Tag: Star
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NASA’s planet-hunting telescope TESS expected to discover 10,000 new planets
On April 18, 2018, NASA launched its planet hunting device named Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, into space, aided by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
August 9, 2018 -
Death of a star
It’s official; the sun has now died. The Council has informed that the last of the hydrogen in its core was used up only minutes ago, and from now on, the long and arduous history of our exile begins. Well, I say our exile, but here I am, still in my anti-thermal suit, perched on …
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July 15, 2018 -
Some producers are killing film industry, says Ronnie Screwvala
Bollywood producer and entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala doesn’t mince words to censure the practice of selling satellite rights and rights to a digital medium before a film opens in theatres. He says producers are “killing the industry” by adopting this business model, as it is a big threat to the existence of theatres in India. “The …
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January 15, 2018 -
New star may help decode Sun’s effect on Earth’s climate
Scientists have found a star that is almost identical to the Sun, except for the chemical composition, making it a ‘Rosetta Stone’ for the study of the solar body’s variability and effect on the Earth’s climate. The spots on the surface of the Sun come and go with an 11-year periodicity known as the solar …
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January 9, 2018 -
Shraddha Kapoor never behaved like a star!
Rajesh Tailang says his “Haseena Parkar” co-star Shraddha Kapoor never behaved like a star on the forthcoming film’s set. “Working with Shraddha was a very nice experience because she is very down to earth. She never behaved like a star and she has done remarkable work in ‘Haseena Parkar,” Rajesh said in a statement. “Haseena …
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September 4, 2017 -
Astronomers capture detailed images of distant star
Astronomers have captured the first detailed images of the surface and atmosphere of a star outside the solar system, a report said. Images of Antares, a red supergiant, more than 500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpio, have been captured, reported Nature magazine. The team obtained the images using the European Southern Observatory’s Very …
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August 24, 2017 -
Strange signals detected coming from star 11 light years away
Astronomers have detected mysterious radio signals coming from the direction of a small, dim star located about 11 light-years from Earth. The signals came from a red dwarf star – Ross 128 (GJ 447) – which is around 2,800 times dimmer than the Sun and is not yet known to have any planets, researchers said. …
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July 17, 2017 -
Smallest-ever star discovered
Scientists have discovered the smallest known star in the universe – slightly larger than Saturn in size – which may possibly have Earth-sized planets with liquid water in its orbit. Researchers from University of Cambridge in the UK identified the star located about six hundred light years away, called EBLM J0555-57Ab as it passed in …
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July 12, 2017 -
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500-year-old encounter
The birth of a star can be a violent and explosive event. Around 500 years ago, a pair of young stars had a close encounter that blasted them apart. This event has been recorded by astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimetre/ submillimetre Array (Alma), a gigantic array of radio telescopes situated in the famous highaltitude …
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May 9, 2017 -
Chuck Pratt to helm Lee Daniels’ music drama ‘Star’
Chuck Pratt has replaced Charles Murray as the showrunner of Lee Daniels’ upcoming music drama Star. Pratt has replaced original showrunner Murray, who recently departed Star because his vision for the series differed from that of Daniels and co-creator Tom Donaghy. Sources say the split was amicable, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Daniels co-wrote the pilot …
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September 14, 2016 -
Young massive star identified in the Milky Way
A team of astronomers has identified a young star, located almost 11,000 light years away, which could help us understand how the most massive stars in the universe are formed. This young star — already more than 30 times the mass of our Sun "is still in the process of gathering material from its parent …
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August 22, 2016