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Study suggests Moon formed after Earth`s collision with planet-sized body

Last Updated: Friday, June 6, 2014, 15:11

Scientists have found that Moon was formed after Earth collided with a celestial object some 4.5 billion years ago.

Milky Way may have 100 million life-supporting planets

Last Updated: Thursday, June 5, 2014, 22:38

Our Milky Way galaxy may house 100 million other planets that could support complex life, according to a new study.

Wonder elevator to make space travel lot cheaper

Last Updated: Thursday, June 5, 2014, 22:24

Talks of space elevators may be doing the rounds for some time but a Canadian entrepreneur has now unveiled design of the world`s first space elevator that could make space journeys a lot cheaper.

Stay on course to send man to Mars: Scientists

Last Updated: Thursday, June 5, 2014, 22:16

The goal of putting humans in other worlds can be achieved only with appropriate funding and sustained commitment from political leaders, said a congressionally mandated report from the US National Research Council.

Light from star explosion 12 bn years ago detected

Last Updated: Thursday, June 5, 2014, 21:58

In what could provide new insight into the structure of the early universe, light from the enormous explosion of a star more than 12 billion years ago - shortly after the Big Bang - was recently seen reaching earth.

Massive burst of light from huge explosion soon after Big Bang reaches Earth

Last Updated: Thursday, June 5, 2014, 14:03

Researchers have said that intense light from an enormous explosion of a star more than 12 billion years ago - shortly after the Big Bang - recently reached Earth and was visible in the sky.

Bizarre type of hybrid star discovered for first time ever

Last Updated: Thursday, June 5, 2014, 10:02

Scientists have discovered the first of a "theoretical" class of stars which were first proposed in 1975 by physicist Kip Thorne and astronomer Anna Zytkow.

New simulations provide clues to galaxies` mass

Last Updated: Thursday, June 5, 2014, 09:58

A new set of simulations have revealed that the energy released by individual stars within galaxies can have a substantial effect on where matter is located in the universe.

NASA`s Hubble captures `most colorful view of the Universe`

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 22:52

NASA`s Hubble Space Telescope has released a comprehensive picture of the evolving Universe - a glimpse of some 10,000 of the 100 billion galaxies spread across space.

Two new planets orbiting ancient star discovered

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 22:13

Scientists have discovered two new planets orbiting an ancient star near our Sun and one of them may have liquid water on its surface, a key ingredient to support life.