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Scientists date merger of Milky Way with dwarf galaxy
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): The dwarf galaxy Gaia-Enceladus collided with the Milky Way probably approximately 11.5 billion years ago. The Milky Way has encountered several other galaxies in its 13.5 billion-year history. One of them is the dwarf galaxy Gaia-Enceladus. To understand
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Astronauts for manned Moon and Mars missions graduate from NASA training p
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Texas [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): The first batch of NASA astronauts eligible for spaceflight to the Moon and beyond recently graduated from their 2-year long training course.
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Study reveals some gnome galaxies host massive blackholes
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Washington D.C [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): A new hint towards finding out the early history of galaxy formation comes up as the astronomers discover 13 new black holes in some dwarf galaxies which are not more than a billion light-years away from our planet.
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Stellar heavy metals help astronomers trace history of galaxies
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Tokyo [Japan], Jan 10 (ANI): After recent research, astronomers have prepared a catalog of signs of nine heavy metals in the infrared light from supergiant and giant stars which can help them in tracing the history of galaxies.
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Study suggests 'goldilocks stars' are best places to look for life
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Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 9 (ANI): Astronomers are looking for planets in the habitable zone of stars which is often called 'goldilocks zone' where temperatures are favourable for liquid water to exist on the surface of a planet.
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Astronomers measure expansion rate of Universe
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Maryland [USA], Jan 9 (ANI): Astronomers have measured the expansion rate of the universe using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope with a technique completely independent of any previous technique.
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Map of Milky Way Galaxy reveals presence of stellar nurseries wave
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): Astronomers from Harvard University have found the presence of a wave-shaped gaseous structure named 'Radcliffe Wave' in the Milky Way Galaxy.
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This 8K VR headset is meant for NASA astronauts
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Las Vegas [USA], Jan 7 (ANI): Who needs Virtual Reality (VR) more than space engineers? At the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020, VRgineers introduced its new XTAL VR headset that boasts a whopping 8K resolution.
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Gaganyan astronauts to have Indian food during space mission
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Mysore (Karnataka) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): The Defence Food Research Laboratory in Mysore on Tuesday said that it has prepared special desi food items for the Indian astronauts scheduled to go into the Space in Mission 'Gaganyan'.
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NASA's Webb telescope may be used to identify planets with oxygen: Study
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Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 7 (ANI): Researchers in a recent study have found out how to use NASA's James Webb Space Telescope for quickly identifying nearby planets that could help in researchers search for life and search of the worlds that are uninhabitable due to vapourisation of oceans.
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Four astronauts selected to undergo training in Russia for Gaganyaan missi
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 1 (ANI): This year is going to be an eventful year for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said ISRO chairman Dr K Sivan on Wednesday, adding that four astronauts have been selected to undergo training in Russia for the Gaganyaan mission.
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India is quite ahead in field of astronomy, our initiatives path-breaking:
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India is quite advanced in the field of astronomy and has taken path-breaking initiatives in the field.
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