Astronomy

Solar system surrounded by a massive ‘magnetic tunnel’: new research

New research by an astronomer from the University of Toronto suggested that the entire solar… Read More

This object may be fragment of wrecked planet

‘Oumuamua, meaning “messenger from afar” in the native Hawaiian language, is traveling out of the… Read More

Elon Musk dismisses astronomy concerns over Starlink network

Musk is trying to seize control of the future internet space market and has already… Read More

Was this cigar-shaped object a UFO? scientists conclude

Scientists tracked the reddish-coloured ‘Oumuamua from Oct. 14, 2017, until Jan. 2, 2018, after which… Read More

New 3-D map of Milky Way will ‘revolutionise astronomy’

Europe's Gaia satellite has produced a "stunning" 3-D map, published, of more than a billion… Read More

Newly discovered planets may boost search for life beyond Earth

The discovery of three planets that circle a small, dim star could bolster the chances… Read More

EGS-zs8-1: Astronomers find most distant galaxy ever measured

MIAMI: Astronomers have located the most distant galaxy ever measured in the universe, and it… Read More

NASA to build most powerful space telescope ever

GREENBELT: As the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 25 years in space this week, NASA and… Read More

NASA Dawn nears encounter with dwarf planet Ceres

MIAMI: A NASA spacecraft called Dawn is about to become the first mission to orbit… Read More

US astrophysicists to start sending signals to aliens

SAN JOSE: For decades, US astrophysicists seeking to make contact with extraterrestrials have basically just… Read More

NASA spacecraft set to take photos of Pluto

WASHINGTON: Nine years after leaving Earth, the New Horizons spacecraft is at last drawing close… Read More

US debates next lunar step; 45 years after Neil Armstrong

CAPE CANAVERAL: Forty-five years after the first Apollo lunar landing, the United States remains divided… Read More