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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,...
2,000-year-old ‘guest star’ mystery from 185 AD solved by NASA X-ray studyAncient Chinese astronomers saw a bright guest star in 185 AD. This supernova remnant, RCW 86, was unusually large. New research reveals th...
Astronomers reveal hidden black holes, not dark matter, as the glue of the Milky Way’s faintest satelliteUrsa Major III, once considered a dark-matter-dominated dwarf galaxy, may actually be a dense star cluster. New research suggests its gravi...
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...
'Dead star or something new': Mysterious object found in Milky Way emits X-rays and radio waves every 44 minutesAstronomers have identified ASKAP J1832−091, a peculiar object in the Milky Way, emitting synchronized X-ray and radio waves every 44 minut...
THIS once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon is about to dazzle the night sky soon; here is what you need to knowMost earthlings will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness a stellar phenomenon that takes place every 80 years in a star system...
Scientists discover mysterious black hole roaming alone in the Milky Way. Here's why it is so surprisingAstronomers have detected a lone black hole drifting through the Milky Way—an unprecedented discovery made possible by gravitational lensin...
NASA and AstroSat capture explosive eruptions from stellar remnants near massive black holeAn international team of astronomers, including experts from Pune’s IUCAA, has made significant strides in understanding black hole-star dy...
Look up! A once-in-a-lifetime explosion is about to create a 'new' star in the skyT CrB, a white dwarf in Corona Borealis, 3,000 light years away, will erupt soon with a magnitude 2.5 brightness due to a thermonuclear rea...
Cosmic marvel: 'God's Hand' in Milky Way captured in mesmerizing telescope imagesThe Dark Energy Camera (DECam), developed by the US Department of Energy, has captured an image of CG 4, a cometary globule in the Gum Nebu...
James Webb Space Telescope sends images of Ring Nebula. Check out detailsJames Webb Space Telescope has sent images of the Ring Nebula. The pictures give a glimpse of what may happen to the Sun about five billion...
James Webb Space Telescope reveals never-before-seen details of 'Green Monster'The James Webb Space Telescope has managed to capture details of Cassiopeia and "Green Monster"
'Lost' satellite unveils cosmic recipe for nearby universeData captured by a 'lost' satellite mission has provided scientists with vital information about gases in a galaxy cluster 240 million ligh...
- Massive black holes might lurk on edge of Milky Way
New York, Oct 31 (IANS) The outskirts of spiral galaxies like our own could be crowded with colliding black holes of massive proportions, s...
- 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...
Milky Way dotted with 100 million black holes: StudyScientists assume most stellar-remnant black holes - which result from the collapse of massive stars at the end of their lives - will be ab...
- First white dwarf pulsar discovered
London, Feb 8 (IANS) Astronomers have identified an elusive white dwarf pulsar -- the first of its kind to be discovered in the universe --...
- Magnetic field behind puzzling 'Rapid Burster' behaviour: Study
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Observing a curious neutron star in a binary system known as the 'Rapid Burster', scientists have found that its magne...
- 'Vampire' star caught in the act by Indian space observatory
Scientists say the smaller star, also called a "blue straggler", feeds off its companion star by sucking out its mass and energy, causing i...
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...