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Aditya-L1: India set to launch probe to investigate mysteries of the sun
Aditya-L1 is due to launch on 2 September from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India ISRO India…
Chandrayaan-3: India’s moon craft enter sleep mode and await freezing lunar night
India’s Vikram lander on the surface of the moon ISRO India’s groundbreaking lunar exploration mission Chandrayaan-3…
Never-before-seen space explosion is incredibly bright but fades fast
Artist’s impression of a black hole destroying a nearby star – a phenomenon that might explain…
Asteroid hit by NASA’s DART spacecraft is behaving unexpectedly
Dimorphos as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope after colliding with NASA’s DART spacecraft NASA/ESA/STScI/Hubble A…
Japan launches SLIM moon lander and XRISM X-ray space telescope on same rocket
JAXA launched a moon lander and space telescope on the same rocket BJ Warnick/Newscom/Alamy Japan has…
Why it’s a big deal that India beat Russia in the new race to the moon
3D image of the Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander on the moon ISRO/LEOS/SAC The following is an extract…
The universe’s evolution seems to be slowing and we don’t know why
The universe is evolving more slowly than expected Javier Zayas Photography via Getty Images There may…
How to spot green comet Nishimura in the skies this week
Comet Nishimura photographed from Spain on 12 August Javier Zayas Photography/Getty Images This week, observers in…
Could we tweak the solar system to make Pluto a planet again?
Pluto’s back, baby! Seventeen years after it was demoted from planet to dwarf planet, it is…