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Sagittarius existed in real dimensions but over the past approximately 6 billion years, Milky Way has been absorbing dwarf galaxyWhether the Milky Way's early growth was fueled by homegrown star formation or a galactic merger has been a matter of debate, according to...
Our Milky Way devoured a galaxy 11.8 billion years ago. Another crash may happen in 4.5 billion yearsThe Milky Way swallowed a smaller dwarf galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago, marking the earliest known merger in its history. Scientists u...
A hidden black hole stayed invisible until it destroyed a passing star, revealing a cosmic mysteryAstronomers have identified a dormant supermassive black hole far from its galaxy's center. This hidden object revealed itself by tearing a...
Astronomers detect record-breaking ‘Space Laser’ from merging galaxies 8 billion light-years awayAstronomers have detected the most distant and brightest "space laser," a megamaser, originating from a galactic collision when the univers...
The Heaviest Element Ever Detected in SpaceScientists now understand that the universe forges its heaviest elements, including californium, through extreme cosmic events like neutron...
Astronomers witness supermassive black hole tear star apart during violent galactic collision—here’s what exactly happened in this rare tidal disruption eventBlack hole rips apart star in a once-in-a-lifetime event called AT 2022wtn, spotted 700 million light-years away during a rare galactic col...
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...
Supermassive black hole, 6,00,000 times the mass of Sun, is heading towards the Milky Way. When is the collision likely to happen?Astronomers have found a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This black hole is 600,000 times the mass of the Sun. The L...
Galactic Merger! Scientists may have found the cause of the universe's constant vibrationScientists in Australia have found evidence that black hole collisions at galaxy centers are causing the universe's constant vibration, det...
Bengaluru: Discovery of a new star challenges existing ideas of star formationScientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bengaluru have discovered a rare carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) star that suggests...
Palihapitiya to wind down two blank-check firms as choppy markets deter valuationsSocial Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp IV and Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp VI will return the funds raised to shareholders, Pal...
Bruised Branson seeking $400 million to fund next business forayBranson and the management of VG Acquisition bought 11.5 million shares or 20% of the shares outstanding for $25,000 in a common payout kno...
Branson ready for his biggest test yet as space shot beckonsBranson said he's trying to quell his mounting anticipation about the upcoming space voyage given previous delays, including a hiatus follo...
Branson’s Virgin Galactic space venture starts trading on NYSEThe listing secures vital new funding for Branson as her competes with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.
Boeing invests $20 million in Virgin Galactic’s space travel programVirgin Galactic also is setting longer-term sights on shuttling airline travelers around the world at high speeds.
- NASA to launch scientific balloon to study rare cosmic particles
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) NASA plans to launch on December 10 a balloon-borne instrument to collect information on cosmic rays, high-energy ...
- Astronomers find massive disk-shaped dead galaxy
Washington, June 22 (IANS) Astronomers have detected a first-of-its kind compact yet massive, fast-spinning, disk-shaped galaxy that stoppe...
Hubble spots galaxy hiding in the night sky, located over 110 million light-years awayWith surface brightnesses up to 250 times fainter than the night sky, these galaxies can be incredibly difficult to detect, researchers sai...
Dark matter satellites trigger massive birth of starsThese star forming episodes may last for several billions of years, depending on the mass, orbit and concentration of the dark satellite, r...
Hubble views a galactic mega-merger: NASAThe Hubble Space Telescope has viewed a galactic mega-merger - a product of a collision between two good-sized galaxies, which is slowly ev...