NASA plans to send a planet hunter to scan the Galaxy for 100,000 new alien worldsNASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to discover approximately 100,000 exoplanets, significantly expanding our understanding ...
NASA has discovered planets so strange they sound completely impossible: From worlds that rain molten glass to giant “marshmallow” planetsScientists are discovering strange new planets beyond our solar system. These worlds defy old ideas about how planets form and what they lo...
Ancient stardust frozen in Antarctic ice just revealed where Earth has been in the universeScientists found ancient stardust in Antarctic ice. This dust comes from exploded stars. It shows Earth has traveled through space clouds. ...
Astronomers detect erratic deep-space radio signal repeating every 36 minutes for eight days, then it suddenly ‘switched off’Astronomers have found a strange object in our galaxy. It sent radio signals every 36 minutes for eight days. Then it stopped. This object,...
Is your paneer real? Maharashtra orders restaurants to disclose types of cottage cheese used in billMaharashtra's Food and Drug Administration now mandates restaurants and eateries to clearly disclose if "paneer" is genuine or a substitute...
Scientists trace latest interstellar comet's home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky WayA comet from another star system has revealed secrets about the early galaxy. Scientists found it has a high amount of heavy hydrogen. This...
Milky Way Season begins: Best Time, dates and tips to spot the galaxy in the night skyThe Milky Way is the immense galactic system that houses Earth, the Sun and countless other stars, planets and cosmic bodies. Astronomers e...
June offers skywatchers worldwide rare views of the Milky Way’s illuminated heart; Here is how to spot it with naked eyesIn June 2025, skywatchers can witness the Milky Way's central bulge. NASA highlights this event, best viewed from dark locations. The core ...
Milky Way to shine brightly over Memorial Day weekend across US: When and where to witness itStargazers are in for a celestial treat as our galaxy becomes more visible in late May skies. The increased visibility of the Milky Way coi...
Supermassive black hole, 6,00,000 times the mass of Sun, is heading towards the Milky Way. When is the collision likely to happen?Astronomers have found a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This black hole is 600,000 times the mass of the Sun. The L...
First image: Supermassive black hole at Milky Way's centerBlack holes are extraordinarily dense objects with gravity so powerful that nothing - planets, stars or even light- escapes from them.
Indian scientists discover 28 new stars in Milky WayScientists at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) have discovered 28 new variable stars in the Milky Way ga...
First age-map of Milky Way galaxy createdThe Milky Way is a spiral galaxy with a bulge at the centre, thousands of light years in diameter, that contains about a quarter of the tot...
Most detailed map of Milky Way createdResearchers used the data map to answer the big questions about the Milky Way and neighbouring galaxies.
Sounds of oldest stars in Milky Way capturedThe researchers from the University of Birmingham in the UK reported the detection of resonant acoustic oscillations of stars in 'M4'.
Hundreds of galaxies hidden behind Milky Way discoveredScientists have discovered hundreds of galaxies just 250 million light years away from Earth which had been hidden from view until now by o...
A black hole is making a meal of galactical mass fairly closeThe tendency of astronomers to use the present continuous tense when describing gargantuan celestial events can be quite disconcerting.