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  Hidden Moons around Uranus? Outer rings offer new clues to space mystery

  Science | April 27, 2026 18:26 IST

  Scientists 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 23:49 IST

  NASA 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 | October 12, 2023 7:07 IST

  The 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 | March 28, 2023 22:14 IST

  According 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 | February 04, 2023 8:15 IST

  The 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 | April 29, 2022 14:46 IST

  Video 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 | April 27, 2022 7:13 IST

  The 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 | August 26, 2021 17:51 IST

  Dubbed 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 | December 06, 2020 18:34 IST

  A 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 | August 19, 2020 8:59 IST

  According 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 | August 08, 2020 16:40 IST

  Scientists 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 | July 21, 2020 20:21 IST

  An 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 | July 20, 2020 10:41 IST

  According 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 | June 17, 2020 23:33 IST

  Planet 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 | June 09, 2020 10:00 IST

  Scientists 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 | April 10, 2020 15:44 IST

  For 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 | March 12, 2020 16:44 IST

  Astronomers 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 | February 05, 2020 12:38 IST

  For 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 | January 30, 2020 10:50 IST

  The 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 | January 10, 2020 19:04 IST

  Mars 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.