Telescope
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals how supermassive black holes keep growing: Real reason
Science | Jul 20, 2026, 03:45 PM ISTNASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided astronomers with the clearest evidence yet of how supermassive black holes sustain their growth. By observing the galaxy NGC 4696, researchers discovered that the black holes may repeatedly recycle surrounding gas through a self-feeding.
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James Webb Telescope measures most distant dormant Black Hole ever discovered
Science | Jun 10, 2026, 11:52 AM ISTAstronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to measure the mass of the most distant dormant supermassive black hole ever detected. Located more than 10 billion light-years away in the galaxy MRG-M0138, the black hole is estimated to have a mass of around six billion Suns.
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NASA Webb Telescope detects Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, reveals clues about another star
Science | Jun 02, 2026, 08:15 PM ISTNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has made a breakthrough by detecting methane gas on the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS for the first time. The discovery suggests the comet formed in a very different environment from objects in our solar system.
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James Webb Space Telescope: New study disclosed harsh condition of distant planets for first time
Science | May 06, 2026, 12:56 PM ISTAstronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to directly study the surface of an exoplanet for the first time. The findings on LHS 3844 b reveal a harsh, Mercury-like world with no atmosphere, offering new insights into distant rocky planets.
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James Webb Space telescope detects Cosmic Buckyballs in distant Nebula
Science | Apr 29, 2026, 01:03 PM ISTNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed detailed images of rare carbon molecules known as buckyballs inside a distant planetary nebula called Tc 1. Located around 10,000 light-years away, the discovery may help scientists better understand how complex organic molecules form in space.
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James Webb Telescope spots ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ galaxy with a hidden supermassive black hole
Science | Jan 05, 2026, 04:59 PM ISTNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a mysterious early-universe galaxy nicknamed “Jekyll and Hyde”, revealing a calm, star-forming exterior and a violent hidden core powered by a supermassive black hole.
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Chinese-made rifle telescope seized in Jammu, probe underway
Jammu and Kashmir | Dec 21, 2025, 08:41 PM ISTA six-year-old boy in the Asrarabad locality of the Sidhra area was found possessing a "Chinese-made" telescope.
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NASA study reveals shocking new threat ruining Hubble and future telescope images
Science | Dec 04, 2025, 02:35 PM ISTWhile space telescopes are presumed safe from interference, a NASA-led study recently confirmed a major problem that is now ruining their images.
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NASA’s Hubble unveils NGC 4536: A galaxy overflowing with new stars
Science | Mar 27, 2025, 01:38 PM ISTNGC 4536 is a starburst galaxy with rapid star formation due to gas compression. Its bar-like structure channels gas toward the nucleus, fueling intense star birth. The hot blue stars formed quickly and exploded, creating glowing HII regions.
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NASA launches its newest space telescope, set to conduct all-sky survey, map millions of galaxies
Science | Mar 12, 2025, 03:59 PM ISTThe NASA SPHEREx telescope will use infrared instruments and a broad field of view to map the entire sky. It will observe the total cosmic glow from after the Big Bang.
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NASA's new telescope to create multi-spectral map of cosmos, surpassing all previous efforts
Science | Feb 24, 2025, 04:44 PM ISTNASA's SPHEREx telescope will capture the entire sky and generate colourful images that are currently impossible with existing telescopes.
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Ladakh: Asia's largest imaging telescope MACE inaugurated | Know its significance
Science | Oct 09, 2024, 07:28 AM ISTThe Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) observatory, the largest imaging Cherenkov telescope in Asia built by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) will add a new dimension to scientific research.
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James Webb Space Telescope uncovers distant galaxy offering clues to the Early universe
Science | Sep 29, 2024, 05:26 PM ISTThe James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered a distant galaxy, seen about one billion years after the Big Bang, offering a rare look into the early universe. This galaxy, in a transitional phase between dust clouds and fully formed galaxies, could provide crucial insights into how stars.
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Indian scientists create infrared star catalogue tool for thirty meter telescope
Science | Jul 10, 2024, 02:26 PM ISTA team of Indian scientists has made a significant contribution to the field of astronomy by developing an open-source tool designed to generate an infrared star catalogue. This tool is specifically created for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), a highly anticipated telescope.
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Hubble Telescope captures the images of galaxies with ‘forbidden’ light
Technology | Dec 24, 2023, 05:48 PM ISTThe forbidden emission lines should not exist according to certain rules of quantum physics. But quantum physics is complex, and some of the rules used to predict it were formulated under laboratory conditions here on Earth, the team explained.
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Webb telescope to help you find Milky Way-like galaxies in early universe: All you need to know
Technology | Nov 12, 2023, 07:11 PM ISTAlexander de la Vega, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Riverside stated "This galaxy, named ceers-2112, formed soon after the Big Bang."
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James Webb space telescope finds water vapor in planet-forming zone: Know more
Science | Jul 26, 2023, 09:29 AM ISTThe James Webb Space Telescope is an international collaboration led by NASA, in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency.
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James Webb telescope likely spots first supernova
Science | Aug 02, 2022, 03:00 AM ISTJames Webb telescope's actual aim is to solve mysteries in our solar system, look beyond distant worlds around other stars, and probe the mysterious structures and origins of our universe and our place in it.
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NASA releases next wave of images from James Webb Space Telescope; scientists react
Science | Jul 12, 2022, 11:08 PM ISTJames Webb Space Telescope new images: The first batch of images from NASA’s new space telescope was unveiled on Monday. Those images showed the Cosmas brimming with galaxies.
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James Webb Space Telescope’s first cosmic view goes deep; Biden calls it 'historic moment'
Science | Jul 12, 2022, 10:56 AM ISTPresident Joe Biden marveled at the image that he said showed “the oldest documented light in the history of the universe from over 13 billion -- let me say that again -- 13 billion years ago. It’s hard to fathom.”