Astronomers find massive 'super spiral' galaxies
Super spirals have long hidden in plain sight by mimicking the appearance of typical spiral galaxies.
Mar 18, 2016, 19:17 PM IST
Did astonomers spot biggest structure in universe?
The BOSS Great Wall (BGW), discovered by a team from the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics, is believed to at least 830 galaxies.
Mar 14, 2016, 21:42 PM 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
Hidden galaxies discovered in our backyard
The research identified several new structures that could help to explain the movement of the Milky Way, including three galaxy concentrations (named NW1, NW2 and NW3) and two new clusters (named CW1 and CW2).
Feb 10, 2016, 10:31 AM IST
Lasagne-like dark `noodle` spotted in Milky Way
What if, there were noodles, lasagne sheets or hazelnuts or, at least, invisible structures shaped like them floating around in our galaxy? Yes, it is a possibility.
Jan 23, 2016, 00:41 AM IST
Dazzling diamond-like stars perfect visual treat
These blue-white stars are burning their hydrogen fuel so ferociously that they will explode as supernova in a few million years.
Jan 22, 2016, 11:30 AM IST
Second largest black hole detected in Milky Way
Astronomers have detected signs of an invisible black hole with a mass 100 thousand times that of the Sun around the centre of the Milky Way. The team assumes that this possible "intermediate mass" black hole is a key to understanding the birth of the supermassive black holes located in the centres of galaxies.
Jan 17, 2016, 12:57 PM IST
Astronomers detect an `enigmatic` CO-0.40-0.22 gas cloud
A team of astronomers at Keio University in Japan has found an enigmatic gas cloud, called CO-0.40-0.22, only 200 light years away from the center of the Milky Way.
Jan 16, 2016, 14:15 PM IST
Astronomers spot most massive galaxy cluster ever
A team of astronomers have detected a massive, sprawling and churning galaxy cluster that formed only 3.8 billion years after the Big Bang and is 1,000 times more massive than our Milky Way galaxy.
Jan 08, 2016, 11:33 AM IST
Globular star clusters may host planet with intelligent life
Contradicting current beliefs, a team of researchers, including one from India, has said that globular star clusters that hold a million stars in a ball only about 100 light-years across on average could also host planets with intelligent life.
Jan 08, 2016, 00:33 AM IST
Rare space radio signals to better test Einstein's theory
Fast Radio Bursts travel through space as waves of photon particles.
Jan 01, 2016, 21:51 PM IST
'Ghost' cluster may reveal Milky Way's origin
A unique star cluster is a remnant of the earliest days of the Milky Way, as analyzed by a team of astronomers.
Dec 11, 2015, 10:27 AM IST
Dark matter nursery and its monstrous baby galaxies found
A nest of monstrous baby galaxies, 11.5 billion light-years away could help answer questions about how the known universe formed.
Dec 05, 2015, 09:02 AM 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
`Dead` galaxy harbors massive dark matter
A new study has identified a "dead" galaxy that seems to be densely packed with dark matter.
Nov 22, 2015, 12:06 PM IST
See pic: NASA's Hubble telescope uncovers dynamic, elliptical galaxy
According to NASA, the reason for the peculiar shape of NGC 3610 stems from its formation history.
Nov 20, 2015, 21:45 PM IST
Massive dark matter found in nearby dwarf galaxy
By measuring the mass of a nearby dwarf galaxy, astronomers have found the highest concentration of dark matter in any known galaxy.
Nov 19, 2015, 11:22 AM IST
Astronomers measure 'heartbeats' of distant stars
Analysis of the Hubble data showed that the average pixel varies on a timescale of approximately 270 days.
Nov 17, 2015, 13:54 PM IST
Hubble discovers clues to how Milky Way was formed
This is how our galaxy, Milky Way was formed.
Nov 06, 2015, 14:45 PM IST
New Milky Way component discovered
The centre of the Milky Way galaxy, a region previously thought to consist of vast numbers of old stars, actually has young stars.
Oct 29, 2015, 16:39 PM IST
