astronomy
First “Durbin Exhibition” at IUB showcases celestial wonders
IUB hosted the first “Durbin Exhibition” on October 31 as part of “Astronomy Night 8”.
Are we coasting on the 'highway to climate hell'?
Earth could become an “uninhabitable hell” similar to Venus in just a few centuries, or even sooner.
Take photos of planets with telescopes in Dhaka
During the event, attendants can look at the moon and planets through telescopes and also connect their smartphones to the telescopes and take pictures of nebulae and galaxies.
There's black hole at the centre of our galaxy, here's its first image
An international team of astronomers recently unveiled the first image of a cosmic body known as Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy.
Planet in star system next door may have ocean: study
A rocky planet discovered in the "habitable" zone of the star nearest our Sun may be covered with oceans, according to a new study.
New Horizons delivers first images of icy world since Pluto flyby
The New Horizons space probe is bringing new images of a remnant of the early solar system, after its historic brush with Pluto last summer, reports ABC News.
Discoverer of Neptune's rings dies
Andre Brahic, one of the people who discovered the rings of Neptune, has died aged 73, his publisher says.
Ancient Babylonians 'first to use geometry'
Sophisticated geometry - branch of mathematics that deals with shapes - has been used at least 1,400 years earlier than previously thought, a study suggests.
Astronomers discover largest solar system
Astronomers discover the largest known solar system consisting of a large planet that takes nearly a million years to orbit its star.
Black holes can be spotted with backyard telescopes
For decades, astronomers observe the space around black holes for the occasional flare of light, signaling that a cosmic feeding is underway.
Advance in astronomy 'can help find other worlds'
The pull of gravity on a distant star can now be measured more accurately, shedding light on other worlds, say astronomers.
Canon develops 250 megapixel camera sensor
Electronics company Canon has developed a 250 megapixel sensor for use in digital cameras.
The Milky Way may be 50% bigger than previously thought (video)
A ring-like filament of stars wrapping around the Milky Way may actually belong to the galaxy itself, rippling above and below the relatively flat galactic plane. If so, that would expand the size of the known galaxy by 50% and raise intriguing questions about what caused the waves of stars.
See Venus and Jupiter dance together tonight
On Tuesday night, Jupiter and Venus will culminate a month-long dance with what astronomers say will be a dazzling display, appearing just a fraction of a degree apart from one another in the night sky--a show that some astronomers say could account for the "Star of Bethlehem" mentioned in the Bible reports CNN.
Black hole glimpsed playing cosmic billiards
Astronomers have witnessed two big blobs of plasma, shot into space by a black hole, cannoning into each other in a dramatic cosmic billiard-shot.