Black Hole's magnetic field mapped for the first time, see spectacular images
Images released by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration revealed how the black hole, some 55 million light-years away at the centre of galaxy M87, appears in polarised light.
Mar 26, 2021, 09:17 AM IST
Was a bubble produced by massive star the birthplace of our solar system?
The general prevailing theory is that our solar system formed billions of years ago near a supernova.
Dec 26, 2017, 13:29 PM IST
Low-cost tech allowing telescopes on Earth to better observe exoplanets developed
With the new attachment, ground-based telescopes can produce measurements of light intensity that rival the highest quality photometric observations from space.
Oct 09, 2017, 18:16 PM IST
Reason behind mysterious dips in brightness of 'alien megastructure' star discovered
The Boyajian Star, as it is also known, was recently in the news after astronomers discovered that it had started dimming again.
Oct 05, 2017, 12:10 PM IST
New method to narrow down search for Earth 2.0
The system creates a new way to assess the habitability and biological evolution possibilities of planets outside our solar system.
Aug 26, 2016, 00:18 AM IST
Minute fraction of your suntan comes from beyond our galaxy
When you lie on the beach, your skin comes in contact with a minute fraction of radiation from outside our galaxy, say researchers.
Aug 13, 2016, 22:16 PM IST
NASA's Hubble breaks cosmic distance record; spots farthest known galaxy in universe
Previously, the team had estimated GN-z11's distance by determining its colour through imaging with Hubble and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Mar 04, 2016, 08:28 AM IST
Planets similar to earth have identical interiors
In comparison, about a third of the Earth's mass is in its core.
Feb 09, 2016, 10:45 AM IST
