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Scientists found a possible moon nursery around a distant world, which can change what we know about the formation of Earth's only natural satelliteScientists have found a rare, young exoplanet, CT Cha b, surrounded by a gas and dust disk, offering a glimpse into how moons form. The Jam...28 May, 2026, 01.10 PM IST- Holding stocks is harder than finding them: 10 mid- and small-caps stocks that may be worth holding on toHolding a stock is not an act of blind faith. It is not refusing to change one’s mind. It is not averaging down because the stock has falle...17 May, 2026, 06.20 AM IST
- Ancient stardust frozen in Antarctic ice just revealed where Earth has been in the universeScientists found ancient stardust in Antarctic ice. This dust comes from exploded stars. It shows Earth has traveled through space clouds. ...11 May, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
- Scientists Say Earth’s Inner Core May Have Slowed and Shifted Direction: But It’s Not the Dramatic Change Headlines SuggestScientists have found Earth's inner core rotation is not constant. It sometimes spins faster or slower than the outer layers, and can even ...05 May, 2026, 06.37 PM IST
- Comet 3I/ATLAS gushed a greenhouse gas 80 times more powerful than CO₂ at warming Earth’s atmosphere as it passed the SunInterstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the third of its kind, is revealing its composition as it heads back into deep space. Scientists detected incr...18 Apr, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
- NASA's new nuclear battery could run for 433 years living five human lifetimesNuclear Space Batteries: NASA is developing a new nuclear battery using americium-241 that could last up to 433 years, far longer than curr...04 Apr, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
- A Rogue Comet Entered the Inner Solar System at Extreme SpeedAstronomers have spotted a comet hurtling through our solar system at an exceptional speed, suggesting an origin from the distant Oort Clou...28 Feb, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
- Breakthrough for NASA: American space agency discovers material older than the Sun on asteroid 200 million miles from Earth; details insideNASA's Osiris-Rex mission has yielded a groundbreaking discovery from asteroid Bennu in the form of presolar grains, stardust older than th...24 Aug, 2025, 01.32 PM IST
- Pluto-like planet discovered: How big is it and how far is it from Earth?Researchers believe that 2017 OF201’s highly eccentric orbit points to a chaotic origin, possibly caused by a gravitational push from one o...15 Jun, 2025, 08.50 PM IST
- 2017 OF201: All about the new planet found beyond PlutoAstronomers have found a new minor planet beyond Pluto. This object, named 2017 OF201, is quite large. It orbits far from the Sun. This dis...24 May, 2025, 08.32 PM IST
- NASA found seven more dark comets, the weird celestial objects that may have brought life to earthNASA researchers have discovered seven more dark comets, bringing the total to 14. These objects resemble asteroids but behave like comets,...10 Dec, 2024, 01.14 PM IST
- There is an 'Earth-like' ninth planet near Neptune in our own solar system, find Japanese scientistsJapanese astronomers have proposed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the Kuiper Belt, a region beyond Neptune's orbit. The planet, i...07 Sep, 2023, 11.17 AM IST
- Formation of Moon brought water to Earth: StudyThe Earth is the only terrestrial planet with a large amount of water and a relatively large moon, which stabilises the Earth's axis. Both ...22 May, 2019, 11.44 AM IST
- World's first mission to touch the Sun lifts off: NASAThe launch of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the spacecraft was scrubbed yesterday due to a violation of a launc...12 Aug, 2018, 01.41 PM IST
- Astronomers find first carbon-rich asteroid in Kuiper BeltWashington, May 10 (IANS) Astronomers have discovered an unusual carbon-rich asteroid in the Kuiper Belt -- the first of its kind to be con...10 May, 2018, 02.07 PM IST
- Mysterious Mars-sized object lurking at edge of solar systemNew York, June 25 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found evidence of an unknown, Mars-sized "planetary mass object"...25 Jun, 2017, 11.12 AM IST
- NASA aims to send spacecraft to giant 'metal' asteroidNew York, Jan 19 (IANS) NASA is preparing to send a spacecraft to a giant "metal" asteroid that may tell scientists the secret of how our s...19 Jan, 2017, 02.55 PM IST
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