The James Webb Space Telescope has let us peer into the atmosphere of gas giant planet…
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Is an enormous shield the worst way to protect Earth from asteroids?
Protecting Earth from any huge asteroid that might come our way is complicated. If you break…
Iconic 1987A supernova captured by the James Webb Space Telescope
Supernova 1987A, as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope NASA, ESA, CSA, and M. Matsuura…
Have interstellar meteor fragments really been found in the ocean?
A microscopic image of a metal sphere that a team of scientists argue came from an…
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…