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Watch: Hubble footage of 2 galaxies crashing into each other

Two spiral galaxies, about 80 million light-years away, is crashing into each other in a slow, gradual merger that will last millions of years. This Hubble footage combines visible light with infrared and X-ray wavelengths to offer the best possible view of this slow dance of the cosmos.

Apr 24, 2018

Trapped by gravity? Super-Earth aliens could be imprisoned in their own planets

Life is likely to flourish in super-Earths around the universe as long as they fall within their star's habitable zone, but their large mass will make spaceflight nearly impossible because large planets have excessively strong levels of gravity.

Apr 24, 2018

Uranus smells like rotten eggs- gas giant has hydrogen sulphide rich atmosphere

The seventh planet and third gas giant of the Solar System is also probably the stinkiest. Researchers have found that the cloud tops of the planet is dominated by hydrogen sulphide gas, not ammonia like Jupiter and Saturn.

Apr 24, 2018

NASA releases breathtaking image depicting a star birth on Hubble's 28th anniversary

This unique and breathtaking image was captured happening at the center of the Lagoon Nebula, a place where stars are born.

Apr 20, 2018

Watch 350,000 stars over the Anglo-Australian telescope

An international team of astronomers has revealed the DNA of more than 350,000 stars which might help find the siblings of the Sun, according to the GALAH survey launched in late 2013. Music: Space Jam by Bobby Cole/Audioblocks

Apr 18, 2018

Diamond encrusted asteroid that fell on Earth came from failed, lost planet

In the early years of the Solar System, when planets were being born, one didn't survive and now we have diamonds from it.

Apr 18, 2018

Widespread alien life unlikely because of phosphorous shortage in the universe

Six elements are required to create life as we know it; phosphorous is one of them and there is not enough of it out there.

Apr 6, 2018

Hubble records most distant star ever seen – 9 billion light years away

Gravitational lensing made it possible for Hubble to capture light that has been traveling through the cosmos for billions of years.

Apr 3, 2018

Massive supernova puts out dying, burning star in just a few days

Supernovas normally take months to burn out, but this one went out in less than 3 days, burning very brightly as it expelled the remnants of a dying star.

Mar 28, 2018

'Alien Megastructure' star has gone dark again, record dip in brightness observed

Tabby's Star has dipped in brightness yet again, this time to a record level, yet no one seems to know why.

Mar 27, 2018

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Newly born black hole dedicated to Stephen Hawking by Russian astronomers

Researchers in Moscow detected a gamma ray burst indicative of the death of a star two days after the passing away of Stephen Hawking.

Mar 22, 2018

See hundreds of nebulas and galaxies in rare celestial alignment this month

This event can be seen without using advanced telescopes. Binoculars or a bright night sky would be enough to see the space objects.

Mar 19, 2018

NASA releases new image of Crab Nebula by Chandra, Spitzer and Hubble

The Crab Nebula spews jets of matter and antimatter away from its poles as a result of its rapidly spinning core.

Mar 18, 2018

NASA prepares for live high definition video transmission from Mars using lasers

NASA aims to transmit up to 200 gigabits of data per second that will reach Earth in 20 minutes, making HD video of a future Mars landing a possibility.

Mar 15, 2018

Google's AI can help you find alien worlds using NASA data

Alien worlds and exoplanets can be found in Kepler data using Google's open-source AI now available for download.

Mar 14, 2018

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Search Results for: telescope

Watch: Hubble footage of 2 galaxies crashing into each other

Trapped by gravity? Super-Earth aliens could be imprisoned in their own planets

Uranus smells like rotten eggs- gas giant has hydrogen sulphide rich atmosphere

NASA releases breathtaking image depicting a star birth on Hubble's 28th anniversary

Watch 350,000 stars over the Anglo-Australian telescope

Diamond encrusted asteroid that fell on Earth came from failed, lost planet

Widespread alien life unlikely because of phosphorous shortage in the universe

Hubble records most distant star ever seen – 9 billion light years away

Massive supernova puts out dying, burning star in just a few days

'Alien Megastructure' star has gone dark again, record dip in brightness observed

Newly born black hole dedicated to Stephen Hawking by Russian astronomers

See hundreds of nebulas and galaxies in rare celestial alignment this month

NASA releases new image of Crab Nebula by Chandra, Spitzer and Hubble

NASA prepares for live high definition video transmission from Mars using lasers

Google's AI can help you find alien worlds using NASA data

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]