Galaxy
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Hubble captures photos of 'fluffy' galaxy. Check details
Science | Jul 13, 2020, 12:28 PM ISTHubble space telescope has captured the mesmerizing 'fluffy' galaxy called NGC 2775, which is located 67 million light-years. The spiral pattern shown by the galaxy in this image is striking because of its delicate, feathery nature.
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Samsung brings new features to Galaxy A series with software update
Technology | Jul 09, 2020, 11:36 AM ISTSamsung has announced that it is bringing a range of Galaxy S20 features to the Galaxy A series with a new software update.
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'Monster Galaxy' discovered from early universe
Science | Feb 06, 2020, 09:10 PM ISTScientist-led team of astronomers discovered an unusual monster galaxy that existed about 12 billion years ago when the universe was only 1.8 billion years old. Dubbed XMM-2599, the galaxy formed stars at a high rate and then died. The reason why it suddenly stopped forming stars in still unknown.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spots bright galaxy located 200 million light-years away
Science | Jan 22, 2020, 11:03 AM ISTNGC 1803 was discovered in 1834 by astronomer John Herschel, NASA said. Herschel is a big name in astronomy; John, his father William and his aunt Caroline all made huge contributions to the field, and their legacies remain today.
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Core of huge dying galaxies formed 1.5 billion years after Big Bang
Science | Jan 20, 2020, 07:48 PM ISTThe core of massive dying galaxies with more than a trillion stars was formed 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang -- about 1 billion years earlier than previous measurements revealed, reveal astrophysicists.
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Indian-origin NASA scientist discovers farthest group of galaxies. Watch video
Science | Jan 06, 2020, 02:58 PM ISTIndian-origin Goa-born scientist, Vithal Tilvi-led NASA team has discovered a never-before-seen group of galaxies which is said to be the farthest to have ever been sighted.
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Massive galaxy found hidden amidst cosmic dust
Science | Oct 23, 2019, 06:47 PM ISTAstronomers have found a massive galaxy, dating from the early universe, lurking in cosmic dust clouds -- an advance that may open the doors for discovering a new galaxy population type.
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Supermassive blackholes may stunt galaxy growth
Science | Oct 12, 2019, 03:51 PM ISTResearchers have found that the strong cosmic winds emerging from supermassive black holes at the centre of dwarf galaxies impact the expansion and evolution of these galaxies by suppressing star formation -- an advance that sheds more light on how galaxies grow and evolve.
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Samsung Galaxy Fold launched in India at Rs 1,64,999
Technology | Oct 01, 2019, 03:03 PM ISTSamsung launched its new Galaxy Fold in the Indian market today. The phone was launched at Rs 1,64,999, making it the most expensive Samsung phone to be sold.
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Samsung to launch Galaxy A80 in India this month
Technology | Jul 01, 2019, 03:08 PM ISTSamsung is all set to launch its new Galaxy "A series" smartphone A80 with a rotating triple camera system and a full-screen display in India
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NASA's Hubble spots cosmic smiley among colourful galaxies
World | Nov 05, 2018, 04:15 PM ISTThe Hubble Space telescope has spotted a formation of galaxies that resembles a smiling face in the sky.
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Hubble Space Telescope set to peer in to earliest galaxies: NASA
Sep 16, 2018, 01:21 PM ISTInitial observations show the galaxy cluster Abell 370 and a host of magnified, gravitationally lensed galaxies around it.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 to come with headphone jack
Technology | Aug 03, 2018, 01:00 PM ISTThe smartphone major showcased teaser videos for the upcoming device last week -- highlighting improved performances in terms of battery, storage capacity, and speed.
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NASA discovers farthest known galaxy in the universe, 2500 light-years away
Jan 14, 2018, 04:27 PM ISTPreliminary analysis suggests the diminutive galaxy weighs in at no more than 3 billion solar masses.
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Bigger black holes turn off star formation in galaxies earlier
Jan 04, 2018, 04:53 PM ISTYoung galaxies blaze with bright new stars forming at a rapid rate, but star formation eventually shuts down as a galaxy evolves.
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Edges of spiral galaxies like Milky Way could house massive black holes, finds study
Nov 01, 2017, 01:31 PM ISTA study led by Sukanya Chakrabarti has found that the outskirts of spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way could be crowded with colliding black holes of massive proportions.
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Gravitational waves from neutron stars' merger just the beginning
Oct 17, 2017, 09:16 AM ISTThe neutron stars merged in a galaxy called NGC 4993, located about 130 million light years from Earth in the constellation Hydra.
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Scientists detect fourth gravitational wave from black hole collision 1.8 billion light-years away
Sep 28, 2017, 11:45 AM ISTScientists announced on Wednesday that they have detected a fourth gravitational wave signal coming from the merger of two black holes
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High-energy cosmic rays hitting Earth coming from outside our galaxy: Study
Sep 24, 2017, 10:01 AM ISTThe long-standing mystery about the origin of cosmic rays, the high-energy participles that zoom throughout the space, finally seems to have found a solution
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Two Indian scientists discover closest-ever pair of supermassive black holes
Sep 21, 2017, 10:18 PM ISTTwo Pune-based scientists are involved in the discovery of two closest-ever black holes, in a super-massive binary black hole system, which is about 400 million light years from Earth