Who sent mysterious radio burst in 2024? Study reveals the presence of a ‘zombie’ NASA Satellite. Here’s truthA powerful radio burst detected in 2024 from within our galaxy may have come from NASA’s Relay 2 satellite, launched in 1964. Scientists su...
26 Jun, 2025, 07.10 PM IST
Mysterious object found in Milky Way works like an X-ray machine, sends signals every 44 minutesA strange object, ASKAP J1935+2148, baffles scientists. It emits radio waves and X-rays every 44 minutes. Australian and NASA telescopes sp...
29 May, 2025, 10.56 AM IST
8 billion-year mystery: Powerful radio signal reaches earth from deep spaceA burst of radio waves, FRB 20220610A, has reached Earth after an 8 billion-year journey. Detected by the ASKAP telescope and traced to an ...
17 Sep, 2024, 02.02 PM IST
A secret alien message: A powerful radio signal from the edge of the universe has stunned astronomersAstronomers have detected the most distant fast radio burst (FRB) ever recorded, an 8-billion-year-old pulse that has been traveling for mo...
25 Oct, 2023, 11.28 AM IST
Square Kilometre Array (SKA): Construction of largest telescope in world to begin. All you need to knowThe Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be the largest radio telescope in the world when completed in 2028. The facility will address the big...
05 Dec, 2022, 08.40 PM IST
Listen closely! Scientists transforming data into sound to unravel the secrets of universeData sonification is the process of converting data into sound.
23 Aug, 2022, 05.35 PM IST
UN lists Pakistan among drought-hit countriesAbout future scenarios, the report predicts the outcomes by 2050 and the risks involved, and says by 2050, an additional 4 million square k...
15 May, 2022, 02.20 PM IST
India advances one more step towards participation in SKAO construction phaseNCRA as the nodal institute for India’s participation in the SKA, has led the activities since the last 10 years or so. "With the formation...
02 Feb, 2022, 09.52 PM IST
Astronomers discover precise location of cosmic radio wavesIn 2017, the researchers found a repeater's home galaxy but localising a one-off burst was much more challenging.
30 Jun, 2019, 03.47 PM IST
Indian scientists build SKA’s ‘nervous system’A team of Indian scientists - led by National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) - claims to have finished its part in Phase 1 of the amb...
06 Aug, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
Healing power of universe: Spend time in the arms of nature and return rejuvenatedEnrol for a luxury camping time in a forest, and come back happy and relaxed.
30 Nov, 2017, 12.31 PM IST
These two policies will help achieve PM Modi’s target to reduce oil imports by 10 percentDirectorate General of Hydrocarbons is working on two key policies -- Performance Enhancement Contracts and a framework to incentivize Enha...
27 Jun, 2017, 02.28 PM IST
Most detailed map of Milky Way createdResearchers used the data map to answer the big questions about the Milky Way and neighbouring galaxies.
20 Oct, 2016, 12.45 PM IST
How some of the most ambitious global science projects are opening new vistas for Indian scientistsThe detection of gravitational waves, an experiment involving diverse technologies, will provide the scientific community in India with a u...
10 Jul, 2016, 12.31 PM IST
- First design complete for world's largest telescope project
The project, currently supported by 11 countries including India, encompasses two complementary world-class telescopes in Australia and Sou...
10 Mar, 2015, 09.51 PM IST
'Greenest' supercomputer built at Cambridge UniversityAn energy-efficient supercomputer which is the "greenest of its kind" has been built at Cambridge University.
15 Dec, 2013, 02.48 PM IST
- India eyeing airborne surveillance and reconnaissance radars
Indian Air Force, seeking airborne surveillance and reconnaissance radars to beef up security along India's long borders.
11 Nov, 2011, 01.23 PM IST