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This tiny, hidden galaxy provides a peek into the past
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Peeking out from behind the glare of a bright foreground star, astronomers have uncovered the most extraordinary example yet of a nearby galaxy with characteristics that are more like galaxies in the distant, early universe. Only 1,200 light-years across, the tiny galaxy HIPASS J1131-31 has
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Astronomers discover closest black hole to earth
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Astronomers using the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF's NOIRLab, have discovered the closest-known black hole to Earth. This is the first unambiguous detection of a dormant stellar-mass black hole in the Milky Way. Its close proximity to Earth, a mere 1600 light-years away,
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Black hole discovered shooting fiery jet at nearby galaxy: Astronomers
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): A team of astronomers has discovered a unique black hole spewing a fiery jet at another galaxy. The black hole is hosted by a galaxy around one billion light years away from Earth named RAD12.
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Study suggests there could be 1 in 5 galaxies hidden behind cosmic dust
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], November 23 (ANI): Two previously invisible galaxies that are 29 billion light-years away have been discovered by the astronomers at the University of Copenhagen's Cosmic Dawn Center.
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Scientists detect gravitational waves for first time from black holes swal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): For the first time, scientists detected gravitational waves caused by mergers between black holes and neutron stars. The team of researchers detected the two gravitational-wave events--from distances of more than 900 million light-years away--within a span of
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Astronomers spot 'blinking giant' near center of Galaxy
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): Astronomers have spotted a giant 'blinking' star towards the centre of the Milky Way, more than 25,000 light-years away.
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How protoplanetary rings form around young stars
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], September 16 (ANI): Four-hundred fifty light-years from Earth, a young star is glowing at the center of a system of concentric rings made from gas and dust, and it is producing planets, one for each gap in the ring.
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Research team discovers unique supernova explosion
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI): One-hundred million light-years away from Earth, an unusual supernova is exploding. That exploding star -- which is known as 'Supernova LSQ14fmg' -- was the faraway object discovered by a 37-member international research team led by Florida State Universi
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NASA congratulates Indian astronomers on Star Galaxy discovery
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], September 2 (ANI): The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has congratulated Indian astronomers on the discovery of one of the farthest Star galaxies in the universe estimated to be located 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth.
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Indian astronomers discover 'one of the farthest' star galaxies in univers
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Indian astronomers have discovered one of the farthest star galaxies in the universe, estimated to be located 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth, informed the Department of Space, Indian Government.
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NRAO release new image showing huge extent of spiral galaxy's magnetic fie
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Mexico [USA], July 22 (ANI): The galaxy NGC 4217 is a star-forming, spiral galaxy, similar to our own Milky Way, 67 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major.
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Scientists explain about second-most distant quasar, black hole growth
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 27 (ANI): Often described as cosmic lighthouses, quasars are luminous beacons that can be observed at the outskirts of the universe, providing a rich topic of study for astronomers and cosmologists. Now scientists have announced the discovery of the second-most dis
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