Indian researchers discover three supermassive black holesThe rare occurrence in the nearby universe indicates that small merging groups are ideal laboratories to detect multiple accreting supermas...
NGC Energy, Petredec to set up Rs 400-crore LPG terminalNGC Energy India, a joint venture between Oman-based National Gas Company and Singapore-headquartered Petredec, will jointly set up a liqui...
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...
- Ghostly galaxy without dark matter stuns astronomers
London, March 29 (IANS) In a shocking discovery, astronomers have found a galaxy that is missing most -- if not all -- of its dark matter.
- NASA's Hubble finds 'relic galaxy' near Milky Way
London, March 13 (IANS) Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have unearthed a "relic galaxy" in the Milky Way's backyard.
NASA probe set to uncover mysteries of rare 'relic galaxy'The wayward stellar island may provide valuable insights into the origin and evolution of galaxies billions of years ago.
Hundreds of undiscovered black holes spotted in star clusterGlobular clusters are spherical collections of stars which orbit around a galactic centre such as our Milky-way galaxy.
Giant black hole found in an unlikely placeAstronomers have uncovered a near-record breaking supermassive black hole, weighing 17 billion Suns, in the centre of a galaxy in a sparsel...
Supermassive black holes may be lurking everywhere in universe"The newly discovered black hole is in a galaxy, NGC 1600, in the opposite part of the sky from the Coma Cluster in a relative desert."
Hubble views a galactic mega-merger: NASAThe Hubble Space Telescope has viewed a galactic mega-merger - a product of a collision between two good-sized galaxies, which is slowly ev...
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory finds giant burping black hole 26 million light years awayResearchers said that this is one of the nearest super massive black holes to Earth that is currently undergoing such violent outbursts.
NASA's Hubble images Little Gem Nebula in spaceNASA's Hubble telescope has captured a stunning image of a planetary nebula, which shows a bright and colourful cloud of dust and gas.
NASA finds evidence of serial black hole eruptionsAstronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a supermassive black hole at the centre of a group of galaxies about 105 mill...
BoxTV now showcases content from National GeographicThe content will be available across the web and BoxTV's mobile and device apps from August 2013.
- National Geographic Channel launched in Tamil
"We have been in India for 10 years now... We are happy to bring this channel to this iconic state," she said.
- Videocon d2h offers 19 new channels
Videocon d2h, the DTH arm of the Videocon group, today said it has added a total of 19 channels, six in high definition (HD) and 13 Standar...
- NGC Network to launch four new Nat Geo channels in India
In order to extend its brand presence, the NGC Network is introducing four new Nat Geo channels in India.