New celestial object blurs line between planets and brown dwarfs

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 15:06

A new celestial object, located nearly 500 light years away from the Sun, has challenged traditional understandings about how planets and stars form.

Dwarf galaxies could help reveal supermassive black holes` origin

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 11:31

Astronomers have discovered more than 100 small, dwarf galaxies with characteristics indicating that they harbor massive black holes feeding on surrounding gas; this could help resolve the question as to how black holes originated and grew in the early universe.

Fresh supernova dust may help explain early galaxy formation

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 10:25

Researchers using Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope have found a recent supernova that is brimming with freshly formed dust.

Semi-analytical model created to help explain `puzzling` triple-star system

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 10:20

Scientists have developed a semi-analytical model, which could help resolve the puzzling formation of this exotic triple-star system.

Year`s first asteroid to hit Earth almost went unnoticed

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 12:34

2014 AA is only the second incoming object astronomers have tracked this year before it hits our planet, and they almost missed it.

Quadrantid meteor shower to dazzle night skies tonight

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 11:18

Quadrantids, which are known for producing lots of bright fireballs in the night sky, visits every New Year, Cnet reported.

How binary stars are formed

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 10:39

Scientists, using the upgraded Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), have discovered previously-unseen binary companions to a pair of very young protostars, which has now provided strong support for one of the competing explanations for how double-star systems form.

Geminid meteor shower to peak on Dec 13

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 11:40

Geminid meteor shower will be at their best after dark on Friday, December 13 and before dawn on Saturday, December 14, according to reports.

Pioneering Indian astronomer welcomes India`s telescope quest

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 13:08

An expat Indian astronomer in Texas, who was one of the first humans to glimpse the Universe`s most distant galaxy, is hopeful about the future of science in India and about India pitching in to build the world`s largest telescope.

Village students observe celestial bodies

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 18:40

A group of 300 underprivileged school children from a Haryana village got an opportunity to observe celestial bodies through a telescope on the occasion of the Childrens` Day, an NGO said.

Ethiopia unveils telescope in first phase of space programme

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 08:50

Ethiopia unveiled Friday the first phase of a space exploration programme, which includes East Africa`s largest observatory designed to promote astronomy research in the region.

Shutdown slows bid to fix NASA-China controversy: Expert

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 08:54

NASA is trying to resolve an international spat over banning Chinese scientists from a planetary conference but efforts are being hampered by the US government shutdown, a meeting organiser has said.