Astronomers evolve new techniques to measure distance of far off objects

astronomers say they have identified what might be the milky way's brightest star

A theory of how the moon was formed is at stake. Robin Canup and her colleagues at the University of Colorado, USA, say if a collision between the Earth and a planet-sized body would have led to

The discovery of a cluster of galaxies may provide useful insights into the formation of stars

Essential repairs were successfully conducted on the beleaguered space station

The mapping of the magnetic field of TX Camelopardalis can provide important insights into the behaviour of stars

Plans are being finalised for the world's largest radio telescope by astronomers from India, Australia, Canada and three other countries. The telescope

X ray emissions from a contracting mass of gas far away in the universe raises questions about the birth of the solar system

Lasers would be used to simulate explosions of old stars

Astronomers are using a supernova s light to explain the mysteriously expanding universe