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Astronomers discover new ‘Super-Venus’ exoplanet redefining planetary science

Astronomers identified Enaiposha, a "Super-Venus" exoplanet 47 light-years away, challenging classifications with its dense atmosphere and unique traits.
Published on Jan 27, 2025 11:59 AM IST

Seven planets will align in the sky in February. What it means?

While Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are already visible in the sky, Mercury will join them next month for just one night.
Published on Jan 21, 2025 09:56 AM IST

Global astronomers spot ‘super Jupiter’ planet, IIT Kanpur prof part of team

As per the finding, the planet has been classified as super Jupiter due to its mass, which exceeds that of Jupiter by at least six times, making it significantly larger than any planet in the solar system. (Photo credits: T. Müller)
Published on Jul 25, 2024 02:37 PM IST

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope solves mystery of this puffy exoplanet

NASA's image of the puffy exoplanet WASP-107 b.
Updated on May 21, 2024 09:20 PM IST

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope finds water vapour in exoplanet

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope found water on an exoplanet.
Published on Jan 30, 2024 09:30 PM IST

Life in other worlds? Intriguing new possibilities emerge

This Nasa handout image captured by the James Webb telescope and obtained on July 12, 2023, shows a small star-forming region in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth. (AFP)
Updated on Sep 29, 2023 10:28 AM IST

Exciting findings, new ideas in hunt for alien life

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An artist’s concept of what the exoplanet K2-18b could look like. (ESA)
Updated on Nov 23, 2023 03:20 AM IST

‘Evidence’ of two planets possibly sharing same orbit around their star found

This image, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), shows the young planetary system PDS 70, located nearly 400 light-years away from Earth. European Southern Observatory via AP)
Published on Jul 21, 2023 02:05 PM IST

Watch: ‘Giant mirror’-like alien planet that ‘shouldn't exist’, discovered

An artist's impression of the exoplanet LTT9779b orbiting its host star, located 264 light years from Earth.
Published on Jul 11, 2023 01:42 PM IST

NASA's Kepler discovers trio of exoplanets in final days of decade-long mission

All these exoplanets are between the size of Earth and Neptune, and closely orbit their stars. (Illustrative Image)
Published on May 31, 2023 03:22 PM IST

Nasa tweets sound emitted by Perseus black hole and it'll blow your mind. Watch

Screengrab from the video shared by Nasa Exoplanets with sound from the Perseus black hole. 
Published on Aug 22, 2022 05:44 PM IST

News updates from HT: Rajnath Singh to inaugurate revamped Rezang La memorial

Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane pays tribute to the martyred soldiers at Rezang La War Memorial.
Published on Nov 18, 2021 08:58 AM IST

Ahmedabad-based scientists discover star-planet bigger than Jupiter

A new star planet has been discovered orbiting too close to an evolved or aging star with a mass of 1.5 times that of Sun.
Published on Nov 17, 2021 04:39 PM IST

First 'moon-forming' disc surrounding exoplanet detected by astronomers

This image shows the PDS 70 system, located nearly 400 light-years away and still in the process of being formed.
Published on Jul 22, 2021 11:39 PM IST

Nasa says newly-discovered exoplanet could have water clouds and a ‘tail’

Artist’s rendering of TOI-1231 b, a Neptune-like planet about 90 light-years away from Earth.
Published on Jun 11, 2021 05:41 PM IST