The 1977 Wow! Signal: Space’s most famous mystery could finally be explainedAstronomers continue to track puzzling cosmic signals, from the 1977 Wow! Signal to new phenomena like ASKAP J1832–0911 and FRB 20220610A. ...
31 Aug, 2025, 01.53 PM IST
NASA’s James Webb telescope spots possible alien life on distant ocean world. Are we no longer alone in the universe?In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected potential biosignatures—DMS and DMDS—in the at...
17 Apr, 2025, 04.45 PM IST
Aliens found? Scientists discover distant planet capable of sustaining lifeAstronomers have detected unusual molecules, dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b us...
17 Apr, 2025, 11.59 AM IST
NASA's new finding: 126 rare exoplanets, some capable of supporting life. Pics hereA new catalog featuring 126 exoplanets discovered through NASA's TESS and the Keck Observatory has been released, revealing diverse planet ...
27 May, 2024, 01.12 PM IST
Is life really possible on another planet? James Webb Space Telescope may have the answerThe James Webb Space Telescope is gearing up for a crucial observation mission on exoplanet K2-18b, 124 light-years away, to investigate po...
28 Apr, 2024, 08.35 PM IST
NASA's James Webb Telescope discovers potentialy habitable world over 8 times bigger than EarthUsing NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered an Earth-like exoplanet located millions of light years away that coul...
14 Sep, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
Some planets may have more suitable conditions for life than Earth: StudyThe study, published in the journal Astrobiology, details characteristics of potential "superhabitable" planets, that include those that ar...
05 Oct, 2020, 03.44 PM IST
- Astronomers spot hot Earth-sized exoplanet
London, March 28 (IANS) An international team of astronomers has detected a hot, metallic, Earth-sized planet outside our solar system whic...
28 Mar, 2018, 12.12 PM IST
Hot, metallic Earth-sized planet discoveredNamed K2-229b, the planet is almost 20 per cent larger than Earth but has a mass which is over two-and-a-half times greater.
28 Mar, 2018, 11.54 AM IST
- Scientists find habitable 'super-Earth' among 15 new planets
Tokyo, March 12 (IANS) Scientists have discovered 15 new planets -- including one 'super-Earth' that could harbour liquid water -- orbiting...
12 Mar, 2018, 10.02 AM IST
'Super Earth' that may host alien life identifiedThe dataset used by Cloutier and other researchers came from the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) using the ESO's 3.6-...
06 Dec, 2017, 08.29 PM IST
- This exoplanet could have rocky surface and atmosphere like Earth
Toronto, Dec 6 (IANS) Researchers have found that a little known exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star located about 111 light years away in ...
06 Dec, 2017, 12.37 PM IST
- Astrosat, Chandra and Hubble jointly detect massive cosmic explosion
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Three space-based observatories Astrosat, Chandra, Hubble Space Telescope and a ground-based observatory HARPS have ...
19 Jul, 2017, 07.17 PM IST
NASA's Kepler mission discovers 100 new planetsAmong the confirmed is a planetary system comprising four promising planets that could be rocky. These four planets are orbiting the M dwar...
19 Jul, 2016, 01.22 PM IST
NASA probe spots dead star 'killing' a planetThis discovery validates a long-held theory that white dwarfs are capable of cannibalising possible remnant planets that have survived with...
22 Oct, 2015, 01.19 PM IST
Three super-Earths found 21 light years from EarthThe transiting super-Earth has a density similar to the Earth's. It is by far the closest transiting planet known today, researchers said.
02 Aug, 2015, 03.06 PM IST
- Olympic flame wound up Delhi leg without main ingredient
The Olympic flame, a symbol that seeks to bind humanity through sport, on Thursday wound up the Delhi leg of its trans-continental relay wi...
18 Apr, 2008, 01.15 AM IST