First ever proof of star devouring planet
August 21st, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) Astronomers have come by the first ever evidence of an ageing star devouring its own planet especially after it expanded into a "red giant", the equivalent ... Read more...
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Astronomer finds planetary system larger than our own
April 13th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 13 (IANS) An astronomer has found evidence that points to a planetary system larger than our own solar system, around the star named HD 10180.Originally reported in 2010 ... Read more...
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Electromagnetism and gravity: Are they related?
September 20th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Are gravity and electromagnetism "two sides of the same coin"? An Indian researcher says yes and advances the theory of the gravity of planet Earth ... Read more...
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Star attacks planet with radiation
September 14th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) A nearby star is bombarding its companion planet with a barrage of X-rays, hundred thousand times more intense than the earth receives from the Sun, a ... Read more...
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Titan may harbor huge ocean beneath its frozen surface
April 26th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, April 26 (ANI): A new study has suggested that Titan, Saturn's largest moon, might have a huge liquid ocean below its frozen dune covered surface.Researcher Rose-Marie Baland and colleagues from the ... Read more...
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Alien find likelier after NASA finds evidence of over 1,200 more planets
February 3rd, 2011 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 3 (ANI): After NASA revealed that it has found evidence for over 1200 planets more, the chances of discovering alien life are a lot higher.And according to some experts, 54 ... Read more...
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Study predicts occurrence of neutron star collision in local galaxies
December 3rd, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): A collision of neutron stars should produce detectable gravitational waves - now a study from the University of California, Santa Cruz, predicts for the first time where such ... Read more...
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C.R. Rao receives India Science Prize
October 19th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 19 (IANS) World renowned statistician C.R. Rao Tuesday received the India Science Prize in recognition of his outstanding work in statistics from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.Singh presented the award ... Read more...
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Was Oz-Indian scientist first to discover recently found Earth-like planet?
October 12th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 12 (ANI): The recent discovery of 'Earth-like' planet caused a tizzy in the science world, but a Sydney scientist's claims have caused a debate regarding the find.Steven Vogt, a professor ... Read more...
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Water ice on asteroids may be more common than expected
October 8th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 8 (ANI): Scientists who made national headlines in April for showing the first evidence of water ice and organic molecules on an asteroid have now discovered that asteroid 65 Cybele ... Read more...
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Chances of life on newly discovered Earth-like planet ‘100pc’
September 30th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 30 (ANI): A team of astronomers has discovered a new planet that could have water on its surface, and therefore could support life."Personally, given the ubiquity and propensity of life ... Read more...
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Most habitable Earth-like planet discovered
September 30th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 30 (ANI): A team of astronomers that includes the University of Hawaii's Nader Haghighipour has declared the discovery of a new planet that could have water on its surface.Discovered using ... Read more...
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Scientists discover supernova shrapnel in meteorite
September 10th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 10 (ANI): Scientists at University of Chicago have identified the microscopic shrapnel of a nearby star that exploded just before or during the birth of the Solar System 4.5 billion ... Read more...
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Bangalore cool to virtual telescope idea
September 4th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 4 (IANS) India's premier science city failed to live up to its reputation as it gave a tepid response to a Microsoft-sponsored workshop here on the concept of the ... Read more...
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Vast solar system detected 127 light years away
August 25th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 25 (IANS) A vast solar system orbiting a sun-like star has been detected 127 light years from the earth.
The planetary system is believed to be the largest ever found ... Read more...
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Black Hole Mystery Solved By The Discovery Of Magnestar
August 19th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 19, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): NASA Scientists have finally managed to solve the cosmic mystery which had been haunting them for almost 35 years now. The short gamma ray ... Read more...
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Report enlists top priority research activities for astronomy and astrophysics
August 14th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 14 (ANI): A new report by the National Research Council has enlisted top priority research activities for astronomy and astrophysics in the next decade.The report is based on the activity's ... Read more...
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Space observatory briefly blinded by record-breaking x-ray blast
July 15th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): A blast of the brightest X-rays ever detected from beyond our Milky Way galaxy's neighbourhood temporarily blinded the X-ray eye on NASA's Swift space observatory earlier this summer, ... Read more...
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Beautiful spiral galaxies were ‘ugly ducklings’ 6 bln yrs ago
February 5th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Feb 5 (ANI): The Hubble Space Telescope has shown that the beautiful spirals galaxies of the modern Universe were the ugly ducklings of six billion years ago.Using data from the ... Read more...
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Universe heading towards “heat death”, say scientists
January 25th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, January 25 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that the universe appeared to be headed towards a state of "heat death" when all of its stars, planets and other ... Read more...
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Astronomers discover new tidal streams in Andromeda Galaxy
January 8th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 8 (ANI): An international team of astronomers has identified two new tidal streams in the Andromeda Galaxy, the remnants of dwarf galaxies consumed by our large galactic neighbor.Analysis of the ... Read more...
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Infosys awards five Indian scientists for achievements
January 4th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Felicitating the brightest scientific minds of the year, the Infosys Science Foundation Monday awarded five achievement prizes to eminent Indian scientists and scholars for their path ... Read more...
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Planets may assemble around stars more quickly than anyone thought possible
December 23rd, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 23 (ANI): An international team of astronomers has said that two brown dwarf-sized objects orbiting a giant old star show that planets may assemble around stars more quickly and efficiently ... Read more...
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5 Indian scientists, experts win Infosys prizes for research
November 30th, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 30 (IANS) Infosys Science Foundation of the IT bellwether Monday named three top Indian scientists and two academic experts as winners of its prestigious Infosys Prize 2009 for outstanding ... Read more...
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Indian professor wins Unesco award for popularising science
November 6th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 6 (IANS) Professor Yash Pal of India has won the annual Kalinga Prize for the popularisation of science along with a Vietnamese professor, a Tunisian expert in water management ... Read more...
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After water, check for life on moon: Jayant Narlikar
October 12th, 2009 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 12 (IANS) Noted astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar has urged that the moon be scanned for micro-organisms in its environment, especially in areas where traces of water have been found. ... Read more...
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Astronomers find first rocky planet outside solar system
September 17th, 2009 - 7:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 17 (DPA) A group of European astronomers said Wednesday that they had found the first known rocky planet outside the solar system.
The find by European Southern Observatory scientists in Garching, ... Read more...
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Mumbai scientist challenges theory that bacteria came from space
August 31st, 2009 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) A young Mumbai scientist claims to have disproved a theory that living bacteria from space called 'Cometary Panspermia' could have led to the origin and spread ... Read more...
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Scientists make major advance in understanding evolution of the universe
August 20th, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 20 (ANI): In a new research, a team of scientists has achieved a significant advance in the understanding of the early evolution of the universe, by putting new constraints on ... Read more...
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Type 1a supernovae vital for making precise measurement of Universe’s expansion rate
August 13th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 13 (ANI): A new study has determined that type 1a supernovae will have to be taken into account if astronomers are to use them for more precise measurements of cosmic ... Read more...
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Inner Planets: A Dying Star Called Betelgeuse
August 8th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by GD
Keiichi Ohnaka at the Max Planck Institute For Radio Astronomy heads a group of astronomers doing a project on the most recent Dying Star called Betelgeuse, and have discovered that the gases ... Read more...
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Haryana honours meritorious students
July 20th, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) In a bid to encourage students of Haryana to perform well academically, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Monday honoured meritorious students and announced various schemes to boost the ... Read more...
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Astronomers obtain first detection of magnetic field on bright star Vega
June 24th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, June 24 (ANI): Astronomers, using the NARVAL spectropolarimeter of the Bernard-Lyot telescope in France, have obtained the first detection of a magnetic field on the bright star Vega.According to an article ... Read more...
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New technique improves estimates of pulsar ages
June 9th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 9 (ANI): Astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a new technique that improves the estimates of determining the ages of millisecond pulsars, the fastest-spinning stars in ... Read more...
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Tidal interaction making Earth and Sun push each other away
June 2nd, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 2 (ANI): A new research has suggested that the Earth is moving away from the Sun because tidal interaction is making them both literally push each other away.Thanks to radar ... Read more...
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