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The galaxy is notable for having a high rate of star formation. It forms stars at a rate of 1,000 solar masses per year compared to the Milky Way, which is forming stars at a rate of some twice a solar mass per year.

Galaxy 10,000 light years far outshines Milky Way

The galaxy appears 11 times bigger than it really is.

16 July 2017 2:06 AM IST

To find this galaxy, a search of the whole sky was carried out, combining the data bases of the satellites WISE and Planck in order to identify the brightest submillimetre galaxies. (Image: representational)

Galaxy 1,000 times brighter than Milky Way discovered

This galaxy is forming stars at a rate of 1,000 solar masses per year

15 July 2017 6:09 PM IST

A Russian Soyuz 2-1A rocket -- like the one seen in this file photo taken on April 28, 2016 -- launched 73 satellites into orbit on Friday

Russia launches 73 satellites into orbit

According to Russian news agencies, Glavcosmos, charged with putting the satellites into orbit.

15 July 2017 8:00 AM IST

Zoomed-in view of Saraswati galaxy found by Indian astronomers.

Indian astronomers discover large supercluster of galaxies 'Saraswati'

This is one of the largest known structures in the neighbourhood of the universe, 4,000 million light-years away from...

14 July 2017 9:00 AM IST

The Suns magnetic poles flip every 11 years in a cycle determined by its rotation rate and luminosity, like other nearby, solar-type stars. (Photo:AFP)

Study finds our Sun is like other stars, resolving mystery

The report aims to lay to rest the controversy over whether our solar system's star is cyclic, like other nearby,...

14 July 2017 8:11 AM IST

FILE - In this July 20, 1969 file photo, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, right, trudges across the surface of the moon leaving behind footprints. Moon dust collected by Armstrong during the first lunar landing is being sold at a New York auction. The lunar dust plus some tiny rocks that Armstrong also collected are zipped up in a small bag and are worth an estimated $2 million to $4 million. Theyre just some of the items linked to space travel that Sothebys is auctioning off to mark the 48th anniversary of the first lunar landing on July 20. (AP Photo, File)

Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong to be sold at auction

The lunar dust that Armstrong also collected are zipped up in a small bag and are worth an estimated $2 million to $4...

13 July 2017 7:15 PM IST

This picture released by NASA shows the Great Red Spot on Jupiter -- one of a number of breathtaking images taken by the Juno Spacecraft on a July 11 flyby of the solar systems largest planet. (photo: AFP)

NASA releases series of new stunning images of raging storm on Jupiter

NASA's Juno spacecraft flew over the storm late Monday, offering humanity's closest look yet at the iconic feature of...

13 July 2017 7:58 AM IST

Last year, a tiny piece of debris punched a gaping hole in the solar panel of Copernicus Sentinel-1A, an observation satellite operated by the European Space Agency, or ESA.

Chinese researchers teleport object to orbit for the first time

The object-in-question is a photon, which travelled from Gobi desert to a satellite called Micius' orbiting 500...

12 July 2017 10:02 AM IST

Jupiter is at its closest to the Earth and the hemisphere facing our planet is fully illuminated by the Sun

NASA spacecraft peers into Jupiter

"My latest Jupiter flyby is complete!" said a post on the @NASAJuno Twitter account.

12 July 2017 7:52 AM IST

Consensus has long been that the Earths core is about 85 percent iron and 10 percent nickel, with sulphur, oxygen and silicon prime candidates for the other five percent

Earth facing sixth mass extinction: study

The sixth mass extinction in Earth's history is already underway and is more severe than previously thought.

11 July 2017 3:41 PM IST

Traditional MRI uses magnetic fields and radio waves to take images of internal organs.

High-tech hat could allow you to read minds

Mary Lou Jepsen, founder of a US-based start-up called Openwater, said that the hat could make telepathy a reality...

11 July 2017 12:50 AM IST

Now, finding out may not involve an overnight stay in a sleep lab.

Under the covers: Sleep technology explodes

People are more likely to brag about how much they spent for a mattress than on their clothes, says Marian Salzman, CEO...

11 July 2017 12:30 AM IST