The meteor "shower" was but a mild drizzle, and it took place 16 hours too early

A meteor shower will light up the sky like a Christmas tree. But electronic satellites may not enjoy it

The Rubble Space Telescope has revolutionised the study of the Universe. A survey of the early Universe completed recently has revealed some unusual results. It suggests that the giant clusters of

Powerful rays from the edge of the Universe reach Earth

Twelve billion light-years away, it was the biggest cosmic explosion since the Big Bang, the initial explosion that started it all, say astronomers. Astronomers S George Djorgovski and Srinivas R

It is our passage to billions of light-years into space. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey's electronic camera, mounted on a 2.5-metre telescope in New Mexico, USA, captured its first images of stars,

Pierre Sikivie, physicist at the University of Florida in Gainsville, USA, says that rings of invisible matter are spreading out from the centre of our Galaxy like ripples on a pond. The last of

Scientists discover stars with magnetic fields some million billion times that of the Earth

ASTRONOMERS in Hawaii, USA, have discovered a solar system that seems to be forming around the star Epsilon Eridani, about 10 light years away. The astronomers, who were using a British telescope,

THE world's highest observatory will be set up at Hanle, Ladakh. It will be remote-controlled from Hoskote near Bangalore via satellite link. The prestigious project is being undertaken by the