Eminent astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar, who co-developed alternative gravity theory to Einstein’s relativity, dies
Pune: Dr Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, one of India’s most eminent astrophysicists and a global name in cosmology, passed…
How stars die: White dwarfs, neutron stars and supernovae | Technology News
The stars in the sky seem to shine forever, but they too are subject to lifespans determined by…
Another First: NASA Webb Identifies Frozen Water in Young Star System
Is frozen water scattered in systems around other stars? Astronomers have long expected it is, partially based on…
The End of the Universe Could Arrive “Much Sooner Than Expected,” Astronomers Now Warn
The universe, often considered a place of eternal cosmic stability, could instead be on a slow but inescapable…
A Rogue Black Hole of Unusual Size Is Devouring Stars in a Distant Galaxy
Astronomers have spotted an apparent supermassive black hole snacking on a star 600 million light-years away, wandering through…
NASA’s Webb Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of Exoplanet
Though they don’t orbit around our Sun, sub-Neptunes are the most common type of exoplanet, or planet outside…
Scientists Believe They’ve Witnessed ‘Planetary Suicide’ for the First Time
Two years ago, astronomers believe they detected a star devouring one of its planets. Now, new observations of…
Missing Half Of Universe’s Visible Matter Found Hiding In Intergalactic Space
Scientists have finally located the long-sought missing half of the Universe’s visible matter, discovering it exists as vast,…
Hubble Spots a Squid in the Whale
Today’s rather aquatic-themed NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy Messier 77, also known as the…
NASA’s Chandra Releases New 3D Models of Cosmic Objects
New three-dimensional (3D) models of objects in space have been released by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. These 3D…