Avaneesh Pandey

Fresh observations have revealed that DeeDee, an objects in the outskirts of the solar system, is massive enough to be spherical — the criterion necessary for astronomers to consider it a dwarf planet.

Apr 13, 2017

A team of astronomers has succeeded in taking a composite “image” that they say shows dark matter filaments connecting galaxies.

Apr 13, 2017

After five nights of observations, astronomers associated with the Event Horizon Telescope project said Wednesday that they may have succeeded in snapping a photograph of Milky Way's supermassive black hole.

Apr 13, 2017

Scientists believe that the basin, located in the red planet’s southern hemisphere, once had a 1,300-foot-deep lake.

Apr 12, 2017

In a new theoretical study, a team of researchers state that quantum gravity would very quickly turn a naked singularity, even if it is created, into a black hole.

Apr 12, 2017

A team of researchers has used archival data from the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager on board NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft to measure visible light from other galaxies.

Apr 12, 2017

The observations could help scientists and engineers develop better nanoscale objects and circuits.

Apr 12, 2017

Scientists believe the weather system, located much higher in the gas giant's atmosphere than the Great Red Spot, is a byproduct of the planet's massive aurorae.

Apr 12, 2017

Researchers associated with the GERDA collaboration in Italy have embarked on an ambitious experiment that aims to answer a longstanding question — why is there something rather than nothing?

Apr 07, 2017

The discovery, in addition to shedding light on what the boundaries of extrasolar habitable zones are like, may also provide crucial insights into Venus’ evolution.

Apr 07, 2017

A new study has revealed that these "smart" cephalopods make prolific use of RNA editing, which allows them alter genetic information without changing the underlying DNA code.

Apr 07, 2017

The exoplanet, located just 39 light-years from Earth, is the most Earth-like planet around which an atmosphere has so far been detected.

Apr 07, 2017

The image was captured Monday, when Jupiter made its closest approach to Earth in a year, and just days before it came into opposition.

Apr 06, 2017

A team of researchers has taken a significant step toward solving the longstanding mystery surrounding these complex and calamitous events.

Apr 05, 2017

According to fresh analysis of raw photometric data of TRAPPIST-1, the star flares too frequently and too powerfully to be conducive to life around it.

Apr 05, 2017

New observations suggest that a class of Kuiper Belt objects called blue binaries formed much closer to the Sun and were then shepherded to their current location by Neptune’s gravitational nudges.

Apr 05, 2017

The deep space gateway would serve as a waypoint for crewed Mars missions, while the vehicle which would ferry humans to the red planet and beyond.

Apr 05, 2017

A team of researchers has uncovered evidence of two ancient geological events that separated Britain from mainland Europe.

Apr 05, 2017

Although the researchers focused on the global distribution of bivalve (a class of mollusks) species, they believe the model can be applied to any species.

Apr 04, 2017

The breakthrough has the potential to revolutionize water filtration — especially in countries that sorely lack access to clean drinking water.

Apr 04, 2017

The exact nature of the objects, detected using the 1.3-metre SkyMapper telescope at Siding Spring Observatory in Australia, is still not clear.

Apr 03, 2017

Observations made using the Molonglo radio telescope in Australia suggest that these intense bursts of radio emission have an extragalactic point of origin.

Apr 03, 2017

The young star, which is a pre-main sequence object, is believed to have two protoplanets currently coalescing in orbit around it — giving the system its vivid and thick bands of dust separated by deep gaps.

Apr 03, 2017

The experiment involved the creation of “quantum memory” using the spin of donor phosphorous nucleus, which behaved as long-lived qubit.

Apr 03, 2017

Physicists at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have provided an answer to why the phenomenon, wherein oppositely directed magnetic field lines in plasma can break apart and reconnect, occurs much faster than theory says it should.

Apr 03, 2017

The ambitious international collaboration, which will begin observations this week, aims to photograph the shadow of the event horizon of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy.

Apr 02, 2017

According to a new study, the glaciers and ice caps that dot the edges of the Greenland’s coast are unlikely to recover from the melting they are currently experiencing.

Mar 31, 2017

The Neptune-sized planet, part of a five-planet system orbiting a G-type star, had long been "hiding in plain sight."

Mar 31, 2017

Scientists believe dark energy drives the universe's accelerated expansion. However, a computer simulation suggests that this mysterious force, which makes up 68 percent of the cosmos, may not be real.

Mar 31, 2017