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Solar Blasts that lit up Ladakh Skies last May uncovered by Astronomers
Updated : 8 months ago IST
CMEs are massive ejections of magnetised plasma from the Sun's corona. When such solar blasts are directed toward the Earth, they can cause geomagnetic storms capable of disrupting satellite operations, communication systems and power grids.
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Russian astronomers observe 17 solar flares coinciding with global heat wa
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Solar Physics have captured footage showing intense solar flare activity, coinciding with heat waves sweeping across various regions around the world.
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"Very special astronaut from India...": Prof RC Kapoor on Shubhanshu Shukl
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
As Shubhanshu Shukla is set to become the second Indian to travel to space, astronomer and Professor RC Kapoor said that the Axiom-4 mission will carry a "very special astronaut". He said that Shukla is set to carry out seven experiments at the International Space Station (ISS).
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Millions of new solar system objects to be found and 'filmed in technicolo
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen's University Belfast, have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects will be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online l
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Astronomers observe largest ever sample of galaxies up to over 12 billion
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The largest sample of galaxy groups ever detected has been presented by a team of international astronomers using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in an area of the sky called COSMOS Web.
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New Study reveals super-Earths could be prevalent around stars, according
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A recent study has revealed that super-Earth exoplanets, worlds that are larger than Earth but smaller than Uranus or Neptune, are far more common in the universe than previously believed.
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Astronomers discover Earth-like exoplanets common across the cosmos: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Using the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet), an international team of researchers has discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought, according to a new study.
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Astronomers find strong hints of biological activity outside the solar sys
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they remain cautious.
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Astronomers find planet in perpendicular orbit around pair of stars: Stud
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars.
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Scientists found four tiny planets orbiting one of our nearest stars
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth.
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Study finds large, small galaxies may grow in ways more similar
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A team of astronomers led by University of Arizona researcher Catherine Fielder captured the most precise photographs of a small galaxy and its surroundings, revealing features typically found in much larger galaxies.
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Astronomers find the smallest main-belt asteroids ever detected: Study
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The majority of known asteroids orbit inside the main asteroid belt, which is positioned between Mars and Jupiter at an average distance of around 250 million km from Earth. Since the discovery of the first asteroid in 1801, about 750.000 asteroids have been identified, primarily in the last
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