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Here’s what colours of this barred spiral galaxy say about its star population
By Sanya Budhiraja
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:22 PM IST
“NGC 4535 is located about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo,” reads a bit of the caption shared alongside the post.
NASA shares pic of huge cluster of galaxies. Guess how far it is from Earth
By Sanya Budhiraja
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 12:07 AM IST
“So cool,” read one comment under the share.
NASA shares picture of a barred spiral galaxy. Seen it yet?
By Sanya Budhiraja
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 10:24 AM IST
“About two-thirds of galaxies, including our own Milky Way Galaxy, contain bars,” reads a bit of the caption shared alongside the image.
NASA shares fascinating picture of ‘Fireworks Galaxy’. Seen it yet?
By Sanya Budhiraja
PUBLISHED ON JAN 09, 2021 09:02 PM IST
“So pretty,” read one comment under the post.
Astronomers discover exoplanet that behaves like long theorized Planet Nine
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by Nilavro Ghosh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 12, 2020 05:30 PM IST
The exoplanet called HD106906 b occupies an unlikely orbit around a double star 336 light-years away. It was first discovered in 2013 with the Magellan Telescopes at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
Space music: NASA shares sonification video of the Crab Nebula. It’s amazing
By Trisha Sengupta | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 10, 2020 09:31 AM IST
Shared on the official Instagram account for NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, the video shows sonification of the Crab Nebula.
Where’s dark matter? NASA’s post is about the scaffolding of our universe
By Sanya Budhiraja | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 02, 2020 09:06 AM IST
The starry image is beautiful to look at in itself, but it is the text shared alongside the photograph that may pique your interest.
Galaxy M106 has a rather unusual set of spiral arms. Check it out
By Sanya Budhiraja | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 18, 2020 08:27 AM IST
“So stunning,” read one comment under the post.
NASA shares picture of ‘gravitational lensing’. It is intriguing
By Sanya Budhiraja | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 14, 2020 11:02 AM IST
“Fascinating,” read one comment under the post.
Time-lapse video shows Comet ISON travelling through space. Seen it yet?
By Sanya Budhiraja | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 11, 2020 08:38 AM IST
Comet ISON was hurtling toward the Sun at 48,000 miles per hour in 2013. Watch the video to find out what happened to it.
‘Sound’ created by ‘interacting galaxies’ may send shivers down your spine. Watch
By Trisha Sengupta | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 02, 2020 08:30 AM IST
“That is so cool but so creepy,” commented an individual.
Pocketful of stars: NASA’s space telescope gives a taste of dreaminess in latest picture
By Zarafshan Shiraz | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 12, 2020 12:02 PM IST
NASA’s latest picture from Hubble Space Telescope promises a feeling of refreshing tranquility and that is all the escapism we need this weekend
NASA’s summertime on Saturn image amazes people
By Asian News International | Posted By: Trisha Sengupta | Baltimore
PUBLISHED ON JUL 24, 2020 10:28 AM IST
“Amazing,” wrote a Twitter user while commenting on the post.
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope discovers ‘feathered spiral’ galaxy 67 mn light years away
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 07, 2020 05:16 PM IST
Classified as a “floucculent” (or fluffy-looking) spiral galaxy, the spiral arms indicate that the galaxy hasn’t formed any stars for a while.
Astronomers get ‘lucky’, obtain some of the sharpest-ever images of Jupiter
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi | New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 09, 2020 04:03 PM IST
Michael Wong, the lead researcher, said that the Gemini data were critical because they allowed us to probe deeply into Jupiter’s clouds on a regular schedule.
Hubble telescope finds mysterious disc near black hole
By Indo Asian News Service | Washington
PUBLISHED ON JUL 12, 2019 03:44 PM IST
Black holes in certain types of galaxies such as NGC 3147 are considered to be starving as there is insufficient gravitationally captured material to feed them regularly.
NASA’s Hubble captured first image of surviving companion to supernova
By Indo Asian News Service | Indo Asian News Service, Washington
UPDATED ON APR 27, 2018 11:33 AM IST
It is a compelling evidence that some supernovas originate in double-star systems.
Most distant star ever detected sits halfway across the universe
By Reuters | Reuters, Washington
UPDATED ON APR 03, 2018 09:53 AM IST
The star, located in a distant spiral galaxy, is at least 100 times further away than any other star previously observed.