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This light-sensing camera may help detect extraterrestrial life, dark matter

This light-sensing camera may help detect extraterrestrial life, dark...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created one of the highest-performance...

20 Nov 2019 10:38 AM IST

The observation came after a decade-long quest, years earlier than expected, and was described as the biggest astronomical breakthrough. (Photo: Pixabay)

Astronomers detect signal of Universe's first stars: Study

Finding this miniscule signal has opened a new window on the early Universe.

1 March 2018 3:40 PM IST

This Nov. 16image made with the Hubble Space Telescope shows the diffuse galaxy NGC 1052-DF2, lighter area in center. Several other galaxies can be seen through it. The unusual galaxys stars are speeding around with no apparent influence from dark matter, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. (Photo: AP)

Astronomers discover galaxy without dark matter

The discovery could revise or even upend theories of how galaxies are formed.

29 March 2018 9:46 AM IST

ESA data suggest that 26.8 per cent proportion of universe is dark matter, while the rest is ordinary matter and dark energy. (Representational image)

Highest-resolution 3D maps of dark matter created

Scientist have created one of the highest-resolution 3D maps of dark matter ever.

2 March 2017 2:00 PM IST

ESA data suggest that 26.8 per cent proportion of universe is dark matter, while the rest is ordinary matter and dark energy. (Representational image)

Dark matter lost since birth of universe measured

About five per cent of dark matter in the universe has been lost since the Big Bang.

30 Dec 2016 8:28 AM IST