Milky Way

What are Dark Sirens?

April 10, 2021

A team of scientists have recently found a way to solve cosmological tensions through dark sirens. What are Dark Sirens? The Dark Sirens are nothing but gravitational waves from neutron stars or black holes. The Dark sirens can be picked ..

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What are Quasars? How do they help in understanding Universe?

April 9, 2021

Recently, a group of astronomers have discovered a dozen of quasars that were warped by naturally occurring cosmic lens. Warping is twisting. With this discovery, the number of known quasars have increased by 25%. This can help to determine the ..

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First Image of Black Hole Magnetic Field

April 3, 2021

For the first time, international scientists working on the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) have created an image showing the magnetic field around a black hole. The black hole is located in M87 galaxy. Black Hole Magnetic Field Image In 2019, ..

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Concentration of Small Black Holes discovered in cluster NGC 6397

February 12, 2021

The astronomers have discovered a concentration of smaller black holes in the cluster NGC 6397. Small black holes were discovered instead of one massive black hole at the heart of the cluster. Key facts The Globular clusters are a dense ..

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MeerKAT Radio Telescope: Two Giant Radio Galaxies discovered

January 23, 2021

The MeerKAT Radio Telescope recently discovered two giant radio galaxies. The galaxies were discovered under the MIGHTEE survey. The discovered galaxies are bigger than 93% of any other giants discovered before. They were 62 times the size of Milky Way. ..

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UVIT of ISRO: Rare UV-Bright Stars spotted

January 22, 2021

The Astronomers have spotted massive hot UV-Bright stars in Milky Way Galaxy with the help of UVIT. UVIT is Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope. It is placed in Astrosat satellite. The Astrosat is the first multi wavelength space satellite of India. ..

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What is Data Sonification?

December 11, 2020

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently shared a sonification video of crab Nebula. The video shows Nebula being transformed into music based on its different colours.  The blue shades were translated into bass and white shades into to wood ..

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Radio burst spotted by NASA for the first time in Milky Way

November 6, 2020

NASA recently reported that it observed a mix of radio signals and X-ray in Milky Way in April 2020. This has never been observed earlier in the galaxy. NASA has also reported the spotting of Fast Radio Bursts. This was ..

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Highlights: Astronomers discover ‘Baby’ Galaxy 12 billion light years away

August 15, 2020

The astronomers have found a baby galaxy billions of light-years from the Earth that has been seen to be similar to our planet. This discovery is going to change the perception of the scientists regarding the formation of galaxies in ..

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Indian Scientists detect ionized Fluorine in Extreme Helium stars for the first time

June 22, 2020

The Extreme Helium Stars are low-mass super giants and are devoid of hydrogen. So far, around 21 helium stars have been detected. The scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics have determined Fluorine in Extreme Helium stars for the first ..

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