Astronomy
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What are zombie planets? And what makes them spooky?
Any planets orbiting a star when it goes supernova should be obliterated. Mysteriously though, a handful have been detected orbiting neutron stars.
Gareth Dorrian, The Conversation
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Two astronomers reveal how humanity can finally find extraterrestrial intelligence
If radio transmissions from Earth can be detected from interstellar distances, then the opposite is also a possibility.
Macy Huston, The Conversation & Jason Wright, The Conversation
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The great conjunction: Jupiter and Saturn to align today in ‘closest visible encounter’
The next time the planets will be this close is 2080.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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BJP worker’s son claims in video he cast eight votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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Why a health crisis is brewing among the labourers of Assam’s tea gardens
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Scientists unveil first-ever image of black hole
It was captured in the galaxy Messier 87, 55 million light years away from the Earth.
Scroll Staff
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There are missing objects at the fringe of the solar system – new study puzzles astronomers
There's a mysterious lack of small bodies beyond Neptune, but a 'snowman-shaped' object may help explain why.
David Rothery, The Conversation
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Researchers detect what may be the first known moon outside solar system
More than 3,500 exoplanets are known but no exomoon has been confirmed so far.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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What 840 newly discovered minor planets beyond Neptune can tell us
Discovery of many icy worlds helps unravel the solar system's history.
Michele Bannister, The Conversation
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For the first time, scientists discover a group of planets beyond the Milky Way
Researchers from the University of Oklahoma in the United States used a process called microlensing to observe these planets.
Scroll Staff
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Astronomers discover Earth-like planet just 11 light years away
Named Ross 128 b, it is the second closest exoplanet of its kind to Earth and may have conditions necessary to support life.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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First possible interstellar object spotted travelling through the solar system
A/2017 U1, a small asteroid or comet, entered the solar system from the direction of the constellation Lyra.
Scroll Staff
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What high-speed astronomy can tell us about the galactic zoo
Projects to build large telescopes are underway to detect changes in the universe.
Christopher Kochanek
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New supercluster of galaxies named Saraswati by Indian astronomers
The supercluster is believed to be the equivalent of 20 million billion suns.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Football, Premier League: Manchester City win fourth straight title
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Harmanpreet Singh – the calm leader and ruthless drag-flicker for team India
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IPL 2024: Rajasthan pipped to second spot by Hyderabad after match against Kolkata gets washed out
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IPL 2024: Abhishek Sharma stars as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Punjab Kings to cap off league stage
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Badminton, Thailand Open, as it happened: Satwik-Chirag win second men’s doubles title of the season