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The James Webb Space Telescope has let us peer into the atmosphere of gas giant planet…

Is an enormous shield the worst way to protect Earth from asteroids?

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Iconic 1987A supernova captured by the James Webb Space Telescope

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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

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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

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