Tokyo: Japan on Friday delayed the launch of a cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station due to unfavourable weather conditions. It is said that bad weather forecast forced the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to postpone the launch of … read more
Washington: Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have identified the smallest super-massive black hole ever detected in the centre of a galaxy. This “oxymoronic” object could provide clues to how larger black holes formed along with their host galaxies 13 … read more
Sydney: The universe is dying but there is no need to panic as there is still about 100 billion years to go, reveals a group of Australian researchers. Researchers from the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) in Australia … read more
WASHINGTON: NASA has launched its official account on social media that will give users a “regular dose of space” in a blog-like format through text, photos, videos and more. The inaugural post showcases the incredible image of the ‘dark side’ … read more
Washington: Astronomers have found what may be the largest feature in the known universe: a ring of nine gamma ray bursts and hence galaxies – five billion light years across. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most luminous events in the … read more