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The Star That Exploded Twice: How Gravitational Lensing Made a Supernova ReappearA distant supernova appeared to explode twice, baffling astronomers. This cosmic event was explained by Einstein's theory of general relati...27 Feb, 2026, 03.21 PM IST- Dark matter and dark energy: What the universe is made of, and what we still don’t knowModern cosmology has precisely measured the universe's properties, yet dark matter and dark energy remain profound mysteries. While dark ma...27 Aug, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
- Colossal bubble found in Milky Way; astronomers stunned as red supergiant unleashes eruption bigger than anything ever seen in our galaxyAstronomers have discovered a colossal bubble of gas and dust surrounding the red supergiant star DFK 52, located near the Milky Way's cent...22 Aug, 2025, 07.11 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
- NASA’s supernova warning: Eta Carinae - 100 times bigger than the Sun - might explode any day nowEta Carinae, 10,000 light-years away from the Earth, is a star system poised for a potential supernova. Noted for its 19th-century 'superno...08 Aug, 2024, 02.26 PM IST
- ISRO payload aces its performance check with observation of supernova remnantISRO, the Indian Space Research Organisation, announced on Thursday that a payload on its recently-launched mission has successfully captur...12 Jan, 2024, 12.47 PM IST
- XPoSat captures first light from supernova remnantLaunched on January 1, XPoSat carries two co-aligned instruments, POLarimeter Instrument in X-rays (POLIX) and X-ray SPECtroscopy and Timin...11 Jan, 2024, 07.50 PM IST
- Indian researchers spot rare superluminous supernova shining with borrowed energy sourceSupernovae (SNe) are highly energetic explosions in the universe releasing an enormous amount of energy. Such type of supernovae called Sup...10 Jul, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
- Oldest ever detected supernova happened 10.5 billion years agoLondon, Feb 20 (IANS) An international team of astronomers has discovered the oldest supernova ever detected -- a huge cosmic explosion tha...20 Feb, 2018, 06.52 PM IST
- Did our solar system form in bubbles around massive star?New York, Dec 26 (IANS) Floating a new theory about the birth of our solar system, a new study says that it could have formed in the bubble...26 Dec, 2017, 11.17 AM IST
- Low-mass supernova triggered birth of solar system: StudyAbout 4.6 billion years ago, a cloud of gas and dust that eventually formed our solar system was disturbed.29 Nov, 2016, 05.27 PM IST
- Low-mass supernova led to birth of solar system: StudyNew York, Nov 29 (IANS) A low-mass supernova -- a star exploding at the end of its life-cycle -- triggered the formation of our solar syste...29 Nov, 2016, 04.27 PM IST
- Universe not expanding at accelerating rate: StudyLondon, Oct 25 (IANS) Challenging a standard cosmological concept, a team of researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist has found that t...25 Oct, 2016, 11.17 AM IST
- NASA-funded rocket solves cosmic mysteryWashington, Sep 24 (IANS) A NASA-funded sounding rocket to study the origin of X-rays in the universe has helped scientists reveal a new my...24 Sep, 2016, 10.25 AM IST
- Hubble captures images of first-ever predicted supernovaThe supernova, nicknamed Refsdal, has been spotted in the galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223.17 Dec, 2015, 01.36 PM IST
- Star leaving Milky Way at record speeds detected"It brings us a step closer to solving the type Ia puzzle," Dr Rubina Kotak, from the Astrophysics Centre at Queen's University Belfast, sa...16 Mar, 2015, 01.54 PM IST
- Fastest unbound star in our galaxy foundUS708 is believed to have once been part of a double-star solar system, which also included a massive white dwarf star.11 Mar, 2015, 12.55 PM IST
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