Solar mission: ISRO’s Aditya-L1 leaves earth’s orbit

The spacecraft has been put on a trajectory towards Lagrange Point 1 from where it will continuously study the sun.

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· Sep 19, 2023 · 04:18 pm

Why humans should go ahead and build telescopes on the Moon

The Moon has great potential as a platform for observational astronomy.

Ian Crawford, The Conversation

· Apr 22, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Space exploration is expected to reach new heights in 2023

The most anticipated space mission in the year ahead is perhaps SpaceX’s dearMoon project which plans to take eight civilians for a space trip around the moon.

Gareth Dorrian, The Conversation

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Ian Whittaker, The Conversation

· Dec 31, 2022 · 11:30 pm

China’s new space station could do much to cool tensions on and above the Earth

The opening of the Tiangong station, along with the decommissioning of the International Space Station, heralds a new era in space.

Eytan Tepper, The Conversation

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Scott Shackelford, The Conversation

· Dec 13, 2022 · 11:30 pm

The world has got its first ‘parastronaut’. Does that mean space is finally accessible to all?

The European Space Agency has recruited the world’s first-ever disabled astronaut. Can we expect anyone to be able to go to space one day?

Steven Moore, The Conversation

· Dec 05, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Gaganyaan mission: ISRO to begin test flights from February 2023

It will be India’s first manned mission to space.

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· Oct 27, 2022 · 10:31 pm

An astrophysicist explains the ‘cosmic thumbprint’ photo taken by the James Webb telescope

The distant star system surrounded by surreal concentric geometric rungs had lit up the internet with theories and speculation.

Peter Tuthill, The Conversation

· Oct 16, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Chandrayaan maps sodium presence on moon surface for first time

The study has explained the faint glow of the moon, which ISRO described as ‘just the colour of light emitted by a sodium vapour lamp’.

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· Oct 08, 2022 · 01:19 pm

Voyager 2 left Earth 45 years ago, but its 5-billion-year legacy is just beginning

In the void of interstellar space, the most distant emissary of humankind carries a message that will last for billions of years.

Alice Gorman, The Conversation

· Aug 22, 2022 · 11:30 pm

The Great Dimming: One of the brightest stars in the sky is dying before our eyes

In late 2019, astronomers around the world grew giddy with excitement because they saw Betelgeuse get fainter than they had seen it before.

Sara Webb, The Conversation

· Aug 17, 2022 · 07:30 pm

NASA’s James Webb telescope reveals deepest infrared image of early universe

This was the first picture released from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory to be placed in orbit.

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· Jul 12, 2022 · 08:36 am

Can swimming robots find alien life in the ‘ocean worlds’ of our Solar System?

Nasa is considering explorations of ocean words like Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn moon’s Enceladus.

David Rothery, The Conversation

· Jul 10, 2022 · 09:30 pm