Telescope
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Earth-based telescopes get better at observing exoplanets with low-cost attachment
Oct 10, 2017, 11:25 AM ISTScientists have developed a new low-cost technology that allows telescopes on Earth to observe exoplanets with greater precision.
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NASA telescope detects evidence of dark matter in the nearby Andromeda galaxy
World | Feb 22, 2017, 06:40 PM ISTIn a mysterious signals detected from the neighbouring Andromeda galaxy, NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has spotted an unusual gesture that could indicate the presence of dark matter. The signal is similar to one seen
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NASA’s Spitzer hears stellar ‘heartbeat’
World | Feb 15, 2017, 01:00 PM ISTUS space agency NASA’s Spitzer space telescope has detected unusual heartbeat-like pulsations in the outer shells of a star called HAT-P-2. A closely orbiting planet, called HAT-P-2b, might be causing these vibrations each time it
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China to set up world's highest altitude telescopes at border with India
World | Jan 07, 2017, 09:35 PM ISTChina is setting up the world's highest altitude gravitational wave telescopes in Tibet, close to Line of Actual Control with India, with a budget of USD 18.8 million to detect faintest echoes resonating from universe
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NASA space telescopes 'Spitzer' and 'Swift' discover elusive brown dwarf
World | Nov 11, 2016, 02:16 PM ISTA unique collaboration between NASA's Spitzer and Swift space telescopes have led to a discovery of a new brown dwarf - thought to be the missing link between planets and stars, with masses up
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World's largest-ever space telescope is ready for launch in 2018, says NASA
World | Nov 03, 2016, 10:58 AM ISTAfter more than 20 years of construction, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is complete and, following in-depth testing, the largest-ever space telescope is expected to launch within two years, NASA officials announced on Wednesday.
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ISRO exploring possibilities for setting up telescope on moon
India | Oct 15, 2016, 11:10 AM ISTThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to set up a telescope on moon as a part of enhancing its scientific observation capacity, ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar said. Speaking to the students
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SEE PIC! NASA's SOFIA captures birth of new stars from collapse of six interstellar clouds
World | Oct 06, 2016, 03:09 PM ISTAdding another feather to its cap, NASA researchers on board it's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) have detected the collapse of portions of six interstellar clouds on their way to becoming new stars much
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SEE PIC! NASA’s Fermi telescope detects dazzling gamma-ray binary in space (Video)
World | Sep 30, 2016, 02:03 PM ISTNASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has found the first gamma-ray binary – the brightest one ever spotted – in another galaxy. The dual-star system, dubbed LMC P3, contains a massive star and a crushed
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SEE PIC! NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captures stunning image of Pandora's Cluster
World | Sep 29, 2016, 04:39 PM ISTNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured a new image of Pandora's Cluster, or Abell 2744, which will allow astronomers to study the distant universe. The Pandora’s Cluster is a giant galaxy cluster resulting from the
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Life spotted? NASA's Hubble telescope finds water vapour plumes on Jupiter's largest moon Europa ( Video )
World | Sep 27, 2016, 12:16 PM ISTNASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted water vapour plumes erupting off the surface on Jupiter's moon Europa, in a possible evidence of the existence of life there. Releasing new images captured from the Hubble
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NASA's Hubble space telescope spots a planet orbiting two stars
World | Sep 23, 2016, 05:54 PM ISTAstronomers using NASA’s Hubble space telescope have discovered a planet orbiting two stars in a system located about 8,000 light-years away towards the centre of our galaxy. The planet orbits roughly 300 million miles
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See Pics! In a first, NASA's WISE telescope captures supermassive black holes eating up stars
World | Sep 19, 2016, 12:29 PM ISTGigantic black holes have been spotted eating up everything including the stars present near them – something they are quite famous for. Black holes have a tremendous gravitational pull and obtain thermal energy equal to
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See Pic! NASA's Hubble space telescope captures incredible image of a comet breaking apart
World | Sep 18, 2016, 11:05 AM ISTNASA's Hubble space telescope has captured amazing images of the most detailed observation of a comet breaking apart 108 million kilometres from Earth. The images was taken over three days in January 2016, Hubble showed
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See pics! NASA’s Hubble telescope captures two new dwarf galaxies
World | Aug 12, 2016, 12:22 PM ISTUS space agency NASA's Hubble Space telescope has taken some stunning images of a pair of dwarf galaxies. The two tiny galaxies are found between two closely packed larger galaxies. After being inactive for
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These 6,000-year-old tombs could have been used as telescopes, say scientists
World | Jul 04, 2016, 12:27 PM ISTLondon: Ancient megalithic tombs found in Europe could be the first astronomical observing tools used to watch skies by humans 6,000 years ago before the invention of telescopes, according to scientists. The long, narrow
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China finishes construction of world's largest radio telescope
World | Jul 03, 2016, 01:59 PM ISTBeijing: China's world's largest radio telescope which will be used for exploring space and will also help in finding extraterrestrial life was fitted into the centre of the big dish today, state media said. This
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Mysterious, isolated dwarf galaxy discovered by NASA'S Hubble
World | Jun 12, 2016, 12:20 PM ISTLondon: An irregular, mysterious and solitary dwarf galaxy has been spotted by the US space agency NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. This solitary dwarf galaxy is known as UGC 4879 and is is smaller and messier
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Ladakh may be home to world’s largest telescope
India | May 01, 2016, 05:04 PM ISTTMT board has started looking for alternative sites for the world's largest telescope project, which includes Hanle in Ladakh
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Spurned by Hawaii, world’s largest telescope may now be built in Ladakh
India | May 01, 2016, 04:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Hawaii’s loss may be Ladakh’s gain. Alternative sites such as Hanle in Ladakh are being considered for the Thirty Metre Telescope project -- proposed to be the largest telescope -- after protests in