Scientists proposed new type of planetary object

In a new study. scientists have confirmed the existence of a new, huge, spinning, donut-shaped mass of hot, vaporized rock, formed as a planet-sized...

Records of historical supernova found in Karnataka

Imagine walking at dusk under a blue sky that is gradually turning black. Twinkling stars are beginning to appear here and there. And suddenly...

Volunteers want to help unlock the secrets of our universe

In a new citizen science project launched today—known as AstroQuest, scientists are appealing for public help to study images of galaxies and unravel the...

NASA’s Fermi satellite clocks Cannonball pulsar speeding through space

A pulsar is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation. One such pulsar PSR J0002+6216 has a radio-emitting...

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu is an active space rock

Bennu is close to Earth, it's really old and well-preserved. It might even help us in our search for clues to the origins of...

Earth is a less volatile version of the Sun, study

A recent study by the ANU scientists has found that Earth is made from the same elements as the Sun, but has less of...

Mercury, not Venus, is the closest planet to Earth

Which planet is closest to the Earth? The answer is not Venus. Until now, we have read in our science books, or even if searching...

Cooking up alien atmospheres on earth

NASA's JPL scientists are recreating conditions that found in the atmospheres of a special class of exoplanets called 'hot Jupiters' using a high-temperature "oven"...

A Cosmic Bat in Flight

ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) has caught a glimpse of an ethereal nebula hidden away in the darkest corners of the constellation of Orion...

Wonderful!! 83 supermassive black holes found in the early universe

Supermassive black holes, found at the centers of galaxies, can be millions or even billions of times more massive than the sun. While they...

NASA spotted hopping liquid water on Moon’s surface

Earth’s Moon was once assumed to be a dry and dusty place, but over time that image has changed. But the Moon isn't nearly...

Untangling information about what a black hole ate

A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out. The gravity is so...

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