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Astronomers detect erratic deep-space radio signal repeating every 36 minutes for eight days, then it suddenly ‘switched off’Astronomers have found a strange object in our galaxy. It sent radio signals every 36 minutes for eight days. Then it stopped. This object,...- 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...
- A space odyssey: Artemis 2 has been a spot check to see if humans can be safely operational for weeks in deep spaceThe Artemis 2 crew is returning to Earth after a historic journey. This mission tested NASA's spacecraft and life support systems in deep s...
- The Heaviest Element Ever Detected in SpaceScientists now understand that the universe forges its heaviest elements, including californium, through extreme cosmic events like neutron...
- Scientists stunned by discovering fast-spinning stellar object that defies physicsAstronomers found a rare object named CHIME J1634+44. It is a Long Period Radio Transient. This object spins faster, unlike others. It send...
- NASA tracks ultra-rare Neutron star so powerful it could shred a human from 600 miles away, and no one knows where it came fromNASA is closely monitoring SGR 0501+4516, a rare and exceptionally powerful magnetar with a magnetic field trillions of times stronger than...
- IIT Guwahati-ISRO study yields new insight on X-ray polarization in pulsarsResearchers from IIT Guwahati and ISRO have discovered surprisingly low polarization in X-rays emitted by the Galactic Ultraluminous Pulsar...
- Aliens? Unique radio signal detected from deep spaceAstronomers posit that certain FRBs may be attributed to a specific type of neutron star known as a magnetar.
- 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...
- Newly discovered neutron star 'Impossible' spins slowly emitting 7 types of signalsAstronomers are stunned by the newly-discovered neutron star due to its ultra-slow spinning speed while it can emit seven different types o...
- New source of gravitational waves detected by scientistsGravitational waves are produced when celestial objects collide and the ensuing energy creates ripples in the fabric of space-time which ca...
- Origin of mysterious radio bursts in space revealedLondon, Jan 11 (IANS) Astronomers have found that repeated mysterious fast radio bursts -- that are being flashed from more than 3 billion ...
- Observation of two neutron stars merger 'breakthrough of the year'Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) The first observations of a merger between two faraway neutron stars, a violent celestial event that generated ti...
- India played a key role in big neutron bashThe detection of gravitational waves has produced a burst of activity around the world have increased investment in gravitational astronomy.
- Gravitational waves from neutron stars' merger just the beginningWashington, Oct 17 (IANS) In yet another interstellar feat, scientists at the LIGO detectors and the world over detected the first "ripples...
- NASA to launch first-ever mission to study neutron starsWashington, June 2 (IANS) NASA is set to launch the world's first mission devoted to studying rapidly spinning neutron stars, the densest o...
- SpaceX Dragon to deliver crew supplies, research to ISSWashington, May 20 (IANS) SpaceX will launch its Dragon spacecraft for its 11th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Stat...
- Magnetic field behind puzzling 'Rapid Burster' behaviour: StudyLondon, Feb 1 (IANS) Observing a curious neutron star in a binary system known as the 'Rapid Burster', scientists have found that its magne...
- Some neutron stars may continuously emit gravitational wavesMumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) A study by Indian researchers suggests that a population of neutron stars can generate gravitational waves continuous...
- NASA's Hubble captures 'beating heart' of Crab NebulaThe neutron star at the very centre of the Crab Nebula has about the same mass as the Sun but compressed into an incredibly dense sphere th...
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