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Black hole big enough to swallow solar system

This black hole is large enough to swallow our entire solar system and weighs as much as 6.8 billion suns.The M87 black hole is the largest such phenomenon identified so far. Previous estimates had it as only three billion times the weight of the…

Earth ‘to get a second sun’

The Earth could soon have a second sun, at least for a week or two.The cosmic phenomenon will happen when one of the brightest stars in the night sky explodes into a supernova.And, according to a report, the most stunning light show in…

Scientists discover hottest ever planet

An exoplanet has been found to be the hottest planet discovered so far with a record-breaking temperature of 3,200 degrees Celsius.The planet WASP-33b, is also known as HD15082. Its scorching temperature is explained by its close orbit around its star, itself one of the…

NASA clicks first 3D image of the sun

A NASA-led mission has provided the world’s first ever 3D image of the sun’s surface.Two satellites orbiting the sun perfectly aligned on opposite sides for the first time and took images that created the most complete picture ever of its surface.Scientists, including those…

BlackBerry tablet will be a winner: Market analysts

With its monopoly in the business handset market under onslaught from Google’s Android devices and Apple’s iPhone, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) is now shifted its focus entirely to its tablet Playbook.In the projected 55-million tablet market this year with iPad in the…

Scientist sets Large Hadron Collider data to ‘music’

Scientists working at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s biggest particle smasher, have turned masses of data produced by the collider into sound for the first time.More than 40 million pieces of data are processed by the LHC every second as it seeks…

Microsoft plans new Windows operating system for mobile devices

Microsoft is working on a new Windows system for mobile devices like tablet computers, according to reports.The system would focus on devices using energy-saving chips designed by the British company ARM. Many of ARM’s chips are currently used in both the iPad and iPhone…

Now a chip that makes computers 20 times faster

An ultra-fast computer chip that is 20 times faster than the ones found in the current desktop computers has been created by scientists.Modern PCs have a processor with two, four or sometimes 16 cores to carry out tasks. But the central processing unit (CPU)…

Suspected debris of exploded rocket washes ashore

An oval metal object, suspected to be debris of the rocket that was blown up mid-air by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists Saturday following a failed launch, washed ashore near Pazhaverkadu in Thiruvallur district near here, officials said.The geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV)…

India to launch advanced communications satellite Dec 25

With investigations into a leak in a rocket engine’s valve providing satisfactory results Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will celebrate Christmas by launching an advanced communications satellite, an official.“The test results are satisfactory and the rocket’s launch is scheduled Dec 25. The…

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