New Delhi: A few years back, scientists observed the occurrence of something strange in a galaxy known as 1ES 1927+654. In late 2017, a supermassive black hole located at the heart of the galaxy unde… [+6279 chars]
On the International Asteroid Day in 2019, which falls on June 30, an international group of astronomers initiated the Hubble Asteroid Hunter citizen science project to identify asteroid streaks in a… [+4517 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a companion star to a supernova that was previously hidden by the glare of the stellar explosion. This is the first time that astronomers have directly observed… [+4843 chars]
Scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research have used computer modeling to show how a hypothesized type of supernova would evolve on the scale of thousands of years, giving researchers … [+3605 chars]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the US shared stunning visuals of the solar eclipse. "The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (#SUVI) on #GOES16 caught a glimpse of the moon's disk as it … [+1036 chars]
Observation of lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft has shown that soil on the moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels. The team at Na… [+2329 chars]
On Saturday (May 7), the world may witness minor radio blackouts. Well, if you do, it may be due to a weak solar storm, which will pass through Earth, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat… [+1136 chars]
There are many strange things in the Universe. From galaxies to black holes and whatnot. But pulsars are perhaps the most interesting. Pulsars from dead stars. And black widow pulsars are still an in… [+1409 chars]
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on Monday, May 9, to discuss progress toward preparing the James Webb Space Telescope for science operations. The agency will livestream audio of … [+2154 chars]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the US shared stunning visuals of the solar eclipse. "The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (#SUVI) on #GOES16 caught a glimpse of the moon's disk as it … [+1036 chars]
NASA has revealed that it will again roll out its mega Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for a fuel test in early June. The SLS rocket, which would be the most powerful rocket ever built, was hauled b… [+1949 chars]
Physicists sometimes come up with crazy stories that sound like science fiction. Some turn out to be true, like how the curvature of space and time described by Einstein was eventually borne out by a… [+9691 chars]
