Will 3I/ATLAS break up? Astronomers look for proof of Alien Mothership ‘Interstellar Visitor’ approaching SunIf 3I/ATLAS is a naturally occurring comet, its close approach to the Sun could cause it to break apart into fragments. Comets commonly dis...
10 Oct, 2025, 06.29 PM IST
Would a mini black hole vaporise you? Scientists break it downA new study delves into the mind-bending question: what if a tiny primordial black hole passed through a human body? Scientists examine the...
19 Feb, 2025, 05.31 PM IST
Don't depend on freebies, produce your own solar power: Union Minister Prahlad JoshiUnion Minister Prahlad Joshi encourages individuals to install their own solar panels under the Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, which provide...
02 Jan, 2025, 06.25 PM IST
TOI-3261 b: Unbelievable! This newly discovered planet challenges everything we know about spaceAstronomers have discovered TOI-3261 b, a planet that orbits its star in just 21 hours. Despite its proximity to the star, it retains a den...
29 Nov, 2024, 08.22 PM IST
Third of Milky Way's most common planets could harbour life: StudyA study based on latest telescope data and published by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that one-third o...
30 May, 2023, 04.15 PM IST
Scot free for a climate partnershipThis was a pivotal moment, not only for India but for the entire world. Climate change is one of the biggest threats facing us all, and it ...
04 Dec, 2022, 11.12 PM IST
- Pluto may have liquid water oceans beneath icy surface: NASA
Washington, Dec 1 (IANS) In a boost to the search for alien life, a new NASA study suggests that some icy worlds in our outer solar system,...
01 Dec, 2017, 12.07 PM IST
- Hubble spots blistering pitch-black exoplanet
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a planet outside our solar system that looks as black as fresh asphalt...
15 Sep, 2017, 01.52 PM IST
- Black hole devouring star for a decade detected
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Astronomers have detected a giant black hole that ripped apart a star and then gorged on its remains for an unusua...
07 Feb, 2017, 01.50 PM IST
Massive black hole spotted binging on star for a decadeAs it travels inwards to be ingested by the black hole, the material heats up to millions of degrees and generates a distinct X-ray flare.
07 Feb, 2017, 01.07 PM IST
Jupiter's moon creates enough heat to support ocean: StudyJupiter exerts a strong gravitational pull on Europa, creating far more heat on the moon's ice-sheet than earlier thought, which may be eno...
15 Apr, 2016, 04.25 PM IST
New map of rocky 'Super Earth' unveils lava worldThe latest findings tell us the planet has hot nights and significantly hotter days. This indicates the planet inefficiently transports hea...
31 Mar, 2016, 01.36 PM IST
Could Earth-like planets around small stars be habitable?Earth-like planets orbiting close to small stars may have magnetic fields that protect them from stellar radiation and make them habitable.
30 Sep, 2015, 05.37 PM IST
'Misplaced' volcanoes on Jupiter's moon due to magma oceansTides flowing in a subsurface ocean of molten rock, or magma, could explain why Jupiter's moon Io appears to have its volcanoes in the 'wro...
11 Sep, 2015, 06.06 PM IST
NASA's mission to Jupiter's moon Europa enters next phaseNASA has come a step closer to its planned mission to Europa which will try to find out if there is a water ocean beneath the surface of Ju...
18 Jun, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
NASA's Cassini spacecraft finds 101 geysers on icy Saturn moonThe unique geological basin of Enceladus shows a map of 101 geysers coincident with small hot spots.
29 Jul, 2014, 03.02 PM IST
KBL installs water pumping system for Tata Power's Mundra UMPPKirloskar Brothers Limited has collaborated with Tata Power and installed world's largest water pumping system for Tata Power's Mundra Ultr...
07 Jan, 2014, 03.16 PM IST