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Is it a planet or a moon? Scientists discover a strange Jupiter-sized world orbiting a brown dwarf in a never-before-seen cosmic system- 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 repeat
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovers hidden giant exoplanet in Beta Pictoris system
- How to turn a small terrace garden into a sweet watermelon patch this summerCity dwellers can successfully grow watermelons on balconies and terraces. Choose compact varieties and containers deep enough for root exp...15 Jul, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
- Why scientists may be missing extraterrestrial signals: New study offers an explanationNew SETI Institute research reveals stellar "space weather" can distort alien radio signals before they even leave their home systems. Plas...24 Jun, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
- House of the Dragon Season 3 promises new character arcs, GoD prequel predicts exciting endingHouse of the Dragon Season 3 is generating buzz. New characters are coming. Adam Brown and Graham McTavish from The Hobbit join the cast. R...28 Aug, 2025, 12.38 PM IST
- Star Wars’ Tatooine-like planet, with double sunsets, found outside the solar systemScientists have detected a potential Tatooine-like exoplanet orbiting a pair of brown dwarfs, located approximately 120 light-years away. T...16 Apr, 2025, 11.46 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
- CWISE J1249+3621: A mysterious object hurtling at 1 million miles per hour leaves astronomers in shockTom Bickle, an astronomy student in Southampton, discovered a hypervelocity object moving at a million miles per hour. The object, possibly...22 Aug, 2024, 12.45 PM IST
- NASA tracks mysterious object exiting the Milky WayAmateur astronomers part of NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project identified CWISE J1249, a fast-moving object exiting the Milky Way, us...18 Aug, 2024, 06.03 PM IST
- Hubble spots biggest population of brown dwarfs in Orion NebulaWashington, Jan 12 (IANS) NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the largest known population of brown dwarfs sprinkled among newborn...12 Jan, 2018, 01.52 PM IST
- Our Milky Way could have 100 billion brown dwarfs: StudyLondon, July 6 (IANS) Our galaxy could have 100 billion brown dwarfs or more, according to a new research by an international team of astro...06 Jul, 2017, 02.52 PM IST
- Citizen scientists discover brown dwarf 100 light years awayNew York, June 4 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a brown dwarf -- sometimes called "failed stars" -- a little more than 100 light years a...04 Jun, 2017, 04.05 PM IST
- 'Iceball' planet about the same mass as Earth discoveredWashington, April 27 (IANS) Scientists have discovered an "extremely cold" new planet about the same mass as Earth, and the same distance f...27 Apr, 2017, 03.30 PM IST
- Record breaking brown dwarf identifiedThe dwarf is estimated to have formed about 10 bn years ago, measurements also suggest it has a mass equivalent to 90 times that of Jupiter.25 Mar, 2017, 01.35 PM IST
- Purest, most massive brown dwarf identifiedLondon, March 25 (IANS) A record breaking brown dwarf -- a star too small for nuclear fusion -- with the purest composition and the highest...25 Mar, 2017, 10.37 AM IST
- Two physicists among 2017 L'Oreal-Unesco for Women in Science awardeesKolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) Two physicists, including one from Asia Pacific, are among five laureates of the 2017 L'Oreal-Unesco for Women in Sci...01 Nov, 2016, 12.59 PM IST
- Hubble measures rotation of cloudy 'super-Jupiter'This is the first measurement of the rotation of a massive exoplanet using direct imaging, researchers said.19 Feb, 2016, 01.44 PM IST
- New dwarf galaxy signals presence of dark matterThe exact source of this high-energy light is uncertain at this point but it just might be a signal of dark matter lurking at the galaxy's ...20 Aug, 2015, 05.15 PM IST
- First aurora discovered beyond our solar system, 18 light years from EarthAstronomers have discovered the first aurora outside our solar system, around a brown dwarf about 18 light years away from Earth30 Jul, 2015, 03.23 PM IST
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