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School Assembly News Headlines, October 7, 2026: Check national, international, business, sports updates and thought of the day- One of astronomy’s oldest suspected planetary systems has just undergone its most sensitive search yet and the biggest planets scientists might have expected to find are not there
- Mysterious radio bursts detected 63 light-years from Earth, well beyond our solar system: What scientists discovered about its source
- Strange radio signals detected from exoplanet almost 63 light-years from EarthResearchers have observed unusual radio signals from Beta Pictoris b, an exoplanet located 63 light-years away. These signals, detected usi...23 Sep, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
- Meet Julian Shapiro, the New York student who found 3 unusual dwarf galaxies and won $25,000Eighteen-year-old Julian Shapiro discovered three isolated dwarf galaxies that lack ongoing star formation, a puzzling combination for astr...21 Sep, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
- 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 ...05 Sep, 2026, 11.38 PM IST
- Sagittarius existed in real dimensions but over the past approximately 6 billion years, Milky Way has been absorbing dwarf galaxyWhether the Milky Way's early growth was fueled by homegrown star formation or a galactic merger has been a matter of debate, according to...18 Aug, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
- A hidden black hole stayed invisible until it destroyed a passing star, revealing a cosmic mysteryAstronomers have identified a dormant supermassive black hole far from its galaxy's center. This hidden object revealed itself by tearing a...07 Aug, 2026, 05.37 AM IST
- Most Detailed Dark Matter Map Ever Created—Unraveling Cosmic MysteryScientists have created the most detailed map of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the universe. This map traces t...15 Feb, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
- Meet Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan, the Indian-origin scientist who found potential life beyond EarthIndian-British Professor Nikku Madhusudhan, a leading exoplanetary scientist at Cambridge, has made groundbreaking discoveries using the Ja...17 Apr, 2025, 01.01 PM IST
- Scientists unearth gigantic 'Bubble of Galaxies' in Earth's cosmic backyardAstronomers have discovered a massive celestial structure, known as the "first bubble of galaxies," within our galactic neighborhood. This ...08 Sep, 2023, 11.32 AM IST
- First contact from one of 36 civilisations?Serendipitous Rajasthan meteorite need not be satellite debris or space dust.20 Jun, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
- Nearly 140 new minor planets found at edge of solar system: StudyAstronomers have discovered 139 new trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) -- minor planets located in the far reaches of the solar system. Using t...12 Mar, 2020, 04.18 PM IST
- Over 100 exoplanets that may host habitable moons identifiedTerrestrial (rocky) planets are prime targets in the quest to find life because some of them might be geologically and atmospherically simi...15 Jun, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
- Quasars may starve galaxies of energy needed to form starsNew York, July 31 (IANS) Quasars, powerful energy sources believed to dwell at the heart of galaxies, may be responsible for why some galax...31 Jul, 2017, 11.27 AM IST
- Indian scientists discover 'Saraswati' -- a supercluster of galaxiesThis is one of the largest known structures in the neighbourhood of the universe, 4,000 million light-years away from Earth and roughly mor...14 Jul, 2017, 11.58 AM IST
- New method may detect 10 black holes per yearToronto, Dec 16 (IANS) With the help of a new method, researchers can detect roughly 10 black holes per year -- doubling the number current...16 Dec, 2016, 12.52 PM IST
- Galaxy 13.4 billion years away breaks cosmic distance recordThe combination of Hubble's and Spitzer's imaging shows that GN-z11 is 25 times smaller than the Milky Way and has just one per cent of our...04 Mar, 2016, 01.56 PM IST
- 'Star Wars' style planets with two suns may existSo far, only uninhabitable gas-giant planets have been identified circling such binary stars, and many researchers believe rocky planets ca...06 Apr, 2015, 07.38 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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