Tiny satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way could reveal the 'climate' of the early universe
The properties of faint dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way can reveal a lot about the conditions of the early universe, the same way crop yields can tell a lot about spring weather.
Published: Apr 27, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Rare twin quasars caught merging in early universe—they are connected by a cosmic gas bridge
Rare twin quasars discovered merging in the early universe, revealing a galaxy collision and shared gas fueling supermassive black holes.
Published: Apr 27, 2026 | By Disita Sikdar
Humans can reach Alpha Centauri within lifetime by boarding a light-powered spacecraft
New laser-assisted technique may one day replace fuel-driven rocket propulsion
Published: Apr 23, 2026 | By Biplab Das
NASA Curiosity rover detects new organic compounds, strengthening case for Mars’ past habitability
The new findings boost evidence that the Red Planet once had conditions suitable for life.
Published: Apr 22, 2026 | By Disita Sikdar
Scientists may have finally found where stars stop forming in the Milky Way's disc
The older stars migrated out from the galactic center, leaving the younger ones inside.
Published: Apr 22, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Scientists discover an exoplanet system that is constantly changing on human timescales
TOI-201 is one of the few systems whose changes can be observed by humans in real time.
Published: Apr 22, 2026 | By Nibedita Sen
Resilient fungus found on NASA spacecraft could survive trip to Mars. Here's why it surprises scientists.
It can also make leather-like materials and building blocks for a Martian house.
Published: Apr 21, 2026 | By Biplab Das
NASA's Hubble images Trifid Nebula again after 29 years, focuses on 'Cosmic Sea Lemon'
The new image of the Trifid Nebula marks the 36th anniversary of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Published: Apr 21, 2026 | By Disita Sikdar
Scientists find evidence a supermassive black hole existed long before the galaxy around it took shape
The black hole formed when the universe was only 700 million years old.
Published: Apr 21, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Are slow solar winds really that slow? ESA's Proba-3 makes surprising revelation
“In the inner corona, a region very difficult to observe, we saw slow solar wind gusts moving three to four times faster than expected.”
Updated: Apr 17, 2026 | By Nibedita Sen
3I/ATLAS was spewing 70 Olympic swimming pools' worth of water daily when ESA's Juice observed it
“When we realised that Juice would be close to the comet around its closest approach to the Sun, we realised what a unique opportunity this was to collect a once-in-a-lifetime dataset.”
Published: Apr 16, 2026 | By Sandip Kishan
NASA's SPHEREx observes ice on dust particles in a turbulent star-forming region of the Milky Way
The dust particles in question are no larger than the smoke particles released when a candle is lit.
Published: Apr 16, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
NASA's Hubble provides spectacular views of a barred spiral galaxy 380 million light-years away
The spiral galaxy may look calm, but it is a rather dynamic system characterized by stellar evolution, among other things.
Updated: Apr 15, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Is it a star or a planet? What NASA's James Webb Space Telescope found as it looked into 29 Cygni b
29 Cygni b is 15 times the weight of Jupiter and occupies a borderline position between a star and a massive planet.
Updated: Apr 15, 2026 | By Nibedita Sen
Scientists discover three types of binary black hole mergers in the universe—here's what they are
The majority of the merging black holes are around 10 solar masses.
Published: Apr 14, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Thanks to the James Webb Telescope, we may have finally found evidence of the universe's first stars
Known as Population III stars, they are made of almost pure hydrogen and helium.
Published: Apr 13, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Dark matter may not be just one state—new study proposes two versions
Its ratio differs from the Milky Way to dwarf galaxies.
Published: Apr 10, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Rubin Observatory’s early data uncovers over 11,000 new asteroids
Solar System is revealing NEOs and TNOs, turning space into cosmic peekaboo.
Published: Apr 9, 2026 | By Nibedita Sen
We may be missing signals from alien civilizations. Astronomer reveals why
In an exclusive interview with Starlust, astronomer Vishal Gajjar of the SETI Institute discusses how stars may be responsible for the distortion of alien signals.
Published: Apr 8, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Were we born from exploding primordial black holes? New study suggests so
The new study suggests that primordial black holes helped create the matter-antimatter imbalance, resulting in the formation of matter as we know it.
Published: Apr 7, 2026 | By Biplab Das