Star fly-by disturbed comets of solar system 70,000 years ago
This discovery was first made public in 2015 by a team of astronomers led by Professor Eric Mamajek of the University of Rochester in the US.
Mar 21, 2018, 18:12 PM IST
NASA's flying telescope to study Saturn's moon, comets
Sofia is a Boeing 747SP jetliner modified to carry a 100-inch diameter telescope. It is a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Centre, DLR.
Scientists spot comets outside our solar system
These cosmic balls of ice and dust, which travelled about 160,934 kms per hour before they ultimately vapourised, are some of the smallest objects yet found outside our own solar system.
Oct 28, 2017, 12:05 PM IST
This is how stars cause comets to strike Earth! - Read
The team predicted that within the next million years between 19 and 24 stars will come within 3.26 light years of the Sun ? close enough to deflect comets from their original paths
Sep 04, 2017, 18:31 PM IST
What's up for January 2017? Here's when, where to look up in the night sky this month (Watch video)
The new year started with a beautiful view of the moon, Venus and Mars on January 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Jan 16, 2017, 11:45 AM IST
NASA's Hubble spots exocomets taking plunge onto young star
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered exocomets -- comets outside our solar system -- plunging onto a young star that resides 95 light-years from Earth.
Jan 07, 2017, 23:52 PM IST
'Comets are ancient leftovers of early solar system', reveals study
Comets are the ancient leftovers of early solar system formation, and not younger fragments resulting from subsequent collisions between other larger bodies, according to a new study of data collected by the Rosetta space probe.
Jul 31, 2016, 14:25 PM IST
Must watch – What would happen if an asteroid hit the Earth today!
Although the Earth is constantly being hit with with asteroids that entered and disintegrated in its atmosphere, life has survived the impact and lived through each crisis today.
Jul 29, 2016, 14:41 PM IST
Comets responsible for initiating life on planet Earth: Study
While more than 140 different molecules have already been identified in the interstellar medium, amino acids could not be traced.
May 29, 2016, 19:56 PM IST
Building blocks of life may have originated from comets
To obtain this result, scientists at the National Centre for Scientific Research in France (CNRS) created an artificial comet and carried out a highly detailed analysis.
Apr 10, 2016, 19:10 PM IST
Comets, asteroids made Mars habitable
Turns out, massive bombardment that occurred some four billion years ago by comets and asteroids as large as West Virginia may have made Mars more likely to support life.
Apr 06, 2016, 10:18 AM IST
Is 'Planet X' responsible for mass extinctions on Earth?
The yet undiscovered 'Planet X' may trigger comet showers linked to mass extinctions on our planet, say researchers.
Apr 04, 2016, 18:35 PM IST
Giant comets may pose danger to life on Earth
Known severe upsets of the terrestrial environment and interruptions in the progress of ancient civilisations, together with our growing knowledge of interplanetary matter in near-Earth space, indicate the arrival of a centaur around 30,000 years ago.
Dec 25, 2015, 17:11 PM IST
NASA celebrates 20 years of SOHO in space with stunning video – Watch
SOHO also found an unexpected role as the greatest comet hunter of all time - reaching 3,000 comet discoveries in September 2015.
Dec 01, 2015, 23:23 PM IST
Astronomers conclude bizzare star KIC 8462852 swarmed by comets
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that the unusual light signals coming from a star called KIC 8462852 are likely coming from dusty comet fragments swarming around it.
Nov 27, 2015, 10:33 AM IST
Doomsday is not near, NASA reassures amid collision rumours
A giant asteroid - around 2.5 kms in diameter - is heading towards Earth. An asteroid of its size has the potential to cause global devastation if it was to hit Earth, but NASA said the space rock poses no danger to us.
Oct 10, 2015, 19:28 PM IST
