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India, Israel sign 9 agreements in space, defence, cybersecurity
India and Israel have signed nine agreements to boost cooperation in the areas of space, cyber security and oil and gas between both countries. The agreements were signed...Mountain closest to space
When measuring mountains by their distance from the centre of the Earth, rather than their height above sea level, the mountain closest to space is Mount Chimborazo in...
2006 VW139/288P: Astronomers spot strange binary asteroid with comet-like features
International team of astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have spotted an unusual object called 2006 VW139/288P having two asteroids orbiting each other with comet-like features. These include...
Scientists for first time observe Optical polarisation phenomenon of fast spinning star
Scientists for first time have observed Optical polarisation phenomenon (polarised light emitted by rapidly rotating stars) after it was predicted by Indian astrophysicist and Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar...
Scientists discover smallest star known in the universe
Scientists from University of Cambridge, UK have discovered the smallest star in the universe. It has been named as EBLM J0555-57Ab. The star was identified by SuperWASP, a...
Remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2A successfully launched
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2A into its dedicated orbit. It was launched onboard of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C36 from...
India, Japan ink ten agreements including civil nuclear deal
India and Japan signed have ten agreements to boost the bilateral cooperation between the two nations. The agreements were signed in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...
Uranus may have two more moons: Study
According to study conducted by researchers from University of Idaho, US Uranus may have two tiny, previously undiscovered moons orbiting near two of the planet’s rings. These two... Jupiter-like planet Kepler1647b orbiting two suns discovered
Scientists using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope have discovered a Jupiter-like circumbinary planet named Kepler1647b orbiting a system of two stars. The planet was discovered by astronomers from NASA’s... Hubble Telescope spots solitary dwarf galaxy UGC 4879
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a mysterious solitary dwarf galaxy known as UGC 4879. The galaxy is smaller and messier than its cosmic cousins and lacks the...
Scientists discover rare Einstein ring
An international team of astrophysicists have discovered an unusual astronomical object — an Einstein ring. This phenomenon was predicted by Einstein’s theory of General Relativity and has been...
