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  Mass extinction on earth caused due to exploding stars

  Science | August 20, 2020 9:51 IST

  A new study reveals that brutal cosmic rays from Supernovae could be the reason behind at least one mass extinction event. According to the researchers, finding certain radioactive isotopes in Earth's rock record could confirm this scenario.

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  Star brighter than sun disappears. Find out how

  Science | July 14, 2020 8:48 IST

  A 'monster' star that was over 2 million times brighter than the sun disappeared in 2019. A study published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society has included shocking information about the star.

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  Shine bright Sushant Singh Rajput! Fan names a star after the late actor

  Celebrities | July 06, 2020 9:51 IST

  Doing rounds on the internet is a certificate with the name of late Sushant Singh Rajput stating that a star in the 'astronomically verified position' is named after the 'Kai Po Che' actor on June 25, 2020. As soon as his fans came to know of this, they could not hold their excitement and poured their love for the actor on Twitter.

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  Brightest supernova ever seen discovered, scientists say

  Science | April 14, 2020 17:28 IST

  Scientists say they have discovered the brightest, most energetic, and likely most massive supernova -- a powerful and luminous stellar explosion -- ever identified.

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  Star Air to operate first ever Indore - Kishangarh flight!

  February 20, 2020 17:49 IST

  Passengers looking to travel from Indore (Madhya Pradesh) to Rajasthan's religious city Ajmer have a great news. Star Air is launching first direct flight from Indore to Kishangarh in Rajasthan from March 16. Kishangarh is just 35 kilometers from Ajmer city with less than hour drive.

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  Large amounts of oxygen detected in ancient star's atmosphere

  Science | January 25, 2020 19:09 IST

  An international team of astronomers has detected large amounts of oxygen in the atmosphere of one of the oldest and most elementally depleted stars ever known - a discovery that will help scientists better understand the earliest seeding of oxygen and other elements throughout the young universe.

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  Scientists discover 'Vampire' star gorging on victim

  Science | January 25, 2020 10:11 IST

  Astronomers have discovered a vampire star which is in the midst of a feeding frenzy, 3,000 light-years away from the earth. In the recent discovery, it was also found that this white dwarf star near the constellation of Scorpius is gorging on much smaller brown dwarf companion.

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  Large amounts of oxygen detected in ancient star's atmosphere

  Science | January 24, 2020 15:48 IST

  ​An international team of astronomers has detected large amounts of oxygen in the atmosphere of one of the oldest and most elementally depleted stars ever known - a discovery that will help scientists better understand the earliest seeding of oxygen and other elements throughout the young universe.  

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  NASA building homes made of fungi for Moon, Mars

  Science | January 17, 2020 21:24 IST

  Instead of habitats made of metal and glass, NASA is exploring technologies that could grow structures out of fungi to become our future homes in the stars, and perhaps lead to more sustainable ways of living on Earth as well.  

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  SpaceX successfully deploys 60 starlink satellites, watch videos

  India | January 07, 2020 9:25 IST

  Elon Musk's SpaceX has launched 60 rockets carrying internet satellites, achieving rare feet in the science and technology world. However, in a bid to appease stargazers, this time, some satellites have been coated dark to lessen reflectivity.

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  Most of Milky Way's stars may have formed in a relatively short time span: Study

  Science | December 17, 2019 17:41 IST

  ​Astronomers using the European Space Agency's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have observed a star burst at the central part of the Milky Way, and found that the formation of most stars in the galaxy may have happened in a relatively short time span.

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  Collapse of star captured for first time, say scientists

  Science | January 13, 2019 12:38 IST

  This rare event will help astronomers better understand the physics at play within the first moments of the creation of a black hole or neutron star.

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  China: Astronomers discover lithium-rich giant star with mass 1.5 times the sun

  Science | August 07, 2018 12:24 IST

  Chinese astronomers discover lithium- rich giant star which could shed new light on the evolution of the universe. Contains 3,000 times more lithium more than a normal star.

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  Astronomers find solution to formation of supermassive stars, says they have been born amid globular clusters

  Science | June 24, 2018 22:20 IST

  Globular clusters are ancient compact clusters of hundreds of thousands of stars clumped tightly together via gravity which were formed 11-13 billion years ago, just a few cosmic moments after the Big Bang.

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  Indian scientists discover sub-Saturn sized planet

  Science | June 23, 2018 15:44 IST

  The planet will be known as EPIC 211945201b or K2-236b.

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  First stars that formed after Big Bang identified

  Science | May 17, 2018 13:27 IST

  Scientists believe that the Universe's first stars formed in regions of very dense matter after Big Bang.

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  Study of Sun-like star to help understand solar cycle's effect on Earth's climate

  Science | January 09, 2018 22:48 IST

  The researchers have found a star located 120 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus which is identical to Sun in mass, radius and age.

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  Bright star Regulus spinning fast enough to ‘fly apart’, emitting light in 'unique' way

  Science | September 20, 2017 13:54 IST

  Regulus, one of the biggest stars in the night sky, is emitting light in a unique way and is rotating at such a speed that it is close to "flying apart"

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  Star India pays nearly Rs 82 crore to Maharashtra government for IPL deal

  Cricket | September 17, 2017 22:46 IST

  The official revealed that the agreement like the one between the BCCI Star India attracts a stamp duty of 0.5 percent of the total value.

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  Idea was to get everything or lose everything: Star CEO Uday Shankar on bagging IPL media rights

  Cricket | September 04, 2017 21:09 IST

  For India broadcast bid, Sony's singular bid was Rs 11,050 to Star's Rs 6196 crore.