Scientists have revealed the age and point of origin of a radio signal that was detected in March 2024. The fast radio burst came from a point in the universe that existed only three billion years after the Big Bang. The discovery could solve an explosive cosmic mystery.

Signal from the early universe: Radio burst travels 10 billion years to reach Earth. It came from a...

A scientist from Shanghai wants to send a spacecraft into a black hole to learn what lies at the heart of it. But there are several hurdles to his plans, but he is still hopeful that humans can send a probe to a black hole in the coming years.  

Black hole probe needs 100 years, $1 trillion and fictional technology. But there is an even bigger problem

The oldest black hole in the universe has been discovered in a distant galaxy, CAPERS-LRD-z9, shrouded by gas. It existed only 500 million years after the Big Bang occurred and is  300 million times more massive than the Sun.

'A dead ringer': James Webb discovers universe's oldest black hole

The biggest black hole in the universe is located 5 billion light years from Earth and can contain 36.3 billion suns inside it. It is completely dormant, but its pull is so strong that stars near it are travelling at a whopping speed of 400 kilometres per second.

Universe's biggest black hole is so monstrous that it can fit 36 billion Suns

Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to Earth and one that has been mentioned in sci-fi films and TV shows many times. Your trip starts in Antarctica, and ends with your future generations living on Proxima Centauri b.

Would you dare to take a 400‑year one‑way trip to Alpha Centauri on this ship?

What are the chances of someone dying due to an asteroid strike in their lifetime? Seems like a strange question to ask, but a team of scientists did just that and came up with a surprising answer. This is in comparison to deaths by lightning, rabies and more.

Shocking study reveals an asteroid could kill you before rabies and lightning do

In a breakthrough moment, scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi’s Centre for Astrophysics and Space Science have proposed that any cosmic body could host life, as long as it has water under its icy surface. It does not necessarily need to be in the so-called habitable zone.

Cosmic ray pinging across universe can trigger life on bodies far from their Sun

From India’s Taj Mahal to Christ the Redeemer of Brazil, we know all seven wonders of the Earth. But have you ever realised, after looking upwards at the sky, what the seven wonders of the universe are? 

These are 7 wonders of the universe: How many do you know? Here's the complete list

A supermassive black hole ate the same star twice at an interval of two years. After the first encounter, the star escaped with most of it together. The second time, it made the mistake of coming too close to the black hole again and was gobbled up one more time.

Two years apart, supermassive black hole seen eating the same unlucky star twice

Our Sun is not the biggest star in the universe. Several giants exist out there of monstrous proportions. If any of them were to be hypothetically placed in our solar system in place of the Sun, chaos would ensue. 

What would happen if the five largest stars in the universe replaced our Sun?

An intruder from outer space is zooming through our solar system, and a spacecraft launched to study Jupiter can provide crucial clues about it, according to Harvard scientist Avi Loeb. He earlier proposed that it could be a spacecraft sent to inspect Earth.

Scientist says 14-year-old spacecraft hovering over Jupiter can encounter 'alien ship' on THIS date

The Skyfall mission by NASA and Virginia-based AeroVironment plans to send six helicopters to Mars in one go, having all of them landing independently in different places. They will scout for spots best suited for human landings on Mars.

INSANE simulation shows fleet of NASA choppers dropping down on Mars

The radio signal being emitted by a cosmic object has confused scientists, who cannot seem to figure out its source. It moves in a strange pattern, the timing is odd, and it just does not fit into any bracket defined by Physics. What is going on out there?

Unexplainable radio signal defying laws of universe has no clear source. 'It is a unicorn'

Avi Loeb, known for his theories on aliens, thinks that the interstellar object in our solar system is a spacecraft sent by aliens. He points to its trajectory, size and speed to state that it is almost impossible that such a natural cosmic object could have travelled so far.

Expert says interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is alien spacecraft: 3 reasons why he thinks so

Earth has not one but seven moons at any given point in time. Scientists say that when asteroids collide with the Moon, the pieces released become mini moons for a few years. The mini moon Earth had last year is also believed to be a part of the Moon.

Moon babies from asteroid collisions mean Earth has 7 moons at all times

The Sun has a huge scar on it after a solar filament exploded on the surface recently. Astronomers spotted a huge plasma whip above it a few days back. The eruption not only released plasma and solar material into space, but also hit the Sun really hard.

Our Sun just inflicted a 400,000-kilometre-long scar on itself. Here's what happened

Scientists are almost sure that there is a ninth planet. But a study by Japanese astronomers hints that this might not be true. A new cosmic body called a sednoid has been discovered near the Kuiper Belt, and it almost proves that Planet Nine is a myth.  

New world Sedna discovered in solar system. What this means for Planet Nine

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope of NASA will go into operation in 2027 and will detect exploding stars in the ancient universe, going as far as 10 billion years. This means it will record the oldest supernova ever seen in the universe.

New NASA telescope will record 100,000 cosmic blasts, including stars that killed themselves 10 billion years ago

China launched a satellite on July 3, and it did not show up on space tracking systems until July 9. Scientists in other countries are worried about this satellite, whose purpose is not clear. It is hanging extremely low, leaving the West wondering about Shiyan-28B.

Chinese satellite lost to the world reveals itself hanging in an extremely strange orbit

Voyager 1 was launched in 1977, and after 49 years of travelling, it will reach a milestone in space that was once thought unachievable. The spacecraft is still going strong, and in 2026, it will make yet another record, one of light-day proportions. 

Voyager 1 at one light-day: Spacecraft to reach unthinkable milestone after 49 years

Scientists want to study a distant world in the solar system that is classified as a dwarf planet. But some experts think it could be an exoplanet that the solar system caught several years ago. Sedna will come close to Sun in 2076, but not close enough.

Scientists in race against time to reach outer world planet roaming in our solar system in 2076

NASA has shared a video and photo of solar winds flowing through the Sun's corona from an extremely close distance. Coronal Mass Ejections impact Earth and other planets, and can prove dangerous to astronauts. Parker probe findings can heko understand Sun’s influence across the solar system.

NASA Parker probe captures solar winds flowing through Sun's corona in eerie video. Watch

A void in universe? Earth and the Milky Way are lying in a large void in space, a study has stated. Researchers backed it up with the sound of the Big Bang and the smaller number of galaxies near us. The void theory also solves the Hubble tension. 

2-billion-light-year-wide cosmic void cocoons Earth and even the Milky Way

A major instrument at airports is revealing our location to aliens and other advanced civilisations in space. A study has noted that signals coming from Earth can be picked up as far as 200 light-years away. 

Earth is unknowingly sending signals into space revealing our location to aliens

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Signal from the early universe: Radio burst travels 10 billion years to reach Earth. It came from a...

Black hole probe needs 100yrs, $1T, fictional tech, still faces a bigger problem

'A dead ringer': James Webb discovers universe's oldest black hole

36 billion suns! That's how monstrous universe's biggest black hole is

Would you dare to take a 400‑year one‑way trip to Alpha Centauri on this ship?

Shocking study reveals an asteroid could kill you before rabies and lightning do

Cosmic ray pinging across universe can trigger life on bodies far from their Sun

These are 7 wonders of the universe: How many do you know?

Two years apart, supermassive black hole seen eating the same unlucky star twice

What would happen if the five largest stars in the universe replaced our Sun?

Scientist says spacecraft near Jupiter can encounter 'alien ship' on THIS date

INSANE simulation shows fleet of NASA choppers dropping down on Mars

Unexplainable radio signal defying laws of universe has no clear source

Expert says interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is alien spacecraft: 3 reasons why he thinks so

Moon babies from asteroid collisions mean Earth has 7 moons at all times

Our Sun has a fresh 400,000-kilometre-long scar. Here's what happened

New world Sedna discovered in solar system. What this means for Planet Nine

NASA telescope to record 100,000 blasts, including stars that killed themselves

Chinese satellite lost to the world is hanging out in a weird place

Voyager 1 at one light-day: Spacecraft to hit astonishing milestone after 49yrs

Scientists in race against time to reach outer world planet in our solar system

NASA Parker probe captures solar winds flowing through Sun's corona. Watch

2-billion-light-year-wide cosmic void cocoons Earth and even the Milky Way

Earth is unknowingly sending signals into space revealing our location to aliens