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
Who Sent the Space Signal? The Magnetar Mystery ExplainedA powerful, fleeting flash of energy, a fast radio burst, was detected originating from within our Milky Way galaxy in April 2020. This eve...
28 Feb, 2026, 10.08 PM IST
Google's former CEO Eric Schmidt wants to build a cosmic search engineEric Schmidt, a former CEO of Google, and his wife Wendy are funding four advanced telescopes, including one for space. These observatories...
10 Jan, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Nearby star hurls plasma into space, astronomers capture it for the first time and it changes everything we know about life on other planetsScientists have confirmed that eruptions from distant stars can escape their star's pull. A radio telescope in the Netherlands detected a t...
14 Nov, 2025, 02.52 PM IST
3I/ATLAS sending radio signals? New shocking revelation by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory throws challenge to speculations and scientific theories; here’s the reality behind latest observationNew findings bolster the natural origin theory for comet 3I/Atlas. An observatory in South Africa detected radio frequency patterns. These ...
12 Nov, 2025, 01.52 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
Mysterious object found in Milky Way works like an X-ray machine, sends signals every 44 minutesA strange object, ASKAP J1935+2148, baffles scientists. It emits radio waves and X-rays every 44 minutes. Australian and NASA telescopes sp...
29 May, 2025, 10.56 AM 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
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
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
India's largest radio telescope key to detecting the universe's vibrationsThe findings were published on Thursday by a team of global scientists, including from Indian Pulsar Timing Array (InPTA) which used the Pu...
29 Jun, 2023, 09.02 PM IST
Why moon matters for future interplanetary missionsMoon will likely be the base for future interplanetary missions. A presence there is of strategic importance.
08 Sep, 2019, 11.25 AM IST
Astronomers discover precise location of cosmic radio wavesIn 2017, the researchers found a repeater's home galaxy but localising a one-off burst was much more challenging.
30 Jun, 2019, 03.47 PM IST
Second repeating fast radio burst from space discoveredThe detection by CHIME of FRBs at lower frequencies means some of these theories will need to be reconsidered.
10 Jan, 2019, 11.07 AM 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
- Astronomers find second-fastest-spinning pulsar
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Astronomers have identified a pulsar spinning at more than 42,000 revolutions per minute, making it the second-fas...
06 Sep, 2017, 02.07 PM IST