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Stunning image taken by Hubble Space Telescope captures collision of 2 galaxies

Galaxy mergers are a violent kind of galaxy interaction, and occur when two or more galaxies collide.

Dec 21, 2017

Space in 2017: Major discoveries made by astronomers

From human civilisation on Mars to interstellar space rock, here are some amazing findings that astronomers made in 2017.

Dec 20, 2017

New findings on interstellar cigar-shaped space rock Oumuamua debunk many speculations

Though the 400-metre-long Oumuamua appears to be an asteroid, it can be a comet with a protective outer surface, says researchers.

Dec 19, 2017

Interstellar asteroid Oumuamua could be an alien probe, says Stephen Hawking

The interstellar space rock is popular amid astrophysicists, astronomers and conspiracy theorists because of its unknown origin.

Dec 16, 2017

Mini solar system discovered: Google AI helps NASA spot eighth planet orbiting distant Sun-like star

Scientists have trained a neural network to identify exoplanets in a huge amount of data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope.

Dec 15, 2017

Nasa discovers eighth planet in an alien solar system with help of Googles AI technology

Nasas Kepler Space Telescope discovered an 8th planet orbiting a distant sun-like star called Kepler-90. The discovery was made with the help of Googles AI technology. Scientists say the AI technology can pick up findings that have been missed in previous analyses of Kepler data.

Dec 15, 2017

Were deities fashionable? Mysterious 'handbags' spotted in ancient sculptures across the world

An unusual finding has been made in ancient sculptures across the world which show the sculptures of deities carrying a handbag-like structure.

Dec 14, 2017

SETI to study mysterious interstellar asteroid Oumuamua for signs of alien life

As per astronomers from the US, a cigar-shape or needle-shape is usually considered to be apt for interstellar spacecraft that travels long distances.

Dec 12, 2017

Alien-hunting announcement: NASA to reveal latest discovery this week; where to watch it live online

NASA will hold a press conference on Thursday to make an announcement about its latest discovery.

Dec 11, 2017

Astronomer spots mysterious cigar-shaped objects in Orion nebula [WATCH VIDEO]

These unidentified cigar-shaped objects appear to be moving when they are seen frame by frame.

Dec 9, 2017

NASA: Astronomers discover the farthest supermassive black hole

For black holes to become so large in the early universe, astronomers speculate there must have been special conditions to allow rapid growth -- but the reason remains mysterious.

Dec 7, 2017

Astronomer reveals 13% of sky covered by mysterious fast-moving gas in a map

Astronomers across the world will have free access to the map; it would aid the researchers in learning more about high-velocity clouds as well as the local Universe.

Dec 5, 2017

Astronomers discover 72 unseen galaxies in dark corner of Universe

The image emerged is known as Hubble Ultra-Deep Field (HUDF), it ended up unveiling over 10,000 galaxies.

Nov 30, 2017

Supermoon 2017: When and where to watch; Time, Tips and Live Stream link

A supermoon occurs when the moon comes to the closest point to earth.