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World`s smallest known mammoth fossils discovered

According to scientists , dwarfism often happens to species of large animals when they get trapped o...

12 billion year old white dwarf stars identified

In a new study, astronomers have identified two white dwarf stars considered to be the oldest and cl...

Tides may turn habitable planets into hothouses

Scientists say tides may dry out what would otherwise be habitable planets around small stars, makin...

Dwarf galaxies may help reveal what `dark matter` really is

Nearly 80 percent of the matter in the universe is invisible to telescopes, yet its gravitational in...

A rare black hole that survived galaxy destruction

Astronomers have spotted a rare mid-weight black hole some 290 million light-years from Earth.

UCDs are massive clusters of bright stars

UCDs which are mysterious objects characterized by high stellar population counts, are actually very...

‘White dwarf’ triggers giant supernovae explosion

Some of the brightest known explosions in the universe, type 1a supernovae, are triggered by ancient...

Milky Way still feasting on dwarf galaxies

The Sagittarius dwarf galaxy used to be one of the brightest of the Milky Way satellites.

Hubble telescope spots dwarf galaxies

NASA`s powerful Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a number of young dwarf galaxies brimming with st...

How red dwarfs could warm planets to sustain life

A new study has found how red dwarfs are likelier to support life than had been thought previously.

Coldest `brown dwarf` caught on lens

A new photograph of a planet-like companion that has been obtained is being claimed to be the coldes...

Over 2 dozen free-floating failed stars discovered

An international team of astronomers has discovered over two dozen new free-floating brown dwarfs - ...

Astronomers find ice, methane on dwarf planet

‘Snow White’ - which was discovered in 2007 orbits the Sun at the edge of the solar system.

Dying white dwarf stars could be fertile ground for other Earths

Best place to look for planets that can support life is around dim, dying stars called white dwarfs.

British PM Cameron in hot water over dwarf joke

British Prime Minister David Cameron was under fire on Thursday after repeating a joke likening th...

Neglected boy became a dwarf in Britain

A 9-yr-old boy was so badly neglected by his mother that he stopped growing.

Brown dwarf orbiting sun-like star `discovered`

A very young brown dwarf orbiting around a sun-like star has been spotted.

Magyarosaurus was a dwarf dinosaur

Magyarosaurus dacus, the dinosaur whose small bones were found in Transylvania, was a dwarf.

Coolest brown dwarf discovered

Astronomers have discovered the coolest and nearest brown dwarf to date nearly 10 light-years from...

French complain against Cameron`s dwarf jibe at Sarkozy

French officials said to have lodged a complaint against Britain`s Conservative leader David Camer...

French officials lodge protest against Cameron’s ‘dwarf’ jibe at Sarkozy

French officials have lodged a protest against British Conservative leader David Cameron for taking ...

Island of dwarf dinos

Scientists have okayed the theory of an island ruled by "dwarf dinosaurs".

Ancient dwarf whale found

A new study has determined that an ancient dwarf whale unearthed.

Spitzer telescope observes youngest brown dwarf

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has contributed to the discovery of the youngest brown dwarf ever obs...

Jupiter moon scanned by astronomers` prowess

Astronomers Wednesday described a dwarf planet orbiting in the far, frozen reaches of the Solar Syst...

Pluto likely to remain a ``dwarf planet``

A group of astronomers might be pushing for Pluto to be given back the status of a ``planet``, but m...

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