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Space news: Hubble spots largest near-infrared image to find universe's rarest galaxies

An international team of scientists has released the largest near-infrared image ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, enabling astronomers to map the star-forming regions of the universe and learn how the earliest, most distant galaxies originated.

Jun 7, 2022

Country's first liquid mirror telescope comes up in Uttarakhand

The first liquid mirror telescope in the country and the largest in Asia - commissioned atop Devasthal, a hill in Uttarakhand - will now keep a watch on the overhead sky to identify transient or variable objects such as supernovae, gravitational lenses, space debris, and asteroids.

Jun 2, 2022

Astronomers find supermassive black holes inside dying galaxies

An international team of astronomers have detected the signal from the active supermassive black holes of dying galaxies in the early Universe.

May 29, 2022

Another attempt to drop ammunition foiled; Pakistani drone shot down near International Border [details]

Originated from Pakistan, the drone was shot down in the Talli Hariya Chak area of the Hiranagar sector in Kathua district. It has a payload attachment of three packets with it.

May 29, 2022

1.1 miles long asteroid named "1989 JA" to zoom past Earth this week, closest to Earth in the next 172 years

A "potentially hazardous" enormous asteroid that is more than a mile long will zoom past Earth on May 27, according to NASA's Centre for Near Earth Object Studies

May 25, 2022

supermassive black hole in centre of Milky Way revealed(Credit: EHT Collaboration)

First image of supermassive black hole "Sagittarius A" at centre of Milky Way revealed; Dawn of a new era of black hole physics

A global team of radio astronomers have on Thursday unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.

May 13, 2022

NASA is working on asteroid deflecting machine

China to execute an asteroid deflection test in 2025

Earlier, NASA had revealed that it is developing a planetary defense weapon to protect earth from potential asteroid hits in the future

Apr 26, 2022

Space News: NASA's Chandra telescope finds location of medium-sized black holes

Intermediate-mass black holes are notoriously hard to find but a new study indicates there may be some at the centre of dense star clusters located throughout the universe.

Apr 22, 2022

Kamala Harris announces ban on anti-satellite missile tests to cut space debris

US Vice President Kamala Harris has declared that the country will no longer conduct destructive, direct ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing to reduce space debris and safeguard satellites in low-Earth orbit.

Apr 19, 2022

NASA's Hubble Telescope Confirms Largest Comet Nucleus Ever Seen

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers

Apr 13, 2022

Trendy Villages: People look up at stars and gaze in 100 villages of UP

More than 100 villages in Uttar Pradesh now have 'house astronomy labs' set up using panchayat funds at local government schools.

Apr 6, 2022

Cosmic Milestone: NASA Confirms 5,000 Exoplanets [Details]

The count of confirmed exoplanets just ticked past the 5,000 mark, representing a 30-year journey of discovery led by NASA space telescopes.

Mar 24, 2022

Aussie scientists unravel vital role of 'junk' DNA, key to phobias, stress disorders

A piece of DNA, previously considered as 'junk' material by scientists, could be the key to extinguishing fear-related memories for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobias, according to a new study led by Australian researchers.

Mar 23, 2022

Astronomers find no signs of Planet Nine after scamming 87% of the sky

A team of astronomers who scammed about 87 per cent of the southern sky have found no trace of Planet Nine in our solar system yet.

Mar 21, 2022

James Webb Telescope shares 1st view of cosmos

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's main mirror is now fully aligned, the agency officials have said.

Mar 17, 2022

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