Truth unfurled: Universe contains 20 times more galaxies than thought
The study reveals that universe has a staggering two trillion galaxies, which makes the count 20 times more than previously thought, say researchers.
Oct 14, 2016, 13:20 PM IST
NASA's Hubble finds planet orbiting two stars
The US space agency NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found a planet that orbits two stars in the system.
Sep 22, 2016, 22:57 PM IST
Gaia satellite mapped more than a billion stars in Milky Way, says ESA
The European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday released the first catalogue of more than a billion stars from its Gaia satellite to the eagerly waiting astronomers around the world.
Sep 14, 2016, 19:49 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
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
First accurate measurement of oxygen in distant galaxy
A team of astronomers from University of California-Los Angeles has made the first accurate measurement of the abundance of oxygen in a distant galaxy.
Aug 04, 2016, 17:38 PM IST
Heart of Milky Way devoid of young stars: Study
The current results indicate that there has been no significant star formation in this large region over hundreds of millions years.
Aug 02, 2016, 13:04 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
NASA astronomers stumped over accidental discovery of 'Frankenstein' galaxy! - See pic
While looking at images of galaxies in ultraviolet light through data from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX), a behemoth began to emerge from the darkness.
Jul 12, 2016, 17:11 PM IST
Galaxy celebrates star-birth; NASA's Hubble captures skyrocket-like display! - See pic
According to astronomers, the frenzied star birth is sparked by intergalactic gas raining on one end of the galaxy as it drifts through space.
Jun 29, 2016, 18:18 PM IST
Life's first handshake 'chiral molecule' detected near our galaxy
For the first time, life's first handshake was detected near our galaxy in space.
Jun 16, 2016, 00:13 AM IST
Great Canary Telescope captures image of deepest Earth-based galaxy
World's largest single-aperture optical telescope, the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), which is on the island of La Palma in Spain, has captured an image of deepest Earth-based galaxy.
Jun 11, 2016, 00:26 AM IST
Scientists detect hydrogen gas in distant galaxy
A team of scientists for the first time has detected a faint signal emitted by hydrogen gas in a more than five billion light years away which is almost double the previous record.
Jun 02, 2016, 13:28 PM IST
Hubble spots galaxy hidding in night sky – See pic!
LSB galaxies such as UGC 477 instead appear to be dominated by dark matter, making them excellent objects to study to further our understanding of this elusive substance.
May 02, 2016, 10:56 AM IST
Hubble reveals millions of stars at centre of our galaxy
Except for a few blue foreground stars, the stars are part of the Milky Way's nuclear star cluster - the most massive and densest star cluster in our galaxy.
Apr 01, 2016, 10:43 AM 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
Milky Way's cold clouds shine in new in-depth cosmic map
The new ATLASGAL maps cover an area of sky 140 degrees long and 3 degrees wide, more than four times larger than the first ATLASGAL release.
Feb 26, 2016, 00:12 AM IST
See pic: NASA's Hubble views merging galaxies in Eridanus
The US space agency NASA recently shared a beautiful image of two or more galaxies in the act of merging together to form a single new galaxy.
Feb 06, 2016, 11:00 AM IST
Hubble spots mammoth cloud boomerang back to our galaxy
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a monstrous cloud of hydrogen gas that is plummeting toward our galaxy at nearly 1.1 million km per hour.
Jan 29, 2016, 11:13 AM IST
Galaxy cluster not just governed solely by mass: Scientists
Galaxy clusters are the biggest celestial objects in the sky consisting of thousands of galaxies.
Jan 26, 2016, 15:28 PM IST
