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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Scientists image tiny light-sensing cells in eye
June 9th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 9 (IANS) Scientists have for the very first time imaged in astounding detail tiny light-sensing cells, known as rods, in the living eye. This breakthrough will help doctors ... Read more...
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Did the universe exist before the Big Bang?
November 30th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 30 (IANS) Scientists may have uncovered evidence that the universe existed before the Big Bang.Concentric circles discovered in cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) - the after-effects of the Big Bang ... Read more...
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How the universe evolved from a super-hot liquid
November 21st, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 21 (ANI): An experiment to recreate the conditions of Big Bang has suggested that the universe was a super-hot liquid in the moments immediately after its birth.The results of ... Read more...
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New way to peer at hidden distant galaxies
November 5th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 05 (ANI): Using the world's largest space telescope, ESA's Herschel Space Observatory, a UK-led team has discovered a new way of locating a natural phenomenon that acts like a zoom ... 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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NASA ‘elated’ after ‘previously invisible space objects’ uncovered
July 19th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) An array of previously "invisible" space objects have been discovered by one of NASA's newest space telescopes, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), in just six months.
In ... Read more...
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ESA’s Planck mission delivers first all-sky image
July 5th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 5 (ANI): The European Space Agency's Planck mission has delivered its first all-sky image, shedding new light into the way stars and galaxies form as well as revealing how the ... Read more...
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US explorer traces asteroid near Tadpole Nebula
May 14th, 2010 - 9:39 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 14 (IANS) NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has sent images of an asteroid marching across Tadpole Nebula.As WISE scanned the sky on a recent mission, it caught the ... Read more...
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Webb Telescope’s first primary mirror meets cold temperature specifications
March 3rd, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 3 (ANI): Reports indicate that the James Webb Space Telescope's first primary has met cold temperature specifications, after it was cryo-polished to its required prescription as measured at operational cryogenic ... Read more...
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NASA’s ‘WISE’ eye spies first glimpse of the starry sky
January 7th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 7 (ANI): NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has captured its first look at the starry sky that it will soon begin surveying in infrared light.Launched on December 14, ... Read more...
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ALMA passes key milestone crucial to producing high-quality images of Universe
January 5th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 5 (ANI): The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has passed a key milestone crucial to producing the high-quality images that will be the trademark of this revolutionary new tool for ... Read more...
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Infrared eye in sky to probe remotest reaches of space
December 30th, 2009 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) Seeing into the remotest reaches of space, way beyond the capacity of the most powerful existing (Hubble) telescope, may now be possible with MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument detectors) cameras. ... Read more...
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NASA’s space telescope opens its WISE eyes after ejecting protective cover
December 30th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 30 (ANI): NASA's recently launched Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) space telescope has opened its eyes to the starry sky, after ejecting its protective cover.WISE launched on December 14 from ... Read more...
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Herschel Space Observatory sheds new light on how stars and galaxies are made
December 19th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 19 (ANI): The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a preview of the first science results from the Herschel Space Observatory, which would provide valuable new information about how stars ... Read more...
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NASA unveils first images from revamped Hubble
September 10th, 2009 - 1:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 10 (DPA) NASA scientists Wednesday unveiled the first images taken by a revamped Hubble telescope, providing even crisper pictures of distant stars and galaxies.
The colourful images provide a taste of ... Read more...
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Mauna Kea selected as construction site for world’s most capable and advanced telescope
July 22nd, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 22 (ANI): The board of directors of the TMT Observatory Corporation has selected Mauna Kea as the preferred site for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), which will be the most ... Read more...
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Earliest stars in Universe may have been twins
July 10th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 10 (ANI): Astrophysicists, using extremely detailed computer simulations, have determined that the earliest stars in the universe formed not only as individuals, but sometimes also as twins.The robust simulations of ... Read more...
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Largest ever telescope launched from French Guiana
May 15th, 2009 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Paris, May 14 (DPA) Riding an Ariane 5 rocket, the world's largest telescope was launched Thursday from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana on a mission to investigate the origins of the ... Read more...
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World’s largest space telescope aims to explore depths of the Universe
May 12th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, May 12 (ANI): Herschel, the largest space telescope ever built, would explore the depths of the Universe, once it launches into orbit aboard the latest ESA (European Space Agency) mission on ... Read more...
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ESA to launch two large observatories to look deep into space and time
May 8th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, May 8 (ANI): The European Space Agency (ESA) is going to launch two of the most sophisticated astronomical spacecraft ever built - Herschel and Planck - to look deep into space ... Read more...
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British space mission to uncover ’secrets of universe’
May 2nd, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): A British space mission, which would include two deep space telescopes, dubbed Herschel and Planck, will probe the ancient history of the cosmos going right back to the ... Read more...
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Astronomers spot most distant object in the Universe
April 28th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 28 (ANI): Astronomers have spotted the most distant object yet confirmed in the universe, which is a self-destructing star that exploded 13.1 billion light years from Earth.According to a report ... Read more...
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‘Portal to the Universe’ opens its doors to net surfers
April 24th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, April 24 (ANI): A high-tech website, known as 'Portal to the Universe', will help the public to keep up-to-date with cutting-edge astronomy and space science breakthroughs.Launched as the latest Cornerstone project ... Read more...
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”Burping” astrophysical jets recreated by plasma experiment
February 21st, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 21 (ANI): A plasma experiment by scientists has recreated jets of charged particles for the first time in a laboratory, which could shed light on the behaviour of ''burping'' ... Read more...
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Astronomers detect dust around a dying star, which may shed new light on universes origins
January 16th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 16 (ANI): In a new research, a Cornell University led team of astronomers has observed dust forming around a dying star in a nearby galaxy, giving a glimpse into ... Read more...
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Universe continuing to expand, confirms study
December 20th, 2008 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 20 (IANS) Canadian astronomers have rejected the new "void models" that say the earth is near the centre of a region of the universe which is almost empty.Researchers at the ... Read more...
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Indian telescope observes mysterious absence of hydrogen in distant galaxies
November 25th, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): A team of Australian astronomers has been left puzzled with the mysterious absence of hydrogen from distant galaxies in the far distant reaches of the Universe, which ... Read more...
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‘Sunshield’ to protect space telescope from extremes of heat, cold
November 13th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) Engineers have designed a 'Sunshield' to protect NASA's James Webb space telescope from extremes of heat and cold, radiation and small debris. Besides, the 'Sunshield' would also block ... Read more...
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Worlds most advanced microscope can probe the spaces between atoms
October 21st, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): The worlds most advanced microscope has been unveiled at the McMaster University in Canada, an instrument so powerful that it can probe the spaces between atoms.The resolution ... Read more...
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Finally, a microscope that can see an atom
October 21st, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Oct 21 (IANS) The planet's most advanced and powerful electron microscope, capable of looking at atoms, the tiniest object in the universe, has been installed at the new Canadian Centre for ... Read more...
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Pluto should get back its planet status, claim astronomers
August 10th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 10 (ANI): Former ninth planet Pluto should get back its planet-status, say leading astronomers.This week, many senior space scientists, including NASA experts will be debating the controversial decision by ... Read more...
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Indian astronomers measure temperature of the early universe
May 16th, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by admin
London, May 16 (ANI): A team led by Raghunathan Srianand of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune, India, has measured what the temperature of the Universe was 11 ... Read more...
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Giant hole in the cosmos might not exist after all
May 15th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 15 (ANI): The re-examination of a giant hole in the cosmos that shocked astrophysicists last year has indicated that the hole might not exist after all.Lawrence Rudnick and colleagues ... Read more...
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Researchers explore why matter is more than antimatter in the Universe
March 29th, 2008 - 12:10 pm ICT by admin
Canberra, March 29 (ANI): A new research has tried to explain the reason behind the presence of more matter than antimatter in the Universe.With contributions from physicists at the University of ... Read more...
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