Planet

The finding comes from observation of an X-ray binary - a neutron star or black hole pulling in gas from a companion star. Photo :BBC
Science

Signs of first planet found outside our galaxy

Nearly 5,000 "exoplanets" - worlds orbiting stars beyond our Sun

Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and then U.S.-Vice President Joe Biden attend a luncheon in Los Angeles on Feb. 17, 2012. TIM RUE/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGES/Foreign Policy
Analysis

US and China need to cooperate—for the planet’s sake

Montreal to Kigali: A successful journey towards saving the planet
Thoughts

Montreal to Kigali: A successful journey towards saving the planet

Living in a Stingray planet
Humour

Living in a Stingray planet

Humanity’s emissions ‘100-times greater’ than volcanoes
Bangladesh

Humanity’s emissions ‘100-times greater’ than volcanoes

Photo for representation. The Sun is more than 4.5 billion years old/ LiveMint-Nasa
Science

New planet discovered in orbit of young Milky Way star