Chinese military defends massive defence budget

The world's second biggest military spender, China, has defended its whopping USD 77 billion defence expenditure, insisting it was strictly aimed at protecting its sovereignty, and pegged at nearly 1.4 per cent of the GDP, it was far below than other countries.

Massive asteroid could hit Earth in 2182, warn scientists

The asteroid, called 1999 RQ36, has a one-in-thousand chance of actually hitting the Earth, but half of that risk corresponds to a potential impact in the year 2182, scientists from the Universidad de Valladolid in Spain claimed.

Massive stars formed the same way as smaller ones

A new discovery has the potential to answer the long-standing question of how massive stars are born -- and hints at the possibility that planets could form around the galaxy's biggest bodies.

Hubble captures massive 'stellar cradle'

The NGC 2467, which lies 13,000 light years from Earth in the constellation of Puppis, is a vast gas cloud giving birth to hot young stars.

Russia begins massive war drill close to China border

The 10-day long ‘Vostok 2010’ involving combat units from the Far Eastern, Siberian and Volga-Urals military districts and the Pacific Fleet will see the participation of some 20,000 troops, 70 warplanes and 30 warships.

Scientists observe the formation of massive star

Scientists have physically resolved the structure of the material falling into the black hole through microlensing technology.

Sun could trigger massive space storms in 2013

After leaving the ‘quiet phase’ of its 11-year cycle of high and low periods, the Sun will cause fiery explosions in the space which may damage power and communication systems on Earth, say scientists.

Astronomers discover super-massive recoiling black hole

The discovery was made by comparing hundreds of thousands of X-ray sources, picked up by chance, with the positions of millions of galaxies.

Pakistan Army stage massive drill near Indian border

The drill in the Cholistan desert was part of the Azm-e-Nau (New Resolve)-3 exercise, Pakistan’s largest ever wargame for which the military has mobilised nearly 50,000 troops, tanks, artillery and jets.

Catastrophic blasts halted star birth in massive galaxy

Powerful explosions inside a massive galaxy stopped stars from being formed and prevented it from expansion in the early Universe, scientists have found.

Role of Magnetic fields in the birth of massive stars

Magnetic fields play an important role during the birth of massive stars.

Massive stars too give birth to planets: Scientists

Astronomers study over 500 stars more massive than Sun and conclude that planet formation is a natural by-product of star formation.

Scientists explain 'poor eating' habit of supermassive black hole

The black hole Sagittarius A*, located at the centre of Milky Way galaxy, consumes much less fuel than previously estimated by astronomers.