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Fewer stars form as galaxies run out of gas

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 23, 2011, 13:00

Star formation peaked early in the universe`s history, about 8 to 10 billion years ago, then began to decline.

Powerful asteroid whizzes past Earth

Last Updated: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 17:28

An asteroid as powerful as 15 atomic bombs whizzed past earth at a distance of more than 2 mn miles.

`Fishing net` to collect space debris

Last Updated: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 18:47

Japan`s space agency & a 100-year-old fishing net company have designed a huge net to collect space junk.

Cosmos 250 times bigger than visible universe

Last Updated: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 18:43

Scientists recently worked out the size of visible universe using data collected by Hubble Telescope.

Hottest planet in the universe `discovered`

Last Updated: Friday, January 28, 2011, 12:04

The temperature of exoplanet, WASP-33b also known as HD15082 is a scorching 3,200C.

Crab nebula is slowly dimming

Last Updated: Friday, January 14, 2011, 17:04

Crab Nebula, once considered to be the most stable source of high energy radiation in the sky, is slowly dimming.

Earth-like planets ‘may not be life-friendly’

Last Updated: Monday, November 8, 2010, 13:14

Super-Earths lack what makes life in Earth possible, a protective magnetic field, reveals a new study.

NASA to lead global asteroid protection plan

Last Updated: Monday, October 25, 2010, 14:07

NASA is set to play a leading role in protecting the world from the threat of a dangerous asteroid strike.

Spotlight on Delhi`s Jantar Mantar to make astronomy popular

Last Updated: Friday, October 1, 2010, 16:00

When Sawai Jai Singh of Rajasthan built the Jantar Mantar, the 18th century astronomical monument, he wanted to facilitate naked eye observation to make science of astronomy accessible to as many people as possible.

Solar flare to paralyse Earth in just 3 years`

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 12:17

2013 is being heralded as the year that might see catastrophic events wreaking havoc with our planet, say scientists.

India top medal tally at world astronomy olympiad

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 00:22

Indian students bagged three Gold and two Bronze medals in Beijing.

Moon ‘isn`t as watery as previously believed’

Last Updated: Friday, August 6, 2010, 13:27

A new study has revealed that the inside of the moon isn`t as watery as previously reported.