Astronomers spot mysterious new planet circling Sun — a benchmark discovery for generationsAstronomers have captured the formation of a new gas giant, WISPIT 2b, orbiting a young Sun-like star 430 light-years away in Aquila. Compa...
28 Aug, 2025, 07.07 PM IST
Ancient Milky Way-like galaxy discovered, surprising astronomersThe distant galaxy, called J0107a, was observed as it appeared 11.1 billion years ago, when the universe was about a fifth of its current a...
24 May, 2025, 12.55 AM IST
NASA and AstroSat capture explosive eruptions from stellar remnants near massive black holeAn international team of astronomers, including experts from Pune’s IUCAA, has made significant strides in understanding black hole-star dy...
11 Oct, 2024, 01.27 PM IST
Astronomers have detected what may be a ‘future Earth’ eight billion years from nowAstronomers discovered KMT-2020-BLG-0414, a faraway planet orbiting a white dwarf, which offers a glimpse into Earth's potential future in ...
28 Sep, 2024, 12.51 AM IST
Neptune's mysterious dark spot revealed by Earth-based telescope for the first timeAstronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have made a groundbreaking discovery on Neptune. They have...
25 Aug, 2023, 06.32 PM IST
Hubble Space Telescope captures a planet’s atmosphere being stripped away by a starThe Hubble Space Telescope has observed planet AU Mic b, which is located outside of our solar system, being stripped of its hydrogen atmos...
01 Aug, 2023, 11.37 AM IST
Astronomers puzzled by 'largest' ever cosmic explosionWhile the astronomers offered what they think is the most likely explanation for the explosion, they emphasised that more research was need...
13 May, 2023, 01.15 AM IST
- NASA's Hubble captured first image of surviving companion to supernova
Washington, April 27 (IANS) NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the first image of a surviving companion to a supernova, a compellin...
27 Apr, 2018, 09.52 AM IST
- Astronomers discover bizarre star that won't die
New York, Nov 9 (IANS) An international team of astronomers has made a bizarre discovery -- a star that refuses to stop shining despite exp...
09 Nov, 2017, 01.42 PM IST
- 7 moons work together to keep Saturn's largest ring in place
New York, Oct 18 (IANS) After poring over NASA's Cassini mission data, astronomers have determined that it takes the teamwork of seven moon...
18 Oct, 2017, 05.07 PM IST
- Primitive 'Little Cub' galaxy may shed light on early universe
London, July 4 (IANS) Astronomers have spotted a primitive galaxy, dubbed "Little Cub", which they believe could reveal more about the chem...
04 Jul, 2017, 01.42 PM IST
- Signs of two infant planets around young star detected
New York, Dec 13 (IANS) Astronomers believe they have found compelling evidence for two newborn planets, each about the size of Saturn, orb...
13 Dec, 2016, 02.54 PM IST
TYC-2505-672-1: Longest-lasting stellar eclipse discoveredThe system sets a new record for both the longest duration stellar eclipse and the longest period between eclipses in a binary system.
21 Feb, 2016, 04.58 PM IST
New component of Milky Way discoveredAstronomers have discovered a previously unknown component of the Milky Way: a disc of young stars buried behind thick dust clouds in the c...
29 Oct, 2015, 01.12 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
Building blocks of life found in distant star systemAstronomers have detected presence of complex organic molecules, the building blocks of life, in a protoplanetary disc surrounding a young ...
12 Apr, 2015, 05.52 PM IST
Milky at least 50 per cent larger than commonly estimated: StudyMilky Way is at least 50% than commonly estimated, according to a new study which found that the galactic disk is contoured into several co...
12 Mar, 2015, 03.17 PM IST