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History's most famous Halley's comet may need a new name, and the real discoverer was a monk nobody ever heard ofHalley’s Comet naming controversy is reshaping astronomy history after new medieval research revealed a forgotten discovery from nearly 1,0...- Astronomers detect record-breaking ‘Space Laser’ from merging galaxies 8 billion light-years awayAstronomers have detected the most distant and brightest "space laser," a megamaser, originating from a galactic collision when the univers...
- Richard Carrington’s first portrait discovered: A historic find for solar astronomyA long-lost portrait of Richard Carrington, the 19th-century British astronomer behind the largest recorded solar storm, has been discovere...
- Indian-origin astronomer wins UK's Royal Astronomical Society Gold MedalIndian-origin astronomer Shrinivas Kulkarni received the Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal. He is recognized for groundbreaking work in...
- Death of two Stars will be visible soon during the day: Scientists reveal details about this rare cosmic eventAstronomers have identified V Sagittae, a dying star system 10,000 light-years away, poised for a spectacular finale. A white dwarf is cons...
- Quadrantids 2025: Everything you need to know to watch the meteor shower in the UKThe Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025, offers an extraordinary celestial display visible from 1-12 January, with a sharp peak ex...
- Aliens? Unique radio signal detected from deep spaceAstronomers posit that certain FRBs may be attributed to a specific type of neutron star known as a magnetar.
- Dinosaurs, Jurassic World exist? Study claims they mightDinosaurs, Jurassic World have always been favourite subjects of the Hollywood movies. Now, a study has claimed that there might be a "Jura...
- Perseid Meteor Shower set to peak: How, where, and when to witness this dazzling displayStargazers should be ready Prepare to get mesmerized by this celestial dance of shooting stars, as the Perseid meteor shower unveils its ca...
- Reclassified galaxy now has a supermassive black hole pointing directly at EarthThe Royal Astronomical Society published the study in one of its monthly notices and delves into more detail about the galaxy. PBC J2333.9-...
- NASA releases stunning new pic of Milky Way's 'downtown'It's a composite of 370 observations over the past two decades by the orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory, depicting billions of stars and c...
- Trekkies could be right about vulcanAnd HD26965 happens to be 40 Eridani A. Ergo, the super-Earth could well be Vulcan, as it is even orange in colour. “When you eliminate the...
- Indian telescope discovers most distant radio galaxy everThe galaxy is perceived as it looked when the universe was only a billion years old, according to the study appearing in the journal Monthl...
- Sun-like stars calm down after turbulent youthWashington, Sep 7 (IANS) Sun-like stars and their less massive cousins calm down surprisingly quickly after a turbulent youth, making the a...
- Life enabling chemical found around infant starsLondon, June 9 (IANS) Astronomers have detected a life enabling organic compound -- methyl isocyanate -- around an infant star system some ...
- 'Hidden' supercluster of galaxies found near Milky WayMelbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) An international team of astronomers has found a massive supercluster of galaxies that had previously gone undetec...
- NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array satellite observatory discovers five 'supermassive' black holesHigh-energy x-rays found for five of the black holes confirmed that they had been hidden by dust and gas.
- Universe with realistic galaxies simulatedAstronomers have created a simulation of the universe with more realistic galaxies that are similar in mass, size and age to real ones.
- NASA telescope sees rare blurring of black hole lightA compact source of X-rays that sits near the black hole, called the corona, has moved closer to the black hole over a period of just days.
- Indian scientist, Dr Manda Banerji discovers giant supermassive black holesCambridge researchers, led by an Indian-origin scientist, have discovered a new population of enormous, rapidly growing supermassive black ...
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