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Newly discovered galaxy puzzles astronomers

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 18:18

Researchers are puzzled over their new discovery of Himiko, which is an enormous galaxy, with a hot glowing gaseous halo extending over 55,000 light-years.

Scientists carry out first rock dating experiment on Mars

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 16:27

Scientists have, for the first time, successfully determined the age of a Martian rock through experiments being carried out on the Red Planet.

How oxygen came into existence on earth

Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 18:49

One of science`s greatest mysteries is how and when oxygenic photosynthesis-the process responsible for producing oxygen on Earth through the splitting of water molecules-first began.

Professor Satish Dhawan endowed fellowship established at Caltech

Last Updated: Monday, June 3, 2013, 14:29

The Department of Space has established an endowed fellowship at the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in the US.

Cosmic flash may help astronomers witness birth of a black hole

Last Updated: Saturday, May 4, 2013, 13:19

When a massive star exhausts its fuel, it collapses under its own gravity and produces a black hole, a new study has revealed.

Exotic nature of 4 planets orbiting nearby star revealed

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 12:57

Using a new high-tech gadget, astronomers have observed four planets orbiting a star relatively close to the sun in unprecedented detail, revealing the roughly ten-Jupiter-mass planets to be among the most exotic ones known.

Now, electronic chips that can repair themselves

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 16:53

The team, made up of members of the High-Speed Integrated Circuits laboratory in Caltech’s Division of Engineering and Applied Science, has demonstrated this self-healing capability in tiny power amplifiers.

Scientists successfully weigh single molecule

Last Updated: Monday, August 27, 2012, 11:11

After devoting 12 years to the project, scientists have fabricated the first-ever device to measure molecules one at a time.

New amplifier created for exploring space and quantum world

Last Updated: Monday, July 16, 2012, 09:01

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have developed a new type of amplifier for boosting electrical signals.

How massive stars become supernova after explosion

Last Updated: Saturday, July 14, 2012, 11:01

Each century, about two massive stars in our own galaxy explode, producing magnificent supernovae.

New primitive mineral in Allende meteorite found

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 12:59

Researchers have discovered a new mineral embedded in the meteorite, which scattered thousands of pieces of the space rock across the state of Chihuahua in 1969.

Insects watch skies to navigate

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 21:24

How do insects such as butterflies, locusts and fruit flies navigate thousands of miles so precisely with only the unchanging sky in the foreground? Researchers now have an answer.