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Farthest known galaxy in the universe discovered: NASAThough a few other primitive galaxies have been seen at this early epoch, they have essentially all looked like red dots given their small ...14 Jan, 2018, 01.25 PM IST- This exoplanet may have atmospheric ingredients similar to Earth'sWashington, Nov 17 (IANS) Twice as big as Earth, the exoplanet 55 Cancri e likely has an atmosphere thicker than Earth's but with ingredien...17 Nov, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
- Water signature found in Neptune-sized planet's atmosphereWashington, May 12 (IANS) Combining observations from NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, researchers have detected strong water si...12 May, 2017, 11.15 AM IST
- Nearby planetary system is similar to our own: StudyWashington, May 3 (IANS) A nearby planetary system star could be a good model of our early solar system as it has an architecture remarkabl...03 May, 2017, 02.55 PM IST
- NASA's next generation space telescope plan takes a pauseWashington, April 28 (IANS) NASA said it is initiating an independent external review to know how long it will take and how much it will co...28 Apr, 2017, 02.15 PM IST
- Exoplanet discovery brings 'Earth 2.0' closer to realityThe US space agency's Spitzer Space Telescope found the first known system of seven Earth-sized planets around a single star.23 Feb, 2017, 03.05 PM IST
- Newly found planets tidally locked to star, have short orbitsThree of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to hav...23 Feb, 2017, 02.04 PM IST
- NASA telescope hears stellar 'heartbeat'Washington, Feb 15 (IANS) NASA said its Spitzer space telescope has detected unusual heartbeat-like vibrations in the outer shell of a star...17 Feb, 2017, 12.28 AM IST
- New map of rocky 'Super Earth' unveils lava worldThe latest findings tell us the planet has hot nights and significantly hotter days. This indicates the planet inefficiently transports hea...31 Mar, 2016, 01.36 PM IST
- Galaxy 13.4 billion years away breaks cosmic distance recordThe combination of Hubble's and Spitzer's imaging shows that GN-z11 is 25 times smaller than the Milky Way and has just one per cent of our...04 Mar, 2016, 01.56 PM IST
- New NASA programme to protect Earth from asteroids, cometsMore than 13,500 near-Earth objects of all sizes have been discovered to date - over 95 per cent of them since NASA-funded surveys began in...17 Jan, 2016, 06.43 PM IST
- NASA discovers five 'superstars' in other galaxiesA new study using archival data from NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes has found five similar objects in other galaxies for the fi...07 Jan, 2016, 12.39 PM IST
- Indian astronomers spot rare giant radio galaxyThe newly discovered galaxy known by its scientific name 'J021659-044920' is the newest member of this elite group.08 Nov, 2015, 05.04 PM IST
- Giant galaxy cluster discovered 8.5 billion light-years awayTo find how these clusters evolve over time and what they looked like billions of years ago, astronomers looked back in time to our youthfu...04 Nov, 2015, 03.30 PM IST
- Galaxy that spits out 800 new stars every year discoveredThe discovery is the first to show that gigantic galaxies at the centre of massive clusters can grow significantly by feeding off gas stole...11 Sep, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
- Astronomers discover most distant galaxy everThe exceptionally luminous galaxy, EGS-zs8-1, was originally identified based on its particular colours in images from NASA's Hubble and Sp...06 May, 2015, 01.26 PM IST
- One of the most distant planets discoveredA remote gas planet about 13,000 light-years away has been discovered by scientists using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.15 Apr, 2015, 01.26 PM IST
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