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Cristiano Ronaldo's famous CR7 nickname inspired the name of a galaxy. Here's its origin and how it got its name- A ghost particle hit Antarctica, and led scientists to a hidden galaxy 11 billion light-years away
- Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking: 'I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature...' How the first artificial life's invention shows a darker reality of human behaviour
- How will the Earth and universe end? Scientists explain 3 theories that could decide the final fate of everythingThe universe has been expanding for 13.8 billion years, but scientists believe it will not last forever. Researchers have proposed several ...22 Jun, 2026, 07.35 PM IST
- Discovered just a year ago, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could be one of the oldest objects ever observed by humanityInterstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, might be one of the oldest celestial bodies ever seen, potentially forming 10 to 12 billion years ago. This a...20 Jun, 2026, 12.17 PM IST
- A high school senior used NASA Kepler data to uncover where more Earth-like planets may still be hidingA high school student has made a significant discovery using old space data. Ana Humphrey re-examined information from the Kepler Space Tel...20 May, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
- In 1967, a Cambridge student found a strange signal every 1.3 seconds, and changed astronomy foreverA graduate student's meticulous review of radio telescope data in 1967 led to a groundbreaking discovery. Jocelyn Bell Burnell identified a...06 May, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
- 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
- Scientists hunt for origins of the mysterious 'sun goddess' particleScientists have new insights into the Amaterasu particle, one of the strongest ever detected. Initial observations suggested it came from a...29 Apr, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
- Year Ender 2025: Top 7 scientific discoveries that shook the worldYear Ender 2025 Special: 2025 saw remarkable scientific leaps, from discovering the ancient MoM-z14 galaxy to the smallest pacemaker and ne...28 Dec, 2025, 03.09 PM IST
- Five-galaxy merger soon after the Big Bang captured, James Webb Space Telescope discovers rare phenomenaThe James Webb Space Telescope discovered an exceptionally rare five-galaxy merger system 800 million years after the Big Bang. Nicknamed J...04 Sep, 2025, 02.37 PM IST
- Astronomers spot the largest cosmic giant of its kind in the distant universeAstronomers have discovered an enormous radio jet stretching over 200,000 light-years from a quasar in the early universe, offering rare in...23 Feb, 2025, 02.41 PM IST
- Fast Radio Burst detected in ancient 'Dead' galaxyAmong the most remarkable discoveries has been the identification of a fast radio outburst (FRB) by researchers at Northwestern and McGill ...28 Jan, 2025, 01.30 AM 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
- What stunning pictures has NASA revealed on Chandra X-Ray Observatory's 25th anniversary? Here are the detailsNASA unveiled breathtaking new photographs captured by the telescope to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. ...26 Jul, 2024, 01.15 AM IST
- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope finds new galaxy with billions of starsNASA's discovery of galaxy IC 4633, with billions of stars, challenges our understanding of the universe. This milestone inspires future ge...19 Apr, 2024, 12.30 PM IST
- Shakti and Shiva: German Max Planck Institute identifies building blocks that created our galaxy, Milky WayAstronomers have discovered the earliest "building blocks" of the Milky Way galaxy, named 'Shakti' and 'Shiva', dating back 12-13 billion y...22 Mar, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
- Our galaxy is not rare, there were several Milky Way-like galaxies in the early universe: ResearchThe James Webb Space Telescope has led an international team of scientists to discover that disk-shaped galaxies, similar to the Milky Way,...03 Oct, 2023, 02.31 PM IST
- First-ever direct evidence of spinning Black Hole foundAstronomers have captured direct evidence of a spinning black hole for the first time, providing new insights into these cosmic phenomena. ...01 Oct, 2023, 12.14 PM IST
- Galaxy that spits out 800 new stars every year discoveredThe discovery is the first to show that gigantic galaxies at the centre of massive clusters can grow significantly by feeding off gas stole...11 Sep, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
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