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ANCIENT COSMIC EXPLOSION
In 1964, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson heard a persistent microwave noise, and found evidence for the Big BangIn 1964, scientists Penzias and Wilson at Bell Labs stumbled upon a persistent microwave background noise. This unexpected discovery, initi...
06 May, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
Asteroid hit North Sea: Has the 20-year mystery of Silverpit Crater in 'world’s most dangerous sea' finally been solved?Asteroid hit North Sea: A long-standing scientific debate has finally been resolved: the Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea was formed ...
13 Mar, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
The Heaviest Element Ever Detected in SpaceScientists now understand that the universe forges its heaviest elements, including californium, through extreme cosmic events like neutron...
26 Feb, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
Why Some Deserts Turn Into “Glass”: The Science of Ancient Meteor StrikesNatural silica glass, found in Earth's driest regions, forms when intense heat from meteor impacts or atmospheric explosions rapidly melts ...
21 Feb, 2026, 04.56 PM IST
What Cosmic Dust on Earth Reveals About Ancient SupernovasEarth acts as a cosmic archive, collecting microscopic dust from distant stellar explosions. Scientists found iron-60, a remnant of superno...
06 Feb, 2026, 08.39 PM IST
A 400-year-old explosion, one of the biggest humans have ever witnessed, seen over 25 years as NASA shows Kepler Supernova’s uneven expansionNASA has released its longest-ever time-lapse from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, capturing the expanding remains of Kepler’s Supernova, on...
07 Jan, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
What lies between the stars? Astronomers map a mysterious ‘interstellar tunnel’ of plasma stretching from our solar system to distant starsAstronomers have found an interstellar tunnel using the eRosita X-ray telescope. This tunnel is a channel of hot, low-density plasma. It st...
17 Aug, 2025, 12.56 AM IST
The universe's darkest mysteries are coming into focusThe Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, equipped with the largest digital camera, is poised to conduct an unprecedented 10-year astronomica...
20 Jun, 2025, 06.34 AM IST
Have scientists just found a new cosmic source of gold? How 'starquakes' might forge the glittering metalScientists may have discovered a new cosmic source of gold: magnetars—super-magnetic neutron stars that unleash powerful flares. A reanalyz...
04 May, 2025, 05.27 PM IST
From giant star to your necklace: Indian-origin NASA scientist finds a billion-year-old alien connection to goldA groundbreaking study led by Anirudh Patel suggests that magnetars—rare, highly magnetic neutron stars—played a key role in the formation ...
01 May, 2025, 02.28 PM IST
Incoming nova explosion to add new star to night sky, says NASANASA scientists are anticipating a cosmic nova explosion that will cause a dazzling spectacle and add a new bright star to the night sky in...
13 Jun, 2024, 06.36 PM IST