Orion constellation is a group of stars aligned in a specific manner, which is most visible in the night sky during winters in the northern hemisphere. The constellation is named after Orion, a giant hunter in Greek mythology. It is often identified...
Astrophysicists discover a unique neutron star whose magnetic field is apparent only when viewed from a certain angle. It belongs to the transient X-ray pulsar named GRO J2058+42 A neutron star is formed when a giant star dies in a supernova and...
Some people find it hard to follow a particular speech in noisy environments. Existing auditory tests are not advanced enough to detect this type of hearing loss. Researchers develop two sets of tests that can detect such ‘hidden’...
National Science Foundation released the highest resolution image ever captured of the Sun’s surface. They used ground-based Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope to capture unprecedented details. It reveals features as small as 18 miles in size...
KELT-9b is the hottest known exoplanet with a surface temperature of 4,300°C. It is so hot that even molecules of hydrogen gas (in the atmosphere) are torn to shreds on its dayside. The molecules reform when they flow around the planet’s...
Researchers find evidence of the second exoplanet orbiting our nearest stellar neighbor Proxima Centauri. Dubbed Proxima c, it may be six times as massive as Earth. It is estimated to be much colder than Earth and unlikely to be habitable. For...
Astronomers have found a star cluster that shouldn’t exist. It lies 94,000 light-years away from Earth and is only 120 million years old. Because of Magellanic Clouds, these stars managed to form in very unsuitable surroundings. Like...
Starlink becomes the world’s biggest commercial satellite network. So far, SpaceX has deployed more than 180 satellites in Low Earth Orbit. Its commercial operation in the Northern U.S. and Canada will begin in 2020. The company aims to...
An exoplanet named TOI 1338 b orbits a pair of stars every 95 days. This circumbinary planet is almost 7 times bigger than Earth and 1,300 light-years away. In 2018, NASA launched a space telescope named Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite...
Astronomers identify a new class of planet with incredibly low density. They studied three planets orbiting a Sun-like star Kepler 51. These puffy have densities lower than 0.1 gram/cm3. Planets are made out of numerous different things. Venus...