Motion of some stars holds clue of dark matter shape in barred galaxies

Jan 17, 2022

New Delhi [India], January 18 : Dark matter forms the skeleton on which galaxies form, evolve, and merge. Scientists investigating how the shape of...

Indigenously designed, developed spectrograph can locate faint light from distant celestial objects

Mar 03, 2021

New Delhi [India], March 3 : Indian scientists have indigenously designed and developed a low-cost optical spectrograph that can locate sources of faint light...

Scientists reveal how massive galaxies form in early universe

May 07, 2023

After years of study, the team has detected the detailed process of circumgalactic gas entering this massive galaxy group and has captured a three-dimensional...

NASA's Webb Telescope launches to see first galaxies, distant worlds

Dec 25, 2021

Washington DC [US], December 25 : NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched at 7:20 am EST Saturday on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's...

Indian astronomers discover 'one of the farthest' star galaxies in universe

Sep 01, 2020

New Delhi [India], September 1 : Indian astronomers have discovered one of the farthest star galaxies in the universe, estimated to be located 9.3...

Israeli astronomers discover enigmatic red supermassive black hole veiled in cosmic dust

Feb 27, 2024

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, Israeli astronomers identified an extraordinarily red supermassive black hole shrouded in cosmic dust, challenging current understandings...