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Nasa says ‘Planet Nine’ does exist in solar system
Nasa says the elusive 'Planet Nine' does exist, and is may be 10 times the mass of Earth and 20 times away from the Sun than Neptune
2 min read16 Oct 2017Planet nine could be our solar system’s missing ‘super earth’
Planet nine could turn out to be our solar system’s missing super earth — a planet with a mass higher than the earth’s, but substantially lower than the masses of ice giants Uranus and Neptune
2 min read13 Oct 2017Forty years on, Voyager still hurtles through space
When the Voyager spacecraft was launched in 1977, its main mission was to explore outer planets of our solar system, but it also carried the story of humanity into deep space
3 min read27 Aug 2017Massive Earth-sized storm spotted on Neptune
Astronomers have observed a gigantic storm system near Neptune's equator which, at a length of about 9,000km, is about the size of Earth
2 min read4 Aug 2017Our Sun was likely born with a twin star: study
A group of researchers say our Sun likely had a twin when it came into existence 4.5 billion years ago
2 min read19 Jun 2017Nasa detects signs of water on distant ‘warm Neptune’
The study shows that the distant planet HAT- P-26b, which is located about 437 light-years away, has a primitive atmosphere composed almost entirely of hydrogen, helium
2 min read12 May 2017Nasa’s Kepler probe finds youngest exoplanet K2-33b
The 11 million-year-old exoplanet, named K2-33b, swiftly orbits around its starK2-33in just 5.4 days
1 min read21 Jun 2016Scientists narrow search for Planet Nine
Laskar and his team said the search field can be further narrowed if Cassini, due to finish its mission next year, is extended to 2020
2 min read24 Feb 2016Astronomers say giant comets may threaten Earth
Researchers note that the discovery in the last two decades of hundreds of giant comets dubbed centaurs requires expanding the list of potential hazards
2 min read24 Dec 2015Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared