Why some stars are bigger than others

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 13:49

Astronomers have used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope to survey the cores of some of the darkest, coldest, and densest clouds in Milky Way galaxy to search for the telltale signs of star formation.

Gaia satellite launched to map billions of stars in the Milky Way

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 09:38

European Space Agency on Thursday launched its Gaia mission which will provide a three-dimensional picture of the Milky Way galaxy, measuring appropriate positions and distances of more than a billion stars.

Gaia satellite set for launch to map billions of stars in the Milky Way

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 12:12

European Space Agency on Thursday will launch its Gaia mission which will provide a three-dimensional picture of our galaxy, measuring appropriate positions and distances of more than a billion stars.

Actor Jeetendra`s hand imprint tile unveiled

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 21:28

Veteran actor Jeetendra, whose hand imprint tile was unveiled today at the Walk of the Stars here, said finding true friends in life is rare and he "treasures" them.

Super star puts on spectacular light show

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 10:59

Researchers have observed in a NASA Hubble Space Telescope image that bright southern hemisphere star RS Puppis, at the center of the photograph, is swaddled in a gossamer cocoon of reflective dust illuminated by the glittering star.

Failed stars near Sun could harbour hidden planet

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 16:06

Astronomers, who took precise measurements of the closest pair of failed stars to the Sun, have found that the system harbours a third, planetary-mass object.

Earth far from being fried by gamma ray burst, say researchers

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 09:50

Researchers have revealed that the chances of Earth being fried by a largest gamma ray burst are exceedingly rare.

Lost Johnny Cash album `Out Among The Stars` set for release

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 15:15

An album of country music legend Johnny Cash, originally recorded between 1981 to 1984, has been discovered and is slated for a posthumous release in March next year.

How to distinguish between stars and brown dwarfs

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 15:18

Researchers have found clear observational evidence for the theoretically predicted break between very low mass stars and brown dwarfs.

Scientists puzzled over neutron stars` x-ray superbursts origin

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 14:32

Scientists are trying to find what exactly powers neutron stars` x-ray superbursts.

Today`s songs don`t have the same charm: Asha Parekh

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 20:55

Asha Parekh, who dominated the film industry in the 1960s and 1970s, rues the lack of good lyrics in songs and modern dance forms.

`Youngest` neutron star binary found

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 10:53

X-rays streaming towards Earth from the region near a neutron star that is cannibalizing its companion star are the youngest "X-ray binary" yet known, according to scientists.