MAXI J1816-195: new accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars are found
Reference : The discovery of the 528.6 Hz accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar MAXI J1816-195, by Bult et al. 2022, arXiv:2208.04721 A new accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar has been found by a team of astronomers using the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER). The rotation period of the newly discovered pulsar, known as MAXI […]
Japanese space mission shows, asteroids may be the source of Earth’s water
After analyzing unique samples obtained during a six year Japanese space mission, scientists speculated that water may are transported to Earth by asteroids from the extreme reaches of the solar system. Researchers are studying the debris returned to earth in December 2020 from the asteroid Ryugu in an attempt to give light on the beginnings […]
Discovery of a Remnant Radio Galaxy
Dr. Dharam Vir Lal, a scientist working at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCRA-TIFR), Pune, India has discovered a remnant radio galaxy at the peripheral region of a cluster of galaxies named Abell 2065, using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. […]
GMRT discovers the oldest known fossil radio galaxy trapped inside a cluster of galaxies
Recently, a team of Indian astronomers led by Dr Surajit Paul of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has discovered an extremely aged remnant of the ‘lobes’ of a once active radio galaxy. This pair of gigantic lobes of a radio galaxy spanning 1.2 million light-years is located inside the galaxy cluster Abell 980 and it […]
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