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Highlights: Astronomers discover ‘Baby’ Galaxy 12 billion light years away
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 the world. About the Baby Galaxy This galaxy is named as SPT0418-47 is located around ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Baby Galaxy • Einstein Ring • Milky Way • SPT0418-17
Indian Scientists detect ionized Fluorine in Extreme Helium stars for the first time
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 time. Highlights The chemical peculiarities of the Extreme Helium stars challenge evolution of stars. However, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Astrophysics • Indian Institute of Astrophysics • Milky Way • Science & Technology • Solar System • Stars
What is Cosmic Yeti?
Scientists have accidentally discovered ‘the footprints a monstrous galaxy’ being called as ‘Cosmic Yeti’ in early universe that has never been seen before. The discovery provides new insights into the first growing steps of some of biggest galaxies in universe. The astronomical findings were published in Astrophysical Journal. Why the name? The scientists have equated ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Astronomical Discovery • Atacama Large Millimeter Array • Cosmic Yeti • Galaxy • Milky Way
NASA decides to launch SPHEREx Mission to investigate origins of our Universe
US space agency NASA has recently unveiled a new space telescope ‘SPHEREx’ that would begin a two-year mission in 2023 to map the entire sky in order to understand the origins of the universe. The acronym SPHEREx stands for ‘Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer’. The spacecraft’s objective ..
Topics: Astronomy • Barred spiral galaxies • Big Bang • Galaxy • In spaceflight • Milky Way • Physical cosmology • Physical sciences • Reionization • Space observatories • SPHEREx
Breakthrough Listen Project (BLP)
BLP is US$100-million global astronomical initiative launched in 2015 by Internet investor Yuri Milner and cosmologist Stephen Hawking. It has teams from around the world to find signs of intelligent life in universe. The 10-year programme aims to survey 1,000,000 closest stars to Earth by scanning entire galactic plane of Milky Way. It will listen for ..
Topics: Cosmologists • Galactic plane • Galaxy • Milky Way • Natural sciences • Physical sciences • Scientists • Stephen Hawking • Yuri Milner