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Asian Games 2026: Gulveer Singh completes medal hat-trick with 5000m bronze- In 1989, the first space mission to understand positions, distances, motions, brightness and colors of stars was launched. Four years later, ESA's Hipparcos achieved its goals and ceased operations
- A planet 63 light-years away is sending repeating radio bursts, and scientists can read them for the first time. Here’s what it reveals about the alien world
- Meet Julian Shapiro, the New York student who found 3 unusual dwarf galaxies and won $25,000Eighteen-year-old Julian Shapiro discovered three isolated dwarf galaxies that lack ongoing star formation, a puzzling combination for astr...21 Sep, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
- 55 million light-years away, scientists spot something unusual: A strange galactic collision may have left this spiral galaxy with a centre that spins sidewaysThe Hubble telescope captured images of spiral galaxy NGC 4698. Its central bulge is tilted at an unusual angle to the main disk. Astronome...19 Sep, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
- A black hole destroys a star, then fires off a powerful jet years later — scientists discover the 'burping' feeding pattern behind these cosmic outburstsScientists have found a new trend in black hole feeding patterns. Powerful jets emerge during two distinct phases of a black hole's feeding...17 Sep, 2026, 09.43 PM IST
- In 2013, astronomers discovered a tiny object in our solar system with a ring like Saturn. Now, James Webb Space Telescope finds they are changingRecent observations of Chariklo's faint ring system have revealed surprising alterations; the inner ring has become more opaque, whereas th...14 Sep, 2026, 05.07 PM IST
- The universe still has the ingredients to make stars, so why has star formation fallen so dramatically? Scientists uncover a cosmic puzzleGalaxies are forming significantly fewer stars than in the past. New research indicates hydrogen fuel remains abundant in these galaxies. S...06 Sep, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
- The first rocky planets may have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang, scientists say — and they could have been surprisingly Earth-likeNew simulations indicate rocky planets may have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang. Massive stars exploded, scattering heavy ...05 Sep, 2026, 11.38 PM IST
- Science says black holes don’t actually suck everything around them: Here’s what really happensBlack Holes are called black because light cannot escape from inside their event horizons. Astronomers nevertheless detect black holes indi...05 Sep, 2026, 08.39 PM IST
- Earlier in 2026, a University of Sydney PhD student traced a 1.34497-hour radio pulse to a dead star. Today, its 1.368-hour orbit explains why the bursts repeatEarlier in 2026, a University of Sydney PhD student traced a 1.34497-hour radio pulse to a dead star. Today, its 1.368-hour orbit explains ...22 Aug, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
- Sagittarius existed in real dimensions but over the past approximately 6 billion years, Milky Way has been absorbing dwarf galaxyWhether the Milky Way's early growth was fueled by homegrown star formation or a galactic merger has been a matter of debate, according to...18 Aug, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
- Our Milky Way devoured a galaxy 11.8 billion years ago. Another crash may happen in 4.5 billion yearsThe Milky Way swallowed a smaller dwarf galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago, marking the earliest known merger in its history. Scientists u...18 Aug, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
- Just 548 light years from Earth, this massive red supergiant nearly 1,000 times larger than our Sun is about to explodeAstronomers have discovered Betelgeuse harbors a hidden stellar companion. This finding complicates predictions about its eventual supernov...17 Aug, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
- Betelgeuse has a companion star, Siwarha. Astronomers confirm the dying red giant isn't alone. Here's what it meansBetelgeuse's companion star discovered explained its variable brightness. Astronomers have confirmed Betelgeuse, a famous night sky star, h...29 Jul, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
- Zinedine Zidane: The good, the bad and the uglyZinedine Zidane has been appointed France coach for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, marking a new chapter in the legendary football icon's career....28 Jul, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
- Dimon-led JPMorgan poised to become world's first $1 trillion bankJPMorgan Chase is approaching a monumental valuation of $1 trillion, marking a pivotal achievement for the financial institution. Its remar...15 Jul, 2026, 06.17 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
- India's AstroSat and NASA's Space observatories capture dramatic eruptions from stellar wreckage around a massive black holeIndian and American astronomers have observed a rare event where a massive black hole is tearing apart a star and using the debris to pumme...10 Oct, 2024, 11.20 PM IST
- Hubble precisely measures distance to globular star clusterWashington, April 5 (IANS) Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have for the first time precisely measured the distance to one o...05 Apr, 2018, 10.52 AM IST
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