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The universe is expanding at a faster rate than previously calculated

Binary star mother in making: SVS 13 could house planetary system in future

Observations using radio telescopes helped researchers to understand that SVS 13 is a binary star system

Mar 16, 2022

New planet detected around "Proxima Centauri" star closest to the Sun

A team of astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) in Chile have found evidence of another planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System.

Feb 14, 2022

NASA's citizen scientist spots new gaseous planet similar to Jupiter [Details]

NASA citizen scientist spots a new planet similar to Jupiter and about 379 light-years from Earth, orbiting a star with the same mass as the Sun

Jan 17, 2022

NASA is working on asteroid deflecting machine

Giant asteroid to zip past earth next week, will it hit the blue planet?

Several top space experts strongly believe that dreaded events like asteroid hits are not confined to the past

Jan 15, 2022

NASA's retired Spitzer telescope studies shed new light on giant exoplanets

Two new studies using NASA's retired spitzer space telescope shed light on giant exoplanets and a brown dwarf. Johanna Vos, an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, will discuss a Spitzer survey published in the Astrophysical Journal that found higher variability in the weather on young brown dwarfs compared to old ones.

Jan 15, 2022

2021 recorded as 6th hottest year, as last 8 years remain the warmest: NASA

According to an independent analysis done by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), USA earth's global average surface temperature in 2021 tied 2018 as the sixth warmest year on record. Climate change is the existential threat of our time said scientists.

Jan 14, 2022

2021: A year of achievements for India's Hanle Observatory in Ladakh

Owing to the uniqueness of the site, several astronomical telescopes operating at optical and infrared wavebands have been installed at Hanle by several institutes in the country.

Jan 1, 2022

NASA launches James Webb telescope, 100 times more powerful than Hubble [Watch Live]

After facing constant delays, NASA's much-awaited James Webb Space Telescope was finally launched today.

Dec 25, 2021

NASA's Busiest Year 2021: From Mars Landing to Launch of Next-Gen Web Space Telescope

In 2021, NASA also took action to roll out aviation technology to more airports to help save time for passengers, pushing the boundaries of making aeronautics greener and more efficient.

Dec 24, 2021

Aussie astronomers capture black hole eruption

Black hole eruption: Australian astronomers capture it live

Astronomers from Curtin University, as part of an international team, have produced the most comprehensive images of the nearest active black hole to earth.

Dec 23, 2021

Mystery behind high abundance of Lithium in some evolved stars traced

Bengaluru scientists find reason behind mystery of high abundance of Lithium in some stars

The reason behind the high abundance of Lithium in some stars has remained a puzzle since the models of how stars evolve predict the Lithium must have been destroyed in the hot plasma of the star.

Dec 1, 2021

New deep learning method adds 301 planets to Kepler's total count; none like Earth [read now]

Scientists have added a whopping 301 newly confirmed exoplanets to the total exoplanet tally. None of the newly confirmed planets are believed to be Earth-like or in the habitable zone of their parent stars.

Nov 30, 2021

One Year From Launch: US-European SWOT Satellite Getting Ready to Track Water Resources on Earth

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography spacecraft enters the home stretch as an international team prepares the next-generation satellite for launch in 2022.The SWOT mission is just a year out from launch, and the final set of tests on the spacecraft have started.

Nov 30, 2021

James Webb telescope launch delayed again; NASA to provide update when testing completes

NASA's next great space observatory, James Webb telescope launch was yet again delayed to December 22. NASA and its mission partners will provide an update when the testing is completed.

Nov 23, 2021

Physical Research Lab scientists discover new exoplanet

Indian Scientists Discover New Exoplanet TOI 1789b 725 light years away from

Space scientists at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad have discovered a new exoplanet - a planet outside the solar system- orbiting too close to an evolved or aging star with a mass of 1.5 times that of the Sun and located 725 light years away.

Nov 18, 2021

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