Galaxies
- Science
NASA’s Webb telescope reveals network of gas, dust in nearby galaxies
San Francisco: Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have revealed the first look at star formation, gas, and dust in nearby galaxies with unprecedented resolution at infrared wavelengths. According to NASA,…
- Technology
NASA’s Hubble captures spectacular pair of interacting galaxies
Washington: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning pair of two face-on galaxies, providing spectacular views of their spiral arms, background stars and galaxies. The two interacting galaxies, making up the…
- News
NASA’s Webb telescope captures Jupiter’s faint rings, Great Red Spot
New Delhi: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured new stunning images of Jupiter that will give scientists even more clues to the planet’s inner life. With giant storms, powerful winds, auroras,…
- Science
James Webb telescope likely spots first supernova
Washington: The powerful next-generation James Webb Space Telescope may have likely spotted its first supernova, according to astronomers. According to Mike Engesser of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), the object is…
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Hidden trove of massive black holes found: Research
Chappel Hill: A previously overlooked treasure trove of massive black holes in dwarf galaxies have been found by a team led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.…
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4.4 million galaxies revealed by scientists in new study
Durham: It is not an unknown fact that our universe has millions of galaxies, of which, we live in one: the Milky Way galaxy. But is it possible to find out how…
- Science
Study discusses distant galaxies and true nature of dark matter
Trieste: There is a vast spherical region made up of dark matter particles, at the centre of spiral galaxies. This region has two defining characteristics: a density that is constantly out to…
- Science
Motion of some stars holds clue of dark matter shape in barred galaxies
New Delhi: Scientists investigating how the shape of dark matter halo affects the motion of stars in stellar bars (found at the centre of some galaxies) have found that out-of-plane bending events…