Universe

Rapid formation of new stars in distant galaxies

Galaxies forming stars at extreme rates nine billion years ago were more efficient than average galaxies today, researchers have found.

Oct 17, 2015, 14:50 PM IST

'Fossils' of galaxies reveal evolution of super galaxies

An international team has observed massive "dead" galaxies in the universe four billion years after the Big Bang which can reveal the formation and evolution of huge galaxies today.

Sep 29, 2015, 10:48 AM IST

Most people in UK, US believe aliens exist: Survey

More than one in two people in the UK, Germany and the US believe there is intelligent life out there in the universe, a new survey has found.

Sep 27, 2015, 16:59 PM IST

11-year cosmic search casts doubt on our black hole`s understanding

An 11-year cosmic search has lead to black hole rethink.

Sep 25, 2015, 13:08 PM IST

New stealth dark matter theory sheds light on universe's missing mass

A team of scientists has come up with a new theory that may identify why dark matter has evaded direct detection in Earth-based experiments.

Sep 25, 2015, 13:05 PM IST

Faith most motivating, unseen force: Amitabh Bachchan

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan feels there can't be any better way to express faith in god than the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. He feels that faith motivates humans more than anything else.

Sep 22, 2015, 13:38 PM IST