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
NASA prepares to send 'first woman and next man' on Moon
"Artemis" is named after the twin sister of Apollo who is also the Goddess of the Moon and the hunt.
Jul 22, 2019, 17:06 PM IST
NASA discovers 'soccer balls' in space, helps solve interstellar mystery
So what does this discovery means? Interstellar space is filled with these soccer-shaped molecules which can shed light on the mysterious contents of the universe and how planets, stars were formed.
Jun 26, 2019, 12:06 PM IST
Universe's first molecule detected in space
Helium hydride ion (HeH+) was the first molecule that formed when, almost 14 billion years ago, falling temperatures in the young universe allowed recombination of the light elements produced in the Big Bang.
Apr 18, 2019, 14:41 PM IST
Kavi Yudh 2019: Special poetic war on Chowkidaar Modi
This segment of Kavi Yudh brings to you about special poetic war on Chowkidaar Modi
Mar 30, 2019, 21:00 PM IST
Goodle Doodle honours priest Georges Lemaître who proposed theory of expanding universe now known the Big Bang
In 1927, the Belgian scientist first presented the academic papers that suggested the universe is expanding.
Jul 17, 2018, 09:05 AM IST
Scientists discover the fastest growing black hole which eats a Sun every two days
The energy emitted from this newly discovered supermassive black hole, also known as a quasar, was mostly ultraviolet light but also radiated x-rays.
May 16, 2018, 11:55 AM IST
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope uncovers 'Icarus', the farthest star ever seen
The Hubble Space Telescope of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has discovered the farthest star ever seen, named Icarus.The enormous blue star is located over halfway across the universe.
Apr 03, 2018, 11:40 AM IST
Stephen Hawking's final research paper could hold clues to prove existence of multiple universes
The paper sets out to prove the idea that our cosmos is only one of many universes.
Mar 19, 2018, 10:33 AM IST
Nothing existed before the Big Bang, says Stephen Hawking
Basing his theories on the assumption that the universe has no boundaries, the British cosmologist said: “There was nothing around before the Big, Big Bang.”
Mar 05, 2018, 18:09 PM IST
Signal from Universe's first stars detected using a radio antenna
Models of the early universe predict such stars were massive, blue and short-lived.
Mar 02, 2018, 16:11 PM IST
Most massive black holes ever in the Universe discovered
At the center of each of these galaxies – like virtually every other galaxy – lies a supermassive black hole, an area of space with an exceptionally high gravitational field.
Feb 26, 2018, 15:24 PM IST
Dark matter-based cosmology model defied by ordered dwarf galaxies
The researchers were able to show that 14 of the 16 satellite galaxies follow the same pattern of movement and are likely rotating within the plane around the main galaxy.
Feb 02, 2018, 18:45 PM IST
A 'hot Jupiter' with unusual winds? Scientists discover mysterious exoplanet
Unlike Jupiter, the so-called hot Jupiters circle astonishingly close to their host star – so close that it typically takes fewer than three days to complete an orbit.
Jan 23, 2018, 18:30 PM IST
'Quasars' help scientists detect the structuring of the universe for the first time
The big announcement was made on Monday by the National Astronomical Observations (NAOC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Jan 16, 2018, 08:40 AM IST
Gravitational waves used to measure age of universe
A team of 1,314 scientists from around the world contributed to the detection of gravitational waves from a merging pair of binary neutron stars, followed by the detection of gamma-rays.
Jan 09, 2018, 14:48 PM IST
NASA's new telescope to see big picture of universe
While just as sensitive as Hubble's cameras, WFIRST's 300-megapixel Wide Field Instrument will image a sky area 100 times larger.
Dec 27, 2017, 13:16 PM IST
Super massive discovery: Scientists unveil most distant black hole
The newly found black hole is voraciously devouring material at the centre of a galaxy – a phenomenon called a quasar.
Dec 07, 2017, 12:34 PM IST
Detailed map shows mysterious fast-moving gas covering 13% of the sky
Astronomers had proposed several hypotheses about where high-velocity clouds come from.
Dec 05, 2017, 17:06 PM IST
'Lost' satellite gives scientists access to a cosmic recipe for nearby universe
The data has allowed scientists to analyse the composition of the Perseus gases and gain a deeper understanding of the stellar explosions that created them.
Nov 17, 2017, 17:54 PM IST
