Jupiter, Saturn to come close to each other on December 21 after 397 years
Growing up stardust: Scientists discover that stars, planets may be siblings
A team of scientists has discovered that the planets begin forming while stars are still infants and they grow up together like siblings.
ESA's exoplanet observer reveals strange 'ultra-hot Jupiter'
London, Oct 5 European Space Agency's new exoplanet mission called Cheops has found one of the hottest and ...
Max India to explore rewarding shareholders via capital reduction
Max India Limited, a part of the USD 3 billion Max Group, announced that it would explore a capital reduction program to reward its shareholders, as communicated during the divestment of Max Bupa by the erstwhile Max India.
Indian Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros Abhay K pens poem paying homage to Venus
Abhay K, Ambassador of India to Madagascar and Comoros penned down an anthem to the planet Venus calling it his 'Venus Anthem', which he wrote in May this year.
Doyen of Indian classical music Pandit Jasraj passes away at 90
New Delhi, Aug 17 Pandit Jasraj, the doyen of Indian classical music, passed away at the age of ...
Hubble helps uncover mystery of Betelgeuse's dimming
New observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope suggest that the unexpected dimming of the supergiant star Betelgeuse was most likely caused by an immense amount of hot material ejected into space, forming a dust cloud that blocked starlight coming from Betelgeuse's surface.
Jupiter's moon Europa: New evidence of watery plumes
A group of scientists, including researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Germany have found new evidence of the presence of a plume of water near Jupiter's moon Europa.
Astronomers find Jupiter-like cloud bands on closest brown dwarf
A team of astronomers has discovered that the closest known brown dwarf, Luhman 16A, shows signs of cloud bands similar to those seen on Jupiter and Saturn."Like Earth and Venus, these objects are twins with very different weather," said Julien Girard of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, a member of the discovery team.By measuring the preferred polarisation of light from a distant system, astronomers can deduce the presence of clouds without directly resolving either brown dwarf's cloud structure.Although measuring a polarisation signal from exoplanets will be more challenging, due to their relative faintness and proximity to their star, the information gained from brown dwarfs can potentially inform those future studies.NASA's upcoming James Webb Space Telescope would be able to study systems like Luhman 16 to look for signs of brightness variations in infrared light that are indicative of cloud features.NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) will be equipped with a coronagraph instrument that can conduct polarimetry and may be able to detect giant exoplanets in reflected light and eventual signs of clouds in their atmospheres.
Max Life to be 70:30 JV between Max Financial Services and Axis Bank
Axis Bank and Max Financial Services on Tuesday announced the signing of definitive agreements to become joint venture partners in Max Life Insurance Company in which the private sector lender will hold 30 per cent stake in Max Life post transaction closure.