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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicExoplanets

Topic: Exoplanets

Scientists discover three stars ripping apart their planet-forming disc

Sandhya Ramesh -
The findings, made over 11 years, give us unique insights into planetary formation and evolution.

Unique exoplanets, moonquakes, underground lakes on Mars — the big space stories of 2019

Sandhya Ramesh -
China’s historic moon landing, detection of First Radio Bursts from outer space & interstellar visitors were other big stories from the world of space.

India picks Sanskrit, Bengali names for exoplanet and its host star 340 light years away

Mohana Basu -
As part of a global campaign to name newly discovered planets and stars, Santamasa and Bibha are the names selected by India.

Exoplanet and its host star assigned to India set to get Sanskrit or Bengali names

Mohana Basu -
After shortlisting 5 names each for the exoplanet & the star from over 1,600 suggestions it received, Astronomical Society of India has asked people to vote.

Water vapour discovered on exoplanet 110 light years away

Sandhya Ramesh -
While K2-18b is being called the most habitable planet known, it is unlikely to be able to support life because of its possible gaseous structure.

India’s planetary system needs ‘Indian’ name, students get 15 more days to send entries

Mohana Basu -
Astronomical Society of India is not happy with the suggestions sent so far for the planetary system assigned to India, as most are English or Greek names.

NASA telescope finds exoplanet trio that can unravel mysteries of planet formation

Sandhya Ramesh -
Exoplanets found by NASA telescope TESS can potentially be the missing link in planetary growth between smaller rocky planets & larger gaseous bodies.

Uranus remains mysterious but now we know why it spins on its side

Jacob Kegerreis -
Unlike all the other planets, Uranus and its rings are tilted by almost a right angle.
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Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

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Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

Defence

Doctor-led terror module behind Delhi blast was in phase 2 of ops, planned serial bombings in December

Snehesh Alex Philip -
While main elements behind terror module have been nabbed, more arrests will take place, including some professors & academicians who were part of the ring, it is learnt.

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Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

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Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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