XPoSAT Launch: ISRO Creates History Again
XPoSat is India's first and the world's second Polarimetry Mission, before this on December 9, 2021, America had launched the Imaging x-ray Polarimetry Explorer Mission.
Jan 01, 2024, 23:50 PM IST
DNA: ISRO successfully launches PSLV-C58 XPoSat mission
Today on January 1, 2024, ISRO i.e. Indian Space and Research Organization has launched XPoSat i.e. X-ray Polarimeter Satellite.
Jan 01, 2024, 23:02 PM IST
PSLV-C58 launched from Sriharikota,
ISRO has given a New Year gift. ISRO has launched PSLV-C58 from Sriharikota. It has carried Exposat and 10 other payloads into space. PSLV-C58 code is 44.4 meters long and weighs 260 tonnes.
Jan 01, 2024, 09:36 AM IST
NASA Unleashes Mind-Blowing Sound Of Space: Shares Sonification Of Black Hole
The American space agency shared an audio representation of the astonishing sonification of a supermassive black hole.
Jun 24, 2023, 12:45 PM IST
Scientists Discover Supermassive Black Hole That Now Faces Earth, Here's What It Means
While this discovery has left many scientists excited about the new possibilities it presents for studying black holes, there is also some concern about the impact it could have on Earth.
Mar 27, 2023, 12:56 PM IST
Sound of black hole! NASA releases fresh audio from outer space, listen here
According to reports, the black hole from where the sound waves have been recorded sits 200 light-years away in the Perseus galaxy cluster.
Aug 22, 2022, 21:12 PM IST
In a first, scientists reveal image of supermassive black hole at Milky Way's center– See pic
Astronomers unveiled a picture of the black hole - called Sagittarius A*, which is only the second one ever to be imaged.
May 12, 2022, 20:44 PM IST
Ever wondered about the sound that comes out of black hole? NASA releases new audio - Check here
As expected the sound produced by the black hole is eerie and haunting.
May 08, 2022, 11:07 AM IST
Giant black hole discovered near Milky Way galaxy
The newly discovered black hole is reportedly the same size as the Milky Way's suspected black hole.
Dec 06, 2021, 17:47 PM IST
Supermassive black wholes may generate Tsunami in galaxy, says NASA
Scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) using computer simulations revealed that the supermassive black holes may also generate Tsunami-like structures in the universe.
Jul 07, 2021, 12:30 PM IST
Astronomers detect first-ever collision between neutron star and black hole
A new detailed study of the collision or merger of the black hole and a neutron star was published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters which described the two newly discovered extraterrestrial events namely GW200105 and GW200115 and provide the first definitive evidence of an elusive merger.
Jun 30, 2021, 15:07 PM IST
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
Earth just got 2000 light-years closer to supermassive black hole in the centre of our galaxy
Did you know that Earth just got 7 km/s faster and about 2000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole in the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy?
Dec 02, 2020, 00:44 AM IST
Black hole devours Sun-sized star, astronomers capture exact moment: Watch
The phenomenon, known as a tidal disruption event, is the closest such flare has been recorded to date at just over 215 million light-years from Earth.
Oct 14, 2020, 00:29 AM IST
Gravitational wave from merger of two black holes over 7 billion years ago detected
A team of scientists on Wednesday announced that a gravtational wave generated by the merger of two black holes about 7 billion years ago when the the universe was about half its age, has been detected.
Sep 03, 2020, 13:21 PM IST
Explained: What happens when a giant black hole does not intervene in life of a galaxy cluster
A new study conducted by a team of astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes has revealed what can happen when a giant black hole fails to intervene in the life of a galaxy cluster.
Aug 04, 2020, 12:03 PM IST
Researchers find out flickers coming from center of Milky Way
Astronomers also believe that a supermassive black hole with a mass of 4 million suns is located at the center of Sagittarius A*.
May 25, 2020, 16:44 PM IST
Record-breaking explosion in universe, created by black hole 390 million light-years away, spotted by astronomers
Astronomers have spotted a record-breaking explosion created by a black hole some 390 million light-years away in the universe. According to CNN.com, this record-breaking, gargantuan explosion came from a black hole in a distant galaxy cluster hundreds of millions of light-years away, the astronomers said.
Feb 28, 2020, 07:45 AM IST
Scientists find monster black hole that 'should not exist' in Milky Way
A team of Chinese astronomers have discovered a black hole so gigantic in the Milky Way galaxy, that it has contradicted the existing models of star evolution.
Nov 28, 2019, 10:32 AM IST
