He tried breaking a strange rock with a hammer, drill and acid, it turned out to be a 4,60,00,00,000-year-old space travellerMaryborough Meteorite: A man searching for gold in Australia instead unearthed a 17-kilogram meteorite, estimated to be 4.6 billion years o...
30 Nov, 2025, 01.46 PM IST
Watch live video: Another ATLAS comet steals the spotlight as C/2025 K1 fractures and flees the sunThe fractured comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is now visible to skywatchers after breaking into multiple large pieces following a close encounter w...
25 Nov, 2025, 09.03 AM IST
3I/Atlas Interstellar Object: How to watch free telescope livestream on November 18 as comet moves away from Sun3I/Atlas Interstellar Object: Skywatchers around the world are set for a rare celestial event as 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar...
17 Nov, 2025, 08.25 PM IST
After interstellar object 3I/ATLAS shows no comet tail, Harvard scientist sounds alarm, says 'its size is very anomalous'Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has baffled scientists by showing no tail in recent images. This anomaly fuels debate about its true nature. Ha...
10 Nov, 2025, 07.47 AM IST
Harvard professor issues warning about 3I/ATLAS that may affect your vacation plans & claims NASA is keeping secretsNASA secrets 3I/ATLAS: A Harvard astrophysicist is fueling speculation about a mysterious interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, urging vacations b...
22 Oct, 2025, 02.23 AM IST
Saturn to shine brightest: How and when to watch the ringed planet’s closest view from EarthAstronomy experts advise stargazers to find locations away from city lights, where dark skies allow for clearer views. Parks, rural areas, ...
21 Sep, 2025, 08.43 PM IST
Six Planets alignment this August: When & where to watch and can it be viewed with naked eye? Peak datesThis August, skywatchers around the world can look forward to a rare spectacle: a six-planet alignment gracing both the pre-dawn and late-n...
10 Aug, 2025, 11.11 PM IST
Dodging Doomsday: NASA’s $1.4 billion telescope will hunt city-killing asteroids, prevent Earth’s next big bangNASA is developing the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor, a $1.4-billion infrared telescope designed to detect asteroids and comets that cou...
28 Mar, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
Can we please just find the aliens already?NASA is set to launch the Europa Clipper mission to explore the potential of Jupiter's moon, Europa, to support life. With advanced instrum...
15 Oct, 2024, 12.30 PM IST
Ice volcano and horns: ‘Devil Comet’ approaching, when to catch its spectacular display in the skyPrepare for a celestial wonder as the enormous "Devil Comet," famous for its ice volcano and characteristic "horns," approaches Earth. Alth...
30 Oct, 2023, 11.27 PM IST
Scientists unearth gigantic 'Bubble of Galaxies' in Earth's cosmic backyardAstronomers have discovered a massive celestial structure, known as the "first bubble of galaxies," within our galactic neighborhood. This ...
08 Sep, 2023, 11.32 AM IST
ESA’s Gaia mission discovers 2 closest-ever black holes to earth; Details hereScientists have discovered the closest black hole, BH1, to Earth in our cosmic backyard using the Gaia satellite. This discovery is signifi...
03 Apr, 2023, 09.24 PM IST
Scientists find huge black hole in Earth's backyardThe other stellar-mass black holes were revealed by their energising interactions with a companion star, despite the fact that there are pr...
09 Nov, 2022, 09.20 AM IST
- NASA's Spitzer telescope completes 15 yrs in space
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, the youngest member of the "Great Observatory" programme, has completed 15 years ...
26 Aug, 2018, 02.42 PM IST
NASA probe set to uncover mysteries of rare 'relic galaxy'The wayward stellar island may provide valuable insights into the origin and evolution of galaxies billions of years ago.
13 Mar, 2018, 12.07 PM IST
'Monster' blackholes hiding in cosmic backyard spottedBoth of the black holes are the central engines of what astronomers call "active galactic nuclei," a class of extremely bright objects that...
09 Jan, 2017, 01.10 PM IST
Forget start, finish smartThe celebrated humorist and film-maker Woody Allen wants to live backwards in his next life.
25 Nov, 2009, 04.53 AM IST