First ever gamma-ray study of gravitational lens conducted

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 10:18

Astronomers using NASA`s Fermi observatory, has made the first-ever gamma-ray measurements of a gravitational lens - a natural telescope formed when a rare cosmic alignment allows the gravity of a massive object to bend and amplify light from a more distant source.

CISF officer restores Rs 90k lost in Delhi Metro

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 19:44

A bag containing Rs 90,000 cash was restored by a CISF officer to a commuter who forgot it at the Delhi Metro station recently.

Proteas cricket legends lash out at team for going for draw in first Test

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 14:35

South African cricket legends Clive Rice and Ray Jennings have lashed out at their former team for not going for the win against India in the first Test at the Wanderers over the weekend.

Adrianne Palicki offered action films after `G.I Joe`

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 16:02

Actress Adrianne Palicki says she has been offered many action roles following her performance in `G.I. Joe Retaliation`.

`Honky-tonk` country music icon Ray Price dies at 87

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 13:53

Ray Price, who has been considered as one of the best male voices of country music, has lost his long battle with cancer and passed away. He was 87.

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.

My upbringing influenced my choices: Shabana Azmi

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 20:58

Veteran film star Shabana Azmi said Saturday her family and the way she was brought up influenced her selection of movies across all genres.

Astronomers glimpse infrastructure of Gamma-ray burst jets

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 16:06

Astronomers have used observations from a novel instrument to look at magnetic fields at the heart of gamma-ray bursts, the most energetic explosions in the universe.

`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.

Smaller black holes have bigger appetites than larger ones

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 19:18

A new study suggests that a relatively small black hole (20-30 times the mass of our Sun) can sustain a hugely voracious appetite while consuming material in an efficient and tidy manner - something that was previously thought impossible.

Tycho`s supernova remnant lights up to Mach 1,000 shock wave

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 20:47

Astronomers have discovered that a reverse shock wave racing inward at Mach 1,000 (1,000 times the speed of sound) is heating the remnant of Tycho`s supernova and causing it to emit X-ray light.

Tycho`s supernova remnant lights up to Mach 1,000 shock wave

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 15:24

Astronomers have discovered that a reverse shock wave racing inward at Mach 1,000 (1,000 times the speed of sound) is heating the remnant of Tycho`s supernova and causing it to emit X-ray light.