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In 1990, NASA sent a X-ray telescope into space on Space Shuttle Columbia for the first time to perform observations of galactic and extragalactic objects: What was BBXRT?In 1990, NASA sent a X-ray telescope into space on Space Shuttle Columbia for the first time to perform observations of galactic and extrag...- Earlier in 2026, a University of Sydney PhD student traced a 1.34497-hour radio pulse to a dead star. Today, its 1.368-hour orbit explains why the bursts repeatEarlier in 2026, a University of Sydney PhD student traced a 1.34497-hour radio pulse to a dead star. Today, its 1.368-hour orbit explains ...
- Forget gold rush, diamonds rain on this planet, and it's located in our solar systemDeep within Uranus and Neptune, immense pressure and heat are transforming carbon into diamonds that rain down through the planets' interio...
- A ghost particle hit Antarctica, and led scientists to a hidden galaxy 11 billion light-years awayHidden galaxy 11 billion light-years away: Scientists have identified a distant, dust-shrouded galaxy, nicknamed "Shadow Blaster," as the m...
- A tiny particle that landed in Antarctica led scientists to a hidden galaxy 11 billion light-years awayA ghost particle from Antarctica has led scientists to a hidden galaxy 11 billion light-years away, pointing to a new kind of cosmic neutri...
- 'Dead star or something new': Mysterious object found in Milky Way emits X-rays and radio waves every 44 minutesAstronomers have identified ASKAP J1832−091, a peculiar object in the Milky Way, emitting synchronized X-ray and radio waves every 44 minut...
- Brand-new space telescope launched in 2023 has 'damaged doors', says NASAObservational plans around an expensive and state-of-the-art space telescope launched just last year in September, has now taken a back sea...
- ISRO's POLIX instrument commences scientific observationsThe POLIX payload was activated in two stages by January 10, and initial scan observations were conducted around the Crab pulsar, the inten...
- ISRO payload aces its performance check with observation of supernova remnantISRO, the Indian Space Research Organisation, announced on Thursday that a payload on its recently-launched mission has successfully captur...
- XPoSat captures first light from supernova remnantLaunched on January 1, XPoSat carries two co-aligned instruments, POLarimeter Instrument in X-rays (POLIX) and X-ray SPECtroscopy and Timin...
- ISRO to usher in 2024 with launch of dedicated scientific satellite to study black holesThe launch comes after the success of its Gaganyaan Test Vehicle D1 mission in October. The PSLV-C58 rocket, in its 60th mission, would car...
- Aditya-L1 solar mission: HEL1OS captures first high-energy X-ray glimpse of solar flaresDuring its first observation period from approximately 12:00 to 22:00 UT on October 29, 2023, the High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectromete...
- NASA's new mission to explore universe's mysterious objectsNASA has launched a new mission to probe the most extreme and mysterious objects in the universe.
- Team led by Indian scientists finds X-ray signature of boundary around black holesAlthough black holes does not have a surface, it is confined within an invisible boundary, called an event horizon, from within which nothi...
- Indian, US satellites find black hole that spins near maximum possible ratesRelatively smaller black holes are exotic end states of massive stellar cores, said astronomers led by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Re...
- Indian telescope measures star in Taurus constellationBengaluru, Nov 7 (IANS) India's multi-wavelength space telescope AstroSat had measured the X-ray polarisation of the Crab pulsar (star) in ...
- Black hole devouring star for a decade detectedWashington, Feb 7 (IANS) Astronomers have detected a giant black hole that ripped apart a star and then gorged on its remains for an unusua...
- ASTROSAT, India's first astronomical mission, set for September 28 launch"The satellite is scheduled for launch on board the launch vehicle PSLV C-30, on Sept 28 morning 10 am," Director, Public Relations, ISRO t...
- 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.
- India's dedicated astronomy satellite ASTROSAT fully assembledASTROSAT, the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission aimed at studying distant celestial objects is now fully assembled, ISRO said.
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