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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Exoplanet neighbour smaller than Earth discovered
July 19th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 19 (IANS) US astrophysicists have detected what could be the first exoplanet, only two-thirds the size of Earth but without an atmosphere, located right around the corner, cosmically ... Read more...
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Astronomers spot the faintest ever galaxy
June 3rd, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 3 (IANS) Astronomers have now spotted the faintest ever galaxy, among the top 10 most distant objects currently known in space.The observational data reveal a faint infant galaxy, ... Read more...
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Scientists uncover vast hydrogen reserves in nearby galaxies
June 3rd, 2012 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 3 (IANS) More atomic hydrogen gas, which fuels the creation of universe - is lurking in space than previous estimates, according to the first accurate measurement of the ... Read more...
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NASA’s Spitzer detects light of alien ‘Super-Earth’
May 9th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 9 (IANS) NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a "super-Earth" planet beyond our solar system for the first time."Spitzer has amazed us yet again," said ... Read more...
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Black holes gobble up stars to grow bigger
April 3rd, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 3 (IANS) Supermassive black holes can grow still bigger by ripping apart double-star systems and swallowing one of the stars, says a new astrophysics study."Black holes are very ... Read more...
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Astronomers identify extremely unusual galaxy
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 22 (IANS) Astronomers have identified an extremely rare galaxy resembling an emerald-cut diamond, a shape totally unlike any other in existence.Astronomers from Australia, Germany, Switzerland and Finland discovered ... Read more...
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Traces of rare earth element detected in stars
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) Scientists have detected traces of a rare earth element, tellurium, in three ancient stars located a few thousand light years away, a study reveals.Traces of ... Read more...
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Hubble discovers new, all-water planet
February 22nd, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) A class of planet that is a water world and enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere has been discovered.Astronomers spotted the planet through the Hubble space ... Read more...
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New planet 22 light years away may host water
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 3 (IANS) A new planet discovered some 22 light years from the earth is the most likely to hold water and possibly host life.It receives about 90 percent ... Read more...
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Habitable planet found
February 3rd, 2012 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) A potentially habitable planet orbiting a nearby star has been discovered by scientists.With an orbital period of about 28 days and a minimum mass 4.5 times ... Read more...
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Cold streams of gas pushed huge growth in black holes
December 14th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) A steady diet of cold, thin streams of gas are what pushed the rapid growth of early supermassive black holes, according to astrophysicists.Computer simulations show that ... Read more...
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Hubble telescope spots dwarf galaxies
November 11th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) NASA's powerful Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a number of young dwarf galaxies brimming with star formation.The galaxies are many times smaller than the Milky ... Read more...
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NASA finds fewer asteroids near earth
September 30th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) Latest NASA observations show there are significantly fewer near-earth, mid-sized asteroids lurking in space than previously thought.
Scientists say this discovery may indicate the hazard to ... Read more...
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Astromers capture rare flaring black hole
September 21st, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Astronomers captured a flaring black hole, which is extremely uncommon, allowing them to find new details about these rarities, NASA said in a report.The blazing jets were ... Read more...
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Galaxies can also be awake or asleep
June 22nd, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 22 (IANS) Astronomers probing the distant universe have stumbled upon galaxies that are either awake or asleep, actively forming stars or not forming any new stars at all.
... Read more...
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Judging a star’s true age
May 25th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 25 (IANS) For many movie stars, their age is a well-kept secret. The same is true of the actual stars in space.Like our sun, most stars look almost ... Read more...
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Hubble asteroid collision pictures emerge
May 2nd, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have captured on picture the collision of asteroids. This is the first time that the event has been caught on tape. Scientists say the incident ... Read more...
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Astronomers unveil ’super-exotic’ exoplanet
April 29th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 29 (IANS) Astronomers have unveiled details of a "super-exotic" exoplanet - described as the densest known solid planet in existence.An exoplanet is a planet outside the solar system.The ... Read more...
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NASA debunks one alternate theory to dark energy
March 15th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 15 (ANI): Astronomers have ruled out an alternate theory on the nature of dark energy by using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.The theory was ruled out after recalculating the expansion ... Read more...
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Crab nebula is slowly dimming: Scientists
January 14th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): A team of scientists has found that the Crab Nebula, once considered to be the most stable source of high energy radiation in the sky, is slowly dimming.Louisiana ... Read more...
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Smallest rocky planet outside solar system found
January 11th, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 11 (ANI): NASA's Kepler mission has discovered its first rocky planet, called Kepler-10b.The planet measures 1.4 times the size of Earth, making it the smallest planet ever discovered outside our ... Read more...
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Cosmic collisions ‘aren’t responsible for black hole growth’
January 6th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 6 (ANI): A new study has revealed that cosmic collisions, which have been believed to be the culprit behind increasing growth of black holes, are not to blame.When black holes ... Read more...
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Astronomy dabbler discovers four new planets
January 4th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 4 (IANS) An amateur astronomer is over the moon after discovering four new planets in his spare time at home.Peter Jalowiczor, 45, has never owned a telescope but still managed ... Read more...
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Most massive stars in universe can form in near isolation: Study
December 22nd, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 22 (ANI): A new research by University of Michigan astronomers has found that the most massive stars in the universe could form essentially anywhere, including in near isolation; they ... Read more...
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Carbon content of some comets may be lower than thought
December 14th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): The carbon content of some comets may be lower than previously estimated, suggests a new study.Using a comet as a far-flung laboratory, a Planetary Science Institute researcher has ... Read more...
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33pc of Sun’s blasts are ’sneak attacks’ that occur without warning
December 8th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): Astronomers have revealed that one-third of the Sun's blasts are "sneak attacks" that may occur without warning."If space weather forecasters rely on some of the traditional danger signs, ... Read more...
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Milky Way’s smallest black holes ‘don’t exist’
November 22nd, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): A new study has revealed that black holes a few times the mass of the sun may not exist to begin with.Stars that are eight or more times ... Read more...
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10 new massive galaxy clusters discovered
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 2 (ANI): An international team of scientists has discovered 10 new massive galaxy clusters from a large, uniform survey of the southern sky.The survey was conducted using a breakthrough technique ... Read more...
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Buckyballs much more common and abundant in universe than thought
October 28th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered bucket loads of buckyballs in space.They found the little carbon spheres throughout our Milky Way galaxy -- in the space ... Read more...
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Strange ‘hot spot’ seen on distant exoplanet
October 20th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): In a new study by the NASA team operating the infrared Spitzer Space Telescope a warm spot has been seen in the atmosphere of a 'hot Jupiter' ... Read more...
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Massive galaxy cluster weighs as much as 800 trillion Suns
October 14th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): Using the South Pole Telescope, astronomers have discovered the most massive galaxy cluster yet seen at a distance of 7 billion light-years.The cluster (designated SPT-CL J0546-5345) weighs ... Read more...
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Massive star goes supernova, smothered by its own dust
October 13th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 13 (ANI): Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered that a giant star in a remote galaxy ended its life with a dust-shrouded whimper instead of the more typical ... Read more...
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Icy surface of Eris dominated by nitrogen, methane
October 6th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that the frozen surface of Eris-largest-known dwarf planet orbiting the Sun-is predominantly covered in nitrogen ice, similar to the surface of Pluto.The results of the ... Read more...
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Universal, primordial magnetic fields discovered in deep space
September 22nd, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 22 (ANI): Scientists have discovered evidence of "universal ubiquitous magnetic fields" that have permeated deep space between galaxies since the time of the Big Bang.Caltech physicist Shin'ichiro Ando and Alexander ... Read more...
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