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Giant galaxy supercluster found lurking in early Universe

The structure is the largest and most massive to be found so early in the formation of the Universe.

21 Oct 2018 10:51 AM IST

The moon turns a reddish hue as it passes through the earths shadow during a lunar eclipse as seen in Gauhati, India.

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First Super Blue Blood Moon in 35 years

NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won't happen again...

31 Jan 2018 9:08 PM IST

Preliminary analysis suggests the diminutive galaxy weighs in at no more than 3 billion solar masses (credit: NASA)

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NASA discovers farthest known Galaxy in the universe

A primitive cluster of stars which are about 500 million years old were spotted by NASA.

14 Jan 2018 2:00 PM IST

An impression of 14 galaxies detected by ALMA (Atacama large Millimter/submillimeter Array) (Photo: ALMA)

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Colossal cosmic collision alters understanding of early universe

The collision detected a pile-up of 14 galaxies, which are 90 per cent away across the observable universe.

26 April 2018 10:18 AM IST

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A collision with a bubble of negative energy will lead to the end of...

The series of events leading to this may have already been triggered off due to interactions with black holes.

3 April 2018 5:33 PM IST

Because its light has taken so long to reach Earth, looking at this star is like peering back in time to when the universe was less than a third of its current age. (Photo: NASA)

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Most distant star ever detected sits halfway across the universe

The star spotted in this study is formally named MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star-1.

3 April 2018 8:35 AM IST

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Einstein's gravity theory passes extreme test: Study

Einstein's insights into gravity still hold sway, even in one of the most extreme scenario.

5 July 2018 1:38 PM IST

The photo provided by the European Southern Observatory ESO taken from the SPHERE instrument on ESOs Very Large Telescope is the first clear image of a planet caught in the very act of formation around the dwarf star PDS 70. The planet stands clearly out, visible as a bright point to the right of the centre of the image, which is blacked out by the coronagraph mask used to block the blinding light of the central star. (ESO via AP)

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Astronomers report first image of baby planet being formed

Scientists said the planet appears as a bright spot in the snapshot taken using the ESO's very large Telescope in Chile.

2 July 2018 8:18 PM IST

A new moon describes the lunar phase when our satellite is positioned between Earth and the Sun. (Photo: Pixabay)

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Upcoming new moon is the perfect time for stargazing

It's also invisible, because the sun is illuminating the side of the moon that always faces away from Earth.

12 March 2018 7:03 PM IST

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

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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)

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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

$InSight spacecraft launches onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas-V rocket, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to study the \inner space\ of Mars. (Photo: AP)$ Science

NASA launches InSight spacecraft to Mars to dig down deep

InSight will dig deeper into Mars than ever before nearly 16 feet, or 5 metres to take the planet's temperature.

6 May 2018 8:57 AM IST