Incoming comet ISON heading for close encounter with sun

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 10:45

A comet is heading for a close encounter with the sun later this month, and if it is not vaporized or torn apart, it should be visible to the naked eye in December.

One ton satellite falling from space to Earth raises concern

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 19:26

A big one ton European satellite is about to fall out of orbit and is expected to hit the earth on Sunday night or early Monday, it has been revealed.

Unusual new type of black-hole quasar discovered

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 18:40

A research team has discovered a surprising new class of quasars- a super-bright disk of hot gas surrounding a black hole- in distant galaxies that even the most current theories had not predicted.

Astronomers establish high-inclination asteroids` strength

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 15:32

Astronomers used the Subaru Prime Focus Camera (Suprime-Cam) that is mounted on the Subaru Telescope to observe faint asteroids that have highly inclined orbits.

Sun emits fourth `X-class` solar flare in a week

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 15:40

The sun emitted its fourth X-class solar flare since Oct. 23, 2013.

Search for `elusive` dark matter turns up empty

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 11:58

The search for the elusive dark matter has met with vain after the first results from a high-tech instrument turned up empty.

Planet hunters find Earth-like twin beyond the solar system

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 09:15

For the first time, scientists have found a planet beyond the solar system that not only is the same size as Earth, but has the same proportions of iron and rock, a key step in an ongoing quest to find potentially habitable sister worlds.

Mystery of odd patterns of oxygen in solar system`s earliest rocks solved

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 16:25

A new research led by Indian origin cosmochemist has solved a long standing mystery in the formation of the solar system: Oxygen follows a strange, anomalous pattern in the oldest, most pristine rocks.

Solar system with seven planets discovered

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 16:13

Astronomers have discovered one of the richest planetary systems - containing up to seven planets orbiting a Sun-like star - 127 light years from Earth.

Proof of first ever `destructive` comet striking Earth found

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 12:04

Researchers have discovered the first ever evidence of a comet entering Earth`s atmosphere and exploding, raining down a shock wave of fire that obliterated every life form in its path.

Comet ISON may be dying, research reveals

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 10:41

Comet ISON may actually be disintegrating, a new research has revealed.

How life on Earth evolved 2.4 billion yrs ago when sun was 25% weaker

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 12:02

Scientists have ruled out a theory as to why Earth was warm enough to sustain the planet`s earliest life forms when the Sun`s energy was roughly three-quarters the strength it is today.