'Proxima b' may not actually harbour life, says NASA
The search for life beyond Earth starts in habitable zones, the regions around stars where conditions could potentially allow liquid water - which is essential for life as we know it - to pool on a planet's surface.
Feb 09, 2017, 14:08 PM IST
White dwarf found lashing red dwarf in space
Astronomers have discovered a new type of exotic binary star system, in which a rapidly spinning white dwarf star is lashing the companion red dwarf star with high-energy particles, causing the entire system to pulse dramatically every 1.97 minutes with radiation ranging from the ultraviolet to radio.
Jul 29, 2016, 00:48 AM IST
