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Astronomers have discovered the most distant galaxy ever
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Cambridge [US], April 20 (ANI): An international team of astronomers has discovered the most distant astronomical object of all time: a galaxy. Shining only about 300 million years after the Big Bang, it may contain the oldest stars in the universe or a supermassive black hole.
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Methane may be first detectable indication of life beyond Earth: Study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Santa Cruz (California) [US], April 4 (ANI): According to a new study, atmospheric methane may be the first sign of life beyond Earth. It was detected by astronomers.
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Astronomers find black hole spins on its side
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], March 5 (ANI): A recent discovery by a team of astronomers found that the black hole spins on its side.
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Astronomers discover black hole spins on its side
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], March 1 (ANI): Astronomers make astonishing discoveries every now and then. One of the most fascinating subjects for any astronomer is without a doubt, the black hole. A recent discovery by a team of astronomers found that the black hole spins on its side.
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Astronomers map mysterious element in space, reveals study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lund (Sweden) [Europe], February 24 (ANI): A research team has provided an important clue to the origin of the element Ytterbium in the Milky Way by showing that the element largely originates from supernova explosions. The groundbreaking research also provides new opportunities for studying
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New catalogue of stars reveals chemical history of Milky Way, says study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Indiana [US], February 22 (ANI): The Milky Way Galaxy has an end number of mysteries in it that still need to be deciphered by scientists and astronomers. Now, University of Notre Dame researchers, along with collaborators in China and Australia, published a new sample catalogue of more than
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Widest ever separation of brown dwarf pair discovered by scientists
Updated : 4 years ago IST
California [US], February 21 (ANI): A brown dwarf is an astronomical object that is an intermediate between a planet and a star. Brown dwarfs usually have a mass less than 0.075 that of the Sun or roughly 75 times that of Jupiter. A team of astronomers has discovered a rare pair of brown dwa
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New type of star covered in Helium burning ashes discovered by Astronomers
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Tubingen [Germany], February 16 (ANI): The universe is vast and has a lot of mysteries hidden in it. Discoveries made by astronomers help us in understanding our universe a little better. Now, a team of German astronomers, led by Professor Klaus Werner of the University of Tubingen, have dis
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Astronomers detect new planet around closest star to our solar system
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Santiago [Chile], February 11 (ANI): Astronomers have found evidence of another planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System.
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60 potential habitable planets found using new AI-based algorithm devised
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Utilizing an Artificial Intelligence-based algorithm, Indian Astronomers have devised a new approach for identifying potentially habitable planets with a high probability. As a result, around 60 potentially habitable planets have been found from 5000 tot
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Astronomers observe final moments of planetary remnants for the first time
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Coventry [England], February 10 (ANI): A white dwarf is known to be a small very dense star that is typically the size of a planet. It is formed when a low-mass star has exhausted all its central nuclear fuel and lost its outer layers as a planetary nebula. Astronomers at the University of W
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Astronomers suggest that dying stars can give birth to planets
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): Planets are usually not much older than the stars in any galaxy, but a recent study by KU Leuven astronomers has discovered that a completely different scenario is also possible.
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