Supermassive Black Hole Spotted Eating Sun-Like Star in Nearby Galaxy

Supermassive Black Hole Spotted Eating Sun-Like Star in Nearby Galaxy

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Black holes, celestial objects known for their gluttony, usually eat stars unlucky enough to stray too close to them in one big gulp, annihilating them with their enormous gravitational pull. But some, it turns out, tend to snack rather than gorge. Researchers said they have observed a supermassive black hole…

Aditya-L1 Launch Countdown Begins: When and Where to Watch the Live Streaming of ISRO’s Maiden Solar Mission

Aditya-L1 Launch Countdown Begins: When and Where to Watch the Live Streaming of ISRO’s Maiden Solar Mission

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Aditya-L1, India’s first solar mission, is all set to be launched today (September 2) at 11.50am IST from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota. The launch for the solar mission has been announced days after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved success in safe…

Sun-Observing Spacecraft Sheds Light on the Solar Wind’s Origin

Sun-Observing Spacecraft Sheds Light on the Solar Wind’s Origin

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The solar wind is a ubiquitous feature of our solar system. This relentless high-speed flow of charged particles from the sun fills interplanetary space. On Earth, it triggers geomagnetic storms that can disrupt satellites and it causes the dazzling auroras — the northern and southern lights — at high latitudes….

Chandrayaan-3 Landing Is Important Step for Exploration: ISRO Chief

Chandrayaan-3 Landing Is Important Step for Exploration: ISRO Chief

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After the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 on GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle on Friday, Director of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) S Somanath said that landing is one important step for further exploration.  “Chandrayaan-3 is a very important step…Landing this time is very important. Unless you land,…

First Ever View of the Milky Way Seen Through the Lens of Neutrino Particles

First Ever View of the Milky Way Seen Through the Lens of Neutrino Particles

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Data collected by an observatory in Antarctica has produced our first view of the Milky Way galaxy through the lens of neutrino particles. It’s the first time we have seen our galaxy “painted” with a particle, rather than in different wavelengths of light. The result, published in Science, provides researchers…

Space Travel Messes With the Human Brain, Reveals New NASA-Funded Study

Space Travel Messes With the Human Brain, Reveals New NASA-Funded Study

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Space can be an unfriendly place for the human body, with microgravity conditions and other factors tampering with our physiology, from head to toe — head, of course, being a primary concern. A new NASA-funded study provides a deeper understanding of the issue. Researchers said on Thursday that astronauts who…

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Spots Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Leaving Behind Trail of Newborn Stars

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Spots Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Leaving Behind Trail of Newborn Stars

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A supermassive black hole, weighing as much as 20 million Suns, has left behind a 2,00,000-light-year-long condensed trail of newborn stars, twice the diameter of the Milky Way galaxy, in its wake, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), US. Captured accidentally by NASA‘s Hubble Space Telescope, the…

Asteroid Discovery Suggests Ingredients for Life on Earth Came From Space

Asteroid Discovery Suggests Ingredients for Life on Earth Came From Space

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Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for the advent of life arrived on Earth aboard rocks from space billions of years ago. Scientists said on Tuesday they detected uracil and niacin in…