How circumbinary planets form revealed

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 15:32

Researchers using Kepler space telescope have discovered how circumbinary planets form.

Mystery behind massive star formation solved

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 14:52

A team of astrophysicists has found evidence which strongly supports a solution to a long-standing puzzle about the birth of some of the most massive stars in the universe.

Robert Pattinson looks out for his `niche`

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 07:51

Actor Robert Pattinson is looking to find a niche for himself in Hollywood.

Stars who sported unusual style on red carpet

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 09:55

At the recently concluded 20th Screen Actor Guild (SAG) awards here, some turned up in crop top, others with half-cut gloves.

Charlize Theron, Sean Penn get cosy in public, again

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 05:32

Actors Charlize Theron and Sean Penn were spotted spending some quality time together at the latter`s Help Haiti Home gala at the Montage hotel in Beverly Hills.

Fast & furious! These stars escaping our galaxy

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 18:07

Astronomers have discovered a new class of `hypervelocity stars` - solitary stars moving fast enough to escape the gravitational grasp of the Milky Way galaxy.

Akhilesh Yadav defends `Saifai Mahotsav`, lashes out at media

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 15:54

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday defended the annual Saifai Mahotsav amid criticism that the Samajwadi party government spent crores of rupees and invited top Bollywood stars at a time when hundreds of victims of Muzaffarnagar riots were living in difficult circumstances in relief camps.

Reactivated NASA probe finds never-before-seen asteroid

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 15:24

NASA`s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) probe has found a never-before-seen asteroid - its first such discovery since it was brought out of hibernation last year.

23 Indian-origin in Forbes list of 'brightest young stars'

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 12:44

Over 20 Indian-origin youths are among Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's "brightest young stars" under the age of 30 from diverse fields like finance, media, sports and education.

Triple star system which holds clues to gravity discovered

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 18:51

Astronomers have discovered a unique triple star system which could reveal the true nature of gravity.

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.

Selena Gomez cancelled tour because of Justin Bieber

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 16:29

Selena Gomez apparently cancelled the Asian and Australian legs of her Stars Dance concert tour because she`s been struggling since her breakup with Justin Bieber.