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NASA finds superstar system shooting cosmic rays at us from 10,000 light years away

The Eta Carinae star system is about 7,500 light years from Earth and is the brightest star in what makes up the constellation Carina.

Jul 6, 2018

Summer heat peaks though Earth is farthest from Sun

Every January, the Earth is at its nearest- perihelion and around July it is far away from the Sun- aphelion. During the summer in the Northern hemisphere, which begins with June Summer Solstice, temperatures soar because of the axial tilt.

Jul 6, 2018

Even dense neutron stars fall at the same rate as a feather – Einstein was right after all

The recent research is ten times more precise than the previous best test of gravity. The study shows that Einstein's Strong Equivalence Principle still stands. Alternative theories to General Relativity are not looking too good at this time.

Jul 5, 2018

ISRO's eye captures image of galaxy cluster 800 million light years away

The three merging clusters have more than 500 galaxies and almost 100 times larger and more than 1,500 times massive as compared to our own Milky Way Galaxy.

Jul 4, 2018

Beam of light from neutron star merger seen for first time

Binary neutron stars GW170817 merged about 130 million light years away in the galaxy NGC 4993 and a beam of light and particles was seen peeking out from behind the Sun.

Jul 3, 2018

First ever image of a newborn planet caught by the ESO Very Large Telescope

The young planet is many times as big as Jupiter and has a surface temperature of over 1,000 degrees C.

Jul 3, 2018

July 2018: You can see Mars without a telescope throughout this month - how to identify the red planet

Take a good look at Mars as it comes ever so close to Earth this month. Mars will be closest to Earth on July 31 and this will not happen for the next 17 years,

Jul 2, 2018

Scientists use single-pixel images of Earth to understand exoplanets better

The researchers were actually able to determine several facts about the planet from those single-pixel images; such as water clouds in the atmosphere and its rotation rate.

Jun 30, 2018

Sushant Singh Rajput with his Maserati Quattroporte

Sushant Singh Rajput buys land on Moon; ownership void, says International Treaty

The upcoming space movie actor reportedly bought the land from the International Lunar Lands Registry and is the first Bollywood actor to invest in property in space.

Jun 28, 2018

NASA delays James Webb Space Telescope launch once again

The James Webb Space Telescope is going to be the most complex and advanced imaging hardware that NASA has ever attempted to send to space

Jun 28, 2018

Oumuamua: Earth's first alien visitor from another star gains 'unexpected boost' in speed

The route of this extraterrestrial figure Oumuamua has also been shifted, when it traveled through the inner solar system last year

Jun 28, 2018

If aliens are found, would we even recognise? NASA-led team discusses what constitutes life

The hunt for life is an ongoing one, but scientists are now wondering whether humans will recognise life if we see it in an exoplanet.

Jun 27, 2018

NASA's to-be launched James Webb space telescope will peer deep into Jupiter's Great Red Spot

The James Webb space telescope will be used to study planets in the Solar System as well as in the distant outer space.

Jun 26, 2018

City Killers? NASA gears up as more than a million asteroids pose threat to Earth

Now, NASA is more focused on searching the asteroids, which are larger than 450 feet across. These asteroids are also known as the "city-killers."

Jun 24, 2018

NASA wants astronauts to navigate deep space with instruments pirates used to sail the high seas

A sextant is a tool that was used by sailors and pirates hundreds of years ago to help them navigate through uncharted seas using the position of stars.

Jun 20, 2018

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Search Results for: telescope

NASA finds superstar system shooting cosmic rays at us from 10,000 light years away

Summer heat peaks though Earth is farthest from Sun

Even dense neutron stars fall at the same rate as a feather – Einstein was right after all

ISRO's eye captures image of galaxy cluster 800 million light years away

Beam of light from neutron star merger seen for first time

First ever image of a newborn planet caught by the ESO Very Large Telescope

July 2018: You can see Mars without a telescope throughout this month - how to identify the red planet

Scientists use single-pixel images of Earth to understand exoplanets better

Sushant Singh Rajput buys land on Moon; ownership void, says International Treaty

NASA delays James Webb Space Telescope launch once again

Oumuamua: Earth's first alien visitor from another star gains 'unexpected boost' in speed

If aliens are found, would we even recognise? NASA-led team discusses what constitutes life

NASA's to-be launched James Webb space telescope will peer deep into Jupiter's Great Red Spot

City Killers? NASA gears up as more than a million asteroids pose threat to Earth

NASA wants astronauts to navigate deep space with instruments pirates used to sail the high seas

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]