM IST
- Wipe-out Doomsday blockbuster
It's time for world leaders to stop quibbling about Copenhagen and save Earth from a fate worse than climate change.
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