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Mars transit in Virgo 2025: 4 zodiac signs that will feel the biggest shift
Astrology | Jul 24, 2025, 03:46 PM ISTMars moves into Virgo on July 28, 2025—bringing action, energy, and breakthroughs. These 4 zodiac signs could experience major shifts in their career, health, and confidence.
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Indian scientists unveil 'strongest evidence' for extraterrestrial life
Science | Apr 17, 2025, 11:56 AM ISTProfessor Nikku Madhusudhan made these observations using data from the James Webb Space Telescope. He found chemical signatures that are associated with biological processes.
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Six planets align tonight! Here's how you can find best viewing spots
Science | Jan 21, 2025, 08:41 PM ISTOut of the six planets, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus are visible to the naked eye. However, stargazers will need a telescope to see Uranus and Neptune, as they are far from Earth.
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In a first, scientists observe star swallowing a jupiter-size planet; will earth meet the same fate?
Science | May 04, 2023, 03:07 PM ISTThe study which has been published in journal nature said that after running out of fuel in its core, the star began to grow in size, shrinking the gap with its neighbhouring plant, eventually swallowing it.
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Hubble finds new planet forming in intense, violent way
Science | Apr 06, 2022, 02:35 PM ISTThe new analysis, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, combines data from two Hubble instruments: the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph and the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrograph.
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Holashtak 2022: Major planetary changes occur before Holi. Know dos & dont's for auspicious results
Astrology | Mar 11, 2022, 07:49 PM ISTDuring Holashtak, the Moon, Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and Rahu come in a fiery state and give opposite results to the natives, but in the Brahmanda Purana, it has been informed that by taking some special measures, the native Navagraha can be calmed.
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NASA finds first signs of planet outside Milky Way galaxy
Science | Oct 26, 2021, 11:11 PM ISTThe possible exoplanet -- or planets outside of our Solar System -- candidate is located in the spiral galaxy Messier 51 (M51), also called the Whirlpool Galaxy because of its distinctive profile, NASA said in a statement.
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Nasa has announced two missions to Venus by 2030 – here’s why that’s exciting
Science | Jun 06, 2021, 10:20 AM ISTIn the latest announcement from Nasa’s solar system exploration program, two missions have been given the go-ahead – and they’re both bound for Venus.
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Jupiter, Saturn to look like double planet today for first time in 800 years
Science | Dec 21, 2020, 08:57 AM ISTA rare celestial treat awaits stargazers the world over as two of our solar system's largest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, will look like double planets just after sunset on Monday evening i.e, December 21, the beginning of the winter solstice.
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Earth-sized rogue planet found floating in Milky Way
Science | Nov 01, 2020, 04:37 PM ISTRogue planets are a bit uncommon as although many of the known exoplanets discovered so far do not resemble those in our solar system, they have one thing in common -- they all orbit a star.
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Stars and planets grow up together as siblings: Study
Science | Oct 24, 2020, 08:27 PM ISTIn a unique study, astronomers have found compelling evidence that the planets begin forming while stars are still infants and they grow up together like siblings.
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Volcanic activity effect spotted on Jupiter's moon Io
Science | Oct 23, 2020, 10:01 PM ISTAstronomers have for the first time observed direct effect of volcanic activity on the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Io.
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Big find! Jupiter-sized planet found orbiting a dead white dwarf star
Science | Sep 17, 2020, 05:30 PM ISTA white dwarf is the vestige of a star that has ballooned into a red giant then collapsed back into a dense, dim core that is often about the size of Earth, so this planet is much larger than what is left of its star.
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Extraterrestrial: Scientists detect potential sign of life on Venus
Science | Sep 15, 2020, 06:50 AM ISTIn an extraordinary discovery, an international team of astronomers has spotted a possible marker of life on Venus, a planet that has not been a significant part of the search for life because of its extreme temperatures, atmospheric composition, and other factors.
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Dwarf planet Ceres is 'ocean world' with reservoirs of sea water beneath its surface
Science | Aug 11, 2020, 09:53 AM ISTA new study has revealed that the Dwarf planet is an ocean world with a reservoir of seawater beneath its surface. Earlier it was believed that the Ceres is barren space rock.
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Radio Telescope discovers Saturn-like exoplanet. Check details
Science | Aug 06, 2020, 11:09 AM ISTScientists have discovered a Saturn-like exoplanet using a radio telescope for the first time. The detected planet is known as TVLM 513b. This particular planet has a similar mass to Saturn and an orbit analogous that is pretty similar to Mercury.
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NASA loses contact with Asteria satellite used to study distant planets
Science | Jan 05, 2020, 02:48 PM ISTMission operators at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said in a statement that the last communication with the Asteria (Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics) was in December and they will attempt to contact it till March.
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Atmosphere of midsize planet revealed for first time: NASA
Jul 08, 2019, 03:57 PM ISTThe planet, Gliese 3470 b (GJ 3470 b), may be a cross between Earth and Neptune, with a large rocky core buried under a deep, crushing hydrogen-and-helium atmosphere.
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NASA Probe discovers third new planet outside Solar System
Jan 08, 2019, 05:14 PM ISTThe new planet named HD 21749b, orbits a bright, nearby dwarf star about 53 light years away in the constellation Reticulum.
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Astronomers spot unusual star forming like a planet
Dec 16, 2018, 06:41 PM ISTThe main object, referred to as MM 1a, is a young massive star surrounded by a rotating disc of gas and dust that was the focus of the scientists' original investigation.