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26 Mar 2021

Black hole's magnetic field mapped for the first time, see spectacular images

In a first, astronomers have captured astonishing image of black hole's magnetic fields Images have been released by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) It revealed how the black hole, some 55 million light-years away at the centre of galaxy M87, appears in polarised light.

26 Dec 2017

Was a bubble produced by massive star the birthplace of our solar system?

The general prevailing theory is that our solar system formed billions of years ago near a supernova.

09 Oct 2017

Low-cost tech allowing telescopes on Earth to better observe exoplanets developed

With the new attachment, ground-based telescopes can produce measurements of light intensity that rival the highest quality photometric observations from space.

05 Oct 2017

Reason behind mysterious dips in brightness of 'alien megastructure' star discovered

The Boyajian Star, as it is also known, was recently in the news after astronomers discovered that it had started dimming again.

25 Aug 2016

New method to narrow down search for Earth 2.0

The system creates a new way to assess the habitability and biological evolution possibilities of planets outside our solar system.

13 Aug 2016

Minute fraction of your suntan comes from beyond our galaxy

When you lie on the beach, your skin comes in contact with a minute fraction of radiation from outside our galaxy, say researchers.

04 Mar 2016

NASA's Hubble breaks cosmic distance record; spots farthest known galaxy in universe

Previously, the team had estimated GN-z11's distance by determining its colour through imaging with Hubble and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

09 Feb 2016

Planets similar to earth have identical interiors

In comparison, about a third of the Earth's mass is in its core.

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