Quote of the Day by English author Douglas Adams: ‘I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make...’Douglas Adams, the celebrated author of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', left a legacy of blending science fiction with humor. His f...
03 May, 2026, 08.26 AM IST
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...
14 Apr, 2026, 09.28 AM IST
Strange ‘space laser’ from early universe detected on Earth: Scientists explain why this signal should not existAstronomers have detected an unusually powerful “space laser” signal from about 8 billion light-years away using the MeerKAT radio telescop...
13 Apr, 2026, 06.14 PM IST
This is how astronomers have found universe’s missing ordinary matterAstronomers have used fast radio bursts (FRBs) to locate the universe’s missing ordinary matter. This matter had not been detected before b...
17 Jun, 2025, 01.02 AM IST
A secret alien message: A powerful radio signal from the edge of the universe has stunned astronomersAstronomers have detected the most distant fast radio burst (FRB) ever recorded, an 8-billion-year-old pulse that has been traveling for mo...
25 Oct, 2023, 11.28 AM IST
Astronomers unlock the secrets of 8 billion year old radio burstsAstronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery after detecting a fast radio burst (FRB) that occurred 8 billion years ago. This particula...
20 Oct, 2023, 07.03 PM IST
Reclassified galaxy now has a supermassive black hole pointing directly at EarthThe Royal Astronomical Society published the study in one of its monthly notices and delves into more detail about the galaxy. PBC J2333.9-...
27 Mar, 2023, 03.52 PM IST
In a first, radio signal sent by 9 billion light-year away galaxy gets captured by scientistsA signal, that was sent by a galaxy 9 billion light-years away from the Earth, has been discovered by scientists.
23 Jan, 2023, 09.08 PM IST
McGill & IISc astronomers detect radio signal from atomic hydrogen in distant galaxy using GMRTThe astronomical distance over which such a signal has been picked up is the largest so far by a large margin. This is also the first confi...
16 Jan, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
India's SARAS telescope gives clues to first stars, galaxies of universeThe Shaped Antenna measurement of the background Radio Spectrum 3 (SARAS) telescope -- indigenously designed and built at RRI -- was deploy...
28 Nov, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
Astronomers use the upgraded GMRT to measure the gas mass of galaxies in the distant UniverseThe study resulted in a measurement of the average atomic gas content of star-forming galaxies located 4 billion light years away, when the...
24 Nov, 2019, 09.42 PM IST
Indian telescope discovers most distant radio galaxy everThe galaxy is perceived as it looked when the universe was only a billion years old, according to the study appearing in the journal Monthl...
09 Aug, 2018, 01.07 PM IST
- Supermassive black holes can form tightly bound pairs: Study
Pune, Sep 19 (IANS) Supermassive black holes found in the centres of galaxies can form gravitationally bound pairs when galaxies merge, con...
19 Sep, 2017, 03.12 PM IST
Rare space radio signals to better test Albert Einstein's theory of General RelativityThe new method using radio waves, called Fast Radio Bursts, is ten to hundred times better than previous testing methods that used gamma-ra...
01 Jan, 2016, 05.37 PM IST
Indian astronomers spot rare giant radio galaxyThe newly discovered galaxy known by its scientific name 'J021659-044920' is the newest member of this elite group.
08 Nov, 2015, 05.04 PM IST
How to spot a black holeYou don't need to be a professional astronomer to find black holes. Here's how you can spot one, using just your laptop or phone.
09 Sep, 2015, 02.47 PM IST
Scientists discover 5 billion light-years away galaxyThe galaxy was discovered in radio emission traveling to earth using the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder telescope (ASKAP).
10 Jul, 2015, 02.02 PM IST