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SpaceX rocket crashes into Moon: Plume erupts, leaving a hole on lunar surface; Elon Musk shares impact video. Watch- In 1912, two days before Titanic ship disaster, Spain witnessed rare celestial phenomenon, same event is set to occur in August
- Betelgeuse has a companion star, Siwarha. Astronomers confirm the dying red giant isn't alone. Here's what it means
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovers hidden giant exoplanet in Beta Pictoris systemAstronomers found a giant exoplanet, Beta Pictoris d, using Webb Telescope's spectroscopy. This planet was hidden within a dusty debris dis...17 Jul, 2026, 07.58 AM IST
- June heat topped 35°C for two-thirds of Europe populationA recent heatwave saw over 410 million Europeans endure scorching temperatures above 35°C, impacting vast swathes from Spain to Ukraine. Th...03 Jul, 2026, 09.42 PM IST
- On This Day in History, June 22: Fast & Furious release, France surrenders, Germany invades Soviet Union, Napoleon abdicates, Galileo recants, Maradona's Hand of God, G.I. Bill signed and other eventsOn This Day in History, June 22 witnessed Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, Napoleon's second abdication, Galileo's recantation befor...21 Jun, 2026, 06.37 PM IST
- Atacama’s pristine skies face light pollution risks despite cancellation of nearby energy projectChile's Atacama Desert, a prime spot for stargazing, faces ongoing threats to its clear night skies. A proposed energy project near a major...26 Apr, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
- Astronomers Can Make Stars on Demand, and the Reason Is Surprisingly CleverAstronomers are now creating 'artificial stars' using powerful lasers to overcome Earth's atmospheric distortions that blur telescope image...07 Mar, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
- Astronomers find the brightest object of known universe that eats 'just over a Sun per day', and its still growingAstronomers have discovered the brightest black hole in the known universe, named J0529-4351, using the European Southern Observatory’s Ver...28 Aug, 2024, 02.34 PM IST
- 'Cannibal', 'zombie' star spotted. Know in detail about the startling discovery in space scienceWhat is a 'cannibal' star and why it is called so? The scientists at the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chil...28 Feb, 2024, 11.14 PM IST
- Neptune's mysterious dark spot revealed by Earth-based telescope for the first timeAstronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have made a groundbreaking discovery on Neptune. They have...25 Aug, 2023, 06.32 PM IST
- Google AI chatbot Bard offers inaccurate information in company adThe tech giant posted a short GIF video of Bard in action via Twitter, describing the chatbot as a "launchpad for curiosity" that would hel...08 Feb, 2023, 07.35 PM IST
- Demystifying the birth of Southern Ring Nebula through images from Webb telescopeThis was surprising to any astronomer who understands this type of nebula.10 Dec, 2022, 06.24 PM IST
- James Webb telescope captures stunning images of JupiterDe Pater headed the observations of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, with Thierry Fouchet of the Paris Observatory. The com...24 Aug, 2022, 11.24 AM IST
- Cloudy with a chance of metal: Ultra-hot exoplanet where it rains iron observedThe giant exoplanet WASP-76b has a day side where temperatures climb above 2400 degrees Celsius - high enough to vaporise metals.12 Mar, 2020, 05.04 PM IST
- Chinese company under fire for claiming black hole 'copyright'The ESO has said Visual China Group has not made contact about the black hole image and it is illegal for it to claim copyright.12 Apr, 2019, 12.36 PM IST
- 'Largest galaxy cluster in early universe found'Hyperion has a calculated mass more than one million billion times that of the Sun, making it the largest and most massive structure to be ...18 Oct, 2018, 01.24 PM IST
- Chilean President inaugurates construction of world's largest telescopeSantiago, May 27 (IANS) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet inaugurated the construction of the world's largest optical and infrared telesc...27 May, 2017, 08.25 AM IST
- Stars born in winds from supermassive black holes spottedLondon, March 28 (IANS) Astronomers have observed for the first time stars forming within powerful outflows of material blasted out from su...28 Mar, 2017, 12.35 PM IST
- Brazilian astronomers discover 2 new planetsBrasilia, Nov 5 (IANS) A team of Brazilian astronomers has discovered two new planets around a star similar to the sun known as HIP 68468.05 Nov, 2016, 12.05 PM IST
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