Astronomers have detected a vast cloud of energetic particles — a ‘mini-halo’ — around one of the most distant galaxy clusters, according to a new study. This mini-halo lies so far away that its light takes about 10 billion years to reach Earth, making it the most distant mini-halo ever discovered to date and doubling…
Astronomers may have just caught a glimpse of the early signs of the formation of “baby” solar systems in the hydrocarbon-rich disc around two young stars in a star-forming region near Earth, in a study that could offer fresh insights into how planetary systems are created. From studying 78 protoplanetary disks — or flattened clouds…
The “Get the Hawk Outta Here” mission saw Rocket Launch juggle four satellites into orbit around Earth on June 27, marking yet another mission on the start-up’s 2025 calendar. The Electron rocket — loaded with three radio-frequency tracking microsatellites and a technology demonstrating payload — lifted off from Pad-A in Launch Complex 1 in Mahia,…
Scientists have observed whether the meteorites can reach Earth from Mercury. Over thousands of meteorites from Mars and the Moon have been observed, but none have been from Mercury, despite it being a nearby rocky planet. A new study revealed Icarus suggests two meteorites, Ksar Ghilane 022 and Northwest Africa 15915, could belong to Mercurian…
Saturn’s largest moon Titan will cast its shadow across the planet’s surface in a rare spectacle this summer. Over the coming months, observers on Earth may see a dark “hole” move across Saturn’s disk as Titan passes in front of the planet. This event is tied to a special alignment: roughly every 15 years, Saturn’s…
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory provides a new look at the Andromeda galaxy in this multi-wavelength image that includes X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, infrared, and radio images and illustrates the “collaboration of light” across the spectrum. The structure and future fate of the Milky Way are modelled with the help of Andromeda, which is 2.5 million light…
Created by Gopi Puthran, Mandala Murders is an upcoming crime thriller series that stars Vaani Kapoor and Vaibhav Raj Gupta in the lead roles. Set in Charandaspur, Mandala Murders revolves around ritualistic killings that are entangled with conspiracy, faith, myths, and a lot more. Two detectives are assigned to crack these unusual, horrific murders. As…
The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event will take place on July 9, where the company will unveil its next generation of foldables. Reservations for the upcoming Galaxy phones are currently live, as well. As we near the launch date, a new render of the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has leaked on the Web. The leaked image…
Alibaba’s Qwen team released a new image generation artificial intelligence (AI) model last week. Dubbed Qwen VLo, it is a successor to the Qwen 2.5 vision language model and comes with several upgrades compared to the older models. The latest AI image model supports both text-to-image and image-to-image generation. It also supports text input in…
Vodafone Idea (Vi) announced on Monday that it is rolling out its 5G services to 23 more Indian cities. The move follows the company’s 5G services expansion in Bengaluru earlier this month. Previously, Vi’s 5G network was available in Delhi, Mumbai, Patna, and Chandigarh. The latest expansion covers Vi’s priority circles in the country. The…