Cluster bus contract: Delhi govt rejects charge of wrongdoing

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 21:26

The Delhi government rejected allegation of any wrongdoing in award of contract to run cluster bus services to a company claimed to be owned by liquor baron Ponty Chadha`s brother Hardeep Singh.

New star cluster identified in front of Orion nebula

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 15:41

Orion Nebula, the most studied star formation region in space, is actually a complicated mix of these two star clusters, a new study has revealed.

3-D models of merging galaxy clusters created

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 12:25

Astronomers have developed a technique that allows them to map collisions of giant galaxy clusters in three dimensions.

Syrian Army denies using cluster bombs

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 13:50

The Syrian Army denied using cluster bombs in its fights against the armed opposition fighters, who are now in possession of heat-seeking missiles.

Star close to Earth that resists ageing discovered

Last Updated: Sunday, September 9, 2012, 18:16

Scientists have claimed that a member of a nearby cluster of stars in the Milky Way may hold the secret to eternal youth.

Phoenix cluster sets `fastest star formation` record

Last Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2012, 12:59

With the help of world-class observatories, astronomers have discovered an extraordinary galaxy cluster, one of the largest objects in the universe that is breaking several important cosmic records.

Mystery of `monster stars` solved

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 13:05

Astronomers at the University of Bonn have found that the four ‘monster’ sized stars.

Hubble discovers ten billion-year old stellar dance

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 19:19

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided a delightful view of the crowded stellar encampment called Messier 68, a spherical, star-filled region of space known as a globular cluster.

Russia launches cluster of four satellites

Last Updated: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 14:04

Russia Saturday launched a rocket with a Cosmos class military satellite and three civilian satellites on board.

Maha govt plans to allow cluster dev of dangerous buildings

Last Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2012, 21:20

Prithviraj Chavan said the govt plans to allow cluster-development of dangerous and illegal buildings.

Rare gravitational arc spotted behind distant, gigantic galaxy cluster

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 11:05

Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have found a puzzling arc of light behind an extremely massive cluster of galaxies residing 10 billion light-years away.