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

No, NASA did not find a mysterious doorway on Mars. But that’s no reason to stop looking

When presented with an unclear or unfamiliar image, humans try to turn it into a familiar-looking object.

Ray Norris, The Conversation

· May 23, 2022 · 11:30 pm

ISRO plans mission to Venus in December 2024

The aim of the mission is to study the planet’s atmosphere, which is toxic and corrosive as it is covered by clouds of sulfuric acid.

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· May 05, 2022 · 02:02 pm

International cooperation in space has fallen victim to strategic rivalries on Earth

In the past five years, several new space blocs have emerged with varying levels of capabilities.

Svetla Ben-Itzhak, The Conversation

· May 01, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Volcanoes on Pluto baffle scientists: How can such a cold body power eruptions?

The amount of rock inside the celestial body is not enough to produce much heat from radioactivity.

David Rothery, The Conversation

· Apr 06, 2022 · 11:30 pm

An asteroid sample brought to Earth reveals the Solar System’s building blocks

Missions such as Hayabusa2, its precursor Hayabusa and NASA’s Osiris-REx are gradually filling in some blanks in our knowledge of asteroids.

Trevor Ireland, The Conversation

· Feb 13, 2022 · 09:30 pm