The Toucan and the Cluster – Spectacular Hubble view of NGC 299! (See pic)
Hubble captured NGC 299, an open star cluster located within the Small Magellanic Cloud just under 200,000 light-years away.
Nov 05, 2016, 14:05 PM IST
Truth unfolded: Starlight – the key driving force behind all forms of life!
Ultraviolet light from stars drives the formation of chemicals that are precursors to chemicals that we need to make life.
Oct 13, 2016, 19:26 PM IST
NASA's Hubble peers into the center of spiral galaxy 'NGC 247'
The US space agency NASA has released an image of spiral galaxy known as NGC 247 that shows the central region of the galaxy.
Oct 08, 2016, 23:02 PM IST
Feel turmoil of deadly Florida storm: ESA captures the eye of Hurricane Matthew from space! - See pic
To make this remarkable observation, the satellite used its sea and land temperature radiometer.
Oct 08, 2016, 16:52 PM IST
Rosetta captures scintillating image of comet just before crash – See pic
The rosetta spacecraft has captured a scintillating image of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko moments before crash-landing into the comet's surface, bringing an end to the probe's 12-year long journey.
Oct 01, 2016, 12:19 PM IST
ESA's Rosetta ends its historic 12-year mission with touchdown on comet 67P
The Rosetta mission on Friday ended its mission in a controlled descent of the spacecraft onto the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Sep 30, 2016, 10:29 AM IST
ESA's historical Rosetta mission ends on Friday; NASA to air its descent!
Rosetta has served scientists well, through a wealth of information that it sent during its closest approach to the Sun.
Sep 28, 2016, 23:58 PM IST
Hubble sees colorful ‘last hurrah’ of a sun-like star! (See pic)
The image shows the colorful "last hurrah" of NGC 2440, which lies about 4,000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Puppis.
Sep 24, 2016, 03:07 AM IST
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope investigates stellar shrapnel!
The US space agency NASA has released a picture of the aftermath of the energetic detonation of stellar shrapnel scattering across the sky.
Aug 19, 2016, 23:09 PM IST
A galaxy askew: NASA's Hubble delivers a queer image – a lopsided lynx! (See pic)
Irregular galaxies like NGC 2337, although may not be the same as their symmetrical apiral and elliptical counterparts, still hold an importance for astronomers.
Aug 14, 2016, 08:53 AM IST
See pic: ESA and NASA's SOHO catch comet grazing the sun!
The latest occurrence that caught the scientists' eyes was a bright comet plunging toward the sun on August 3-4, 2016, at nearly 1.3 million miles per hour.
Aug 05, 2016, 00:18 AM IST
White dwarf found lashing red dwarf in space
Astronomers have discovered a new type of exotic binary star system, in which a rapidly spinning white dwarf star is lashing the companion red dwarf star with high-energy particles, causing the entire system to pulse dramatically every 1.97 minutes with radiation ranging from the ultraviolet to radio.
Jul 29, 2016, 00:48 AM IST
Hubble peers into the core of a starburst galaxy – See pic!
NGC 3125 is located approximately 50 million light-years away in the constellation of Antlia.
Jul 26, 2016, 15:41 PM IST
NASA's Hubble views secluded starburst galaxy! See pic
NASA and ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys has spotted a secluded starburst galaxy named MCG+07-33-027.
Jul 16, 2016, 13:28 PM IST
Revealed: Black hole makes material wobble around it!
The discovery solves a mystery that has eluded astronomers for more than 30 years, and will help scientists understand more about the behavior of matter very close to black holes.
Jul 14, 2016, 09:39 AM IST
ESA's gravitational spacecraft LISA Pathfinder passes big test!
The LISA Pathfinder mission was designed to demonstrate technology needed to build a space-based gravitational wave observatory.
Jun 07, 2016, 23:45 PM IST
A star is born: Hubble captures enchanting image of a newly-born star! - See pic
Measured to be at least 2280 light-years away, the star was beamed back by the Hubble Space Telescope in visible and infrared light.
May 31, 2016, 22:04 PM IST
Herschel beams back exquisite image of newborn stars! - See pic
The European Space Agency has been putting in tireless efforts to conduct a probe into stellar nurseries and has released a mesmerising photograph that shows an incredibly turbulent region of the sky.
May 24, 2016, 18:46 PM IST
SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth from space station today
The Dragon spaceship arrived at the space station on April 10 delivering almost 7,000 pounds of cargo to the astronauts.
May 11, 2016, 13:04 PM IST
Check out: Beautiful image of Saturn's little moon, Epimetheus!
The US space agency NASA has recently released a beautiful image of the Saturn's little moon, Epimetheus.
May 10, 2016, 20:57 PM IST
