Solar System
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Hidden Moons around Uranus? Outer rings offer new clues to space mystery
Science | Apr 27, 2026, 06:26 PM ISTScientists have studied Uranus’ outer rings have found fresh evidence that hidden moons may be orbiting the icy planet. New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble and Keck Observatory suggest the planet’s distant rings contain icy debris.
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NASA plans to build railway station, run trains on Moon
Science | May 13, 2024, 11:49 PM ISTNASA unveils plans to construct the first lunar railway station, introducing the Flexible Levitation on a Track (FLOAT) system for efficient payload transport on the Moon's surface.
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NASA reveals first asteroid samples delivered by Osiris-Rex spacecraft
Science | Oct 12, 2023, 07:07 AM ISTThe precise measurement of the gathered samples, initially estimated at around 250 grams or approximately a cupful, will be established when the primary sample container is unsealed, expected to transpire within the coming fortnight.
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Missed last week's planetary hangout? 5 planets again aligned near Moon I WATCH VIDEO
Science | Mar 28, 2023, 10:14 PM ISTAccording to NASA, at least five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will line up near the moon on Tuesday after sunset.
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Jupiter's moon count jumps to 92, most in solar system
Science | Feb 04, 2023, 08:15 AM ISTThe Jupiter moons were added recently to a list kept by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Centre, said Scott Sheppard of the Carnegie Institution, who was part of the team.
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Video comparing Jupiter's size to other planets amuses the Internet; Netizens say it's mind-boggling
Trending | Apr 29, 2022, 02:46 PM ISTVideo comparing Jupiter's size to other planets has piqued the interest of Internet users. The viral video shows how big the planet is when compared to Earth and other planets in the solar system.
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Rare 'planet parade' lights up skies as Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn form alignment after 1000 years
Science | Apr 27, 2022, 07:13 AM ISTThe last such parade of these planets occurred in 947 AD around 1,000 years ago.
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Hycean: Newly discovered exoplanets may lead to fruitful results in Alien life search
Science | Aug 26, 2021, 05:51 PM ISTDubbed as 'Hycean' -- hot, ocean-covered planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres, the new class of exoplanets are more numerous and observable than Earth-like planets, and can support life, said astronomers from the University of Cambridge in the UK.
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New data reveals early origins of solar system, life on Earth
Science | Dec 06, 2020, 06:34 PM ISTA new research using magnetism has provided significant data that will help inform scientists about the early origins of the solar system and why some planets such as Earth became habitable and were able to sustain conditions conducive for life, while other planets, such as Mars, did not.
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Oumuamua, visitor from another solar system, is not made from molecular hydrogen ice. Check details
Science | Aug 19, 2020, 08:59 AM ISTAccording to a recent study, Oumuamua an extrasolar object is not made from molecular hydrogen ice. Oumuamua was discovered by the University of Hawaii's Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in October 2017.
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NASA releases new photo showing shape of bubble surrounding our solar system
Science | Aug 08, 2020, 04:40 PM ISTScientists have developed a new puffy model for the shape of the Sun's heliosphere or the magnetic bubble that surrounds our solar system.
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Scientists release largest-ever 3D map of universe after studying over 4 million galaxies
Science | Jul 21, 2020, 08:21 PM ISTAn international team of over 100 astrophysicists created the most detailed 3D map of the universe, giving us a look back at its expansion history. It is the result of an analysis of more than four million galaxies and ultra-bright, energy-packed quasars.
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Actual age of Moon revealed!! Read on to find out
Science | Jul 20, 2020, 10:41 AM ISTAccording to a new study, the moon was formed from a magma ocean that took up to 200 million years to solidify. This points out to the fact that the moon finished forming about 4.425 billion years ago, or 100 million years later than previously thought.
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Venus spotted during day time in Jaipur: Expert
Science | Jun 17, 2020, 11:33 PM ISTPlanet Venus was spotted during day time in Jaipur on Wednesday, the assistant director of BM Birla Planetarium said.
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'Mirror image' of earth, sun found 3000 light-years away
Science | Jun 09, 2020, 10:00 AM ISTScientists have discovered a massive exoplanet that orbits a star located some 3,000 light-years away from us and it may be potentially habitable.
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NASA measures wind speed on a brown dwarf
Science | Apr 10, 2020, 03:44 PM ISTFor the first time, scientists have directly measured wind speed on a brown dwarf, an object larger than Jupiter (the largest planet in our solar system) but not quite massive enough to become a star.
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Nearly 140 new minor planets found at edge of solar system: Study
Science | Mar 12, 2020, 04:44 PM ISTAstronomers have discovered 139 new trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) -- minor planets located in the far reaches of the solar system.
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How Uranus and Neptune are different, researchers reveal
Science | Feb 05, 2020, 12:38 PM ISTFor the first time, the team of scientists at the University of Zurich investigated a range of different collisions on both planets using high-resolution computer simulations.
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Never-seen-before image of Sun captured by world's largest telescope
Science | Jan 30, 2020, 10:50 AM ISTThe Sun looks like a boiling pot of popcorn, belies the notion of a bland yellow orb. Details in the newly released images show plasma, which covers the sun, that appears to boil.
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Mars losing water even faster than scientists thought
Science | Jan 10, 2020, 07:04 PM ISTMars today is cold and dry – a desert world -- but dry river valleys and lakebeds suggest that water covered much of the Red Planet billions of years ago. Previous research has also found that Martian water mostly escaped into space.