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What makes neutron stars shine so bright? A star 28 million light years away provides new clues
Scientists found a fourth ultraluminous X-ray source, which they identified as a neutron star, located in the Whirlpool galaxy.
India Ashok Feb 27, 2018
Scientists reveal how the most intense explosions on the Sun are stopped by solar magnetic cage
The sun's surface is surrounded by a magnetic field that acts as a barrier to stop massive solar eruptions known as coronal mass ejections.
India Ashok Feb 24, 2018
The moon has more water than previously thought but is it enough to sustain a lunar colony?
New research revealed that water on the moon is more widespread and immobile than previously thought.
India Ashok Feb 24, 2018
Scientists just measured the Universe's expansion rate but we need new physics to explain it
Scientists used Nasa's Hubble telescope to make the most precise measurements of the Universe's expansion rate till date.
India Ashok Feb 23, 2018
Nasa's Hubble photo reveals breathtaking beauty of galaxy embracing baby stars 20 million light years away
The spiral galaxy's swirling arms are where new stars are born, whose high temperatures make them shine a bright blue.
India Ashok Feb 15, 2018
Search for extraterrestrial life hampered as cryptocurrency miners hog the tech alien hunters need
GPU manufacturers are scrambling to deal with rapidly rising demand for graphics cards.
India Ashok Feb 15, 2018
Nasa's sun-watching satellite captures incredible photo of a total solar eclipse in space
The total solar eclipse captured by Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), kicked off this year's eclipse season.
India Ashok Feb 14, 2018
Scientists have uncovered details of how the Earth and the moon broke up over 4 billion years ago
The moon is believed to have slowly distanced itself from the Earth at a time when the Sun shone around 30 percent less brightly than today.
India Ashok Feb 13, 2018
Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft makes history by capturing the 'farthest image ever' from Earth
New Horizons' record-breaking image was captured when it was even farther away from Earth than Nasa's Voyager 1 when it captured the infamous "Pale Blue Dot" photo of Earth.
India Ashok Feb 09, 2018
Watch: Astronauts play space badminton for the first time ever on the International Space Station
A video posted by Russian space agency Roscomos shows the badminton shuttle zip across in zero gravity as ISS astronauts float about playing the game.
India Ashok Feb 07, 2018
How was Nasa's lost Image satellite found? Mysterious power boost likely helped transmit new signal
The data gathered during the Image spacecraft's five-year mission led to around 40 new discoveries about Earth's magnetosphere and plasmasphere.
India Ashok Feb 03, 2018
Astrophysicists have just created the most advanced and detailed simulation of the Universe ever
The simulation provides new insight into how galaxies are formed, the origins of magnetic fields, how black holes influence dark matter distribution and more.
India Ashok Feb 02, 2018
What is ExTra? New next-gen telescopes will look for potentially habitable Earth-sized alien worlds
The new telescopes are not only capable of finding previously undetectable planets but also studying them in detail to determine any similarities to Earth.
India Ashok Jan 26, 2018
This week in Space: Asteroid flyby, China's space junk zapping laser, invisible black holes and more
From potentially hazardous asteroids to Saturn's moon Titan's incredible similarities to Earth – these are the best space stories of the week.
India Ashok Jan 20, 2018
Is Saturn's moon eerily similar to Earth? Nasa's Cassini finds Titan sea-levels just like our planet
A new study based on data from the Cassini spacecraft reveals that Titan's seas lie at an average elevation, like Earth's oceans.
India Ashok Jan 18, 2018
A mini gamma ray burst was just created in a lab for the very first time
Gamma ray bursts are very challenging to study as they originate in far flung galaxies and last for short periods of time.
India Ashok Jan 16, 2018
China claims it is still in control of Tiangong-1 space station and can decide where it will crash
China claims that the space station will crash in a deep-sea area in the South Pacific known as the "spacecraft cemetery".
India Ashok Jan 16, 2018
Watch: ULA kicks off 2018 by launching US spy satellite on a secret mission that no one knows about
United Launch Alliance's Delta IV rocket lifted off from the Vandenberg air force base, launching the NRO's secret spy satellite into space.
India Ashok Jan 13, 2018
Five new alien super-Earth exoplanets found 620 light years away by citizen scientists in a first
The new five-exoplanet system, dubbed K2-138, is located within the Aquarius constellation and is the first planetary system to be found by citizen scientists.
India Ashok Jan 12, 2018
Scientists baffled by diamond-filled alien stone that contains materials predating Solar System
A small extraterrestrial pebble was found to contain exotic micro-mineral compounds not found anywhere on Earth or any meteorites or comets.
India Ashok Jan 10, 2018
Watch: Elon Musk shares amazing time-lapse video of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket going vertical
The Falcon Heavy rocket is now vertical on pad 40, the same launchpad that launched the historic Apollo 11 moon rocket.
India Ashok Jan 05, 2018
SpaceX will launch US government's secret Zuma satellite this week but no one knows what it can do
It is still unclear as to what the Zuma satellite's mission is and what branch of the US government the spacecraft belongs to.
India Ashok Jan 03, 2018
China's Tiangong-1 space station will crash-land on Earth this year, but should you be worried?
Around 2,000 to 8,000 pounds of debris from the Chinese satellite is expected to crash on Earth.
India Ashok Jan 02, 2018
Watch: ISS astronauts share their favourite memories as they gear up to celebrate New Year in Space
Nasa astronaut Joe Acaba recalled a family tradition of celebrating the New Year with his father's chilli at midnight.
India Ashok Dec 30, 2017
Christmas in Space: ISS astronauts celebrated with Star Wars premiere, new tree and gifts from Earth
Space station astronauts celebrated Christmas by watching Stars Wars The Last Jedi and opening gifts from Earth.
India Ashok Dec 27, 2017
Watch: Stunning timelapse video of Elon Musk's 'Nuclear Alien UFO' SpaceX Falcon 9 launch
SpaceX's final mission for the year, the Falcon 9 launch, was not just successful, but also caused quite a stir in California.
India Ashok Dec 27, 2017
Japan launched a rocket that sent two satellites into space, but what are they meant to do?
The two Japanese satellites are on separate missions – one will study Earth's climate and the other will test ion engine technology.
India Ashok Dec 26, 2017
Is North Korea using its space race aggression as an excuse to launch missiles?
Pyongyang reportedly defended its interests in space development as a "legitimate" right, sparking fears about an impending missile test disguised as a satellite launch.
India Ashok Dec 26, 2017
This week in Space: Nasa's Alpha Centauri mission, Oumuamua, a luxury hotel at ISS and more
From Nasa's ambitious goal to travel to Alpha Centauri to hunt for alien life to Russia's plan to open up a luxury hotel in space – these are the best space stories of the week.
India Ashok Dec 23, 2017
Kilonova neutron star: A black hole was likely created by one of 2017's biggest astronomical event
Scientists examined data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory to uncover the aftermath of the supernova merger.
India Ashok Dec 23, 2017
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