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03 Jul 2025
Technology

When and how to watch 'Blood Moon' total lunar eclipse

A spectacular celestial event, the "Blood Moon" total lunar eclipse, is set to take place on the night of September 7 and September 8.

02 Jul 2025
NASA

Watch: Astronomers find new super-Earth 154 light-years away

An international team of astronomers has found a new super-Earth exoplanet, TOI-1846 b, using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

02 Jul 2025
Jeff Bezos

Bezos-funded satellite gets lost in space: What went wrong?

A satellite funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been declared lost in space while on a crucial climate change mission.

02 Jul 2025
Astronomy

Watch: This star met its end by exploding twice

Astronomers have confirmed for the first time that a star met its end in a double detonation.

02 Jul 2025
Mars

Buck Moon to meteor showers—Top celestial events this July

As July begins, the cosmos is ready to put on a brilliant show for skywatchers.

02 Jul 2025
Moon

Buck Moon to grace skies next week: How to watch

Prepare to look up at the night sky as July's full Moon, known as the Buck Moon, will be shining bright.

Meet Anil Menon, Indian-origin astronaut traveling to space in 2026

NASA has announced that Anil Menon, an Indian-origin astronaut, will embark on his first mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in June 2026.

01 Jul 2025
Black Hole

Watch: Hubble captures image of galaxy 250M light-years away

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the spiral galaxy UGC 11397, located in the constellation Lyra.

01 Jul 2025
University of Oxford

This 'fossil' galaxy can help us understand how universe evolved

Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy, dubbed KiDS J0842+0059, that has remained "frozen in time" for an estimated seven billion years.

Shubhanshu Shukla to make radio contact with students from space

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India's astronaut on the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission, is all set to create history by establishing a ham radio contact with the UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) in Karnataka.

30 Jun 2025
Technology

Watch: Venus's weather changing over almost a decade

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have used Earth-monitoring weather satellites to observe changes in Venus's atmosphere over almost a decade.

30 Jun 2025
NASA

This cool gas giant is 6 times larger than Jupiter

A team of citizen scientists has discovered a new gas giant, TOI-4465 b, using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

First-in-history: Axiom-4 crew tests specially designed champagne bottle in space

In a major milestone for human spaceflight, the Axiom-4 crew has tested a specially designed champagne bottle aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

29 Jun 2025
Astronomy

The mystery of a strange radio burst has been solved

A mysterious and intense flash of radio waves, detected by a team of astronomers, has been traced back to its source after more than a year of investigation.

28 Jun 2025
Solar System

This is how we can send a mission to Sedna

Sedna, a distant dwarf planet in the outer solar system, is set to make its closest approach to the Sun in 2075-76.

28 Jun 2025
Astronomy

This is where potentially habitable worlds may be found

A new study by astronomers from Heidelberg University has revealed that Earth-like planets are quite common around low-mass stars.

28 Jun 2025
NASA

Watch: Andromeda galaxy snapped by NASA's Chandra space telescope

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured an unparalleled image of the Andromeda galaxy, our Milky Way's closest neighbor.

28 Jun 2025
Mars

Moon, Mars, Regulus to form celestial triangle: How to watch

This weekend, the celestial bodies will put on a spectacular show for stargazers.

26 Jun 2025
Technology

Reebok co-founder-backed Syntilay to design shoes in space

Syntilay, a Florida-based footwear company backed by Joe Foster, the co-founder of Reebok, is gearing up to design a shoe in space.

26 Jun 2025
Mars

Microbes could turn Mars dust into buildings: Here's how

The dream of living on Mars is no longer just a sci-fi fantasy. Successful landings on the Red Planet over the past few years have made this idea more realistic than ever.

'Sleeping a lot, learning like a baby,'—Shubhanshu Shukla from space

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, an Indian Air Force pilot-turned-astronaut, has shared his first personal message from space.

After Ax-4, Axiom partners with Hyderabad start-up for space push

Axiom Space, the company behind the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) mission, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace.

25 Jun 2025
Technology

Why pulsar stars are defying our understanding of physics

Pulsars, the ultra-dense remnants of massive stars, are known for their rapid rotation and radio wave emissions.

How much will Shubhanshu Shukla be paid for space trip?

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become the second Indian to go to space. He is also the first Indian to go on an International Space Station (ISS) mission.

This is how Shubhanshu Shukla will see Earth from space

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will soon become the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS) on a private mission.

23 Jun 2025
Black Hole

Watch: Supermassive black hole 'burping' after consuming too much matter

Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole, PG1211+143, consuming matter at a rapid rate and later 'burping.'

23 Jun 2025
Mars

Moon, Mars, Regulus to align in rare celestial event soon

The night sky will witness a unique celestial event on June 29, when the Moon, Mars, and the star Regulus will come together.

23 Jun 2025
Chile

World's largest camera captures stunning images of millions of galaxies

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a revolutionary facility funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy's Office of Science, has released its first images.

23 Jun 2025
Chile

3,200MP telescope camera to reveal epic images of cosmos today

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a groundbreaking astronomical facility located in northern Chile, is set to unveil its first images today.

22 Jun 2025
Black Hole

We might be living in a spinning universe

Polish theoretical physicist Nikodem Poplawski, a physicist at the University of New Haven, has proposed a mind-blowing theory that the universe is spinning.

22 Jun 2025
Blue Origin

Why Blue Origin's NS-33 space tourism mission has been postponed

Jeff Bezos's space exploration company, Blue Origin, has postponed its NS-33 mission due to unfavorable weather conditions.

ISRO's next mission will dock satellites in an elliptical orbit

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for its second SpaDeX mission, a critical step in the country's space exploration journey.

21 Jun 2025
China

China successfully tests its home-grown operating system on a satellite

China has successfully tested its home-grown operating system in space, a major milestone in reducing dependence on foreign software.

21 Jun 2025
Moon

Moon, Venus, Pleiades to form cosmic triangle: How to watch

Tomorrow, stargazers will be treated to a celestial event as the crescent Moon, Venus, and the Pleiades star cluster will align in a unique cosmic triangle.

21 Jun 2025
University of Cambridge

This is how first stars in the universe were formed

An international team of astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, has discovered a way to learn about the masses of the earliest stars.

21 Jun 2025
Milky Way

Watch: This galaxy cluster has 200,000 light-years long tendrils

Astronomers have captured the most detailed image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2255, revealing its mysterious tendrils in unprecedented detail.

20 Jun 2025
Research

Why Earth might once have looked like a purple marble

Our planet, the blue marble of the universe, may have once been a different color altogether.

18 Jun 2025
Solar System

This is how baby planets grow over time

A recent study has shed light on the evolution of baby planets, revealing that they consume the remaining gas and dust in their parent star's protoplanetary disk at an astonishing rate.

17 Jun 2025
Solar Eclipse

Watch: First artificial solar eclipses created by European satellites

A pair of European satellites has successfully created the first artificial solar eclipses, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced at the Paris Air Show.

17 Jun 2025
Astronomy

This is where 'missing' matter of the universe is hiding

Astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) and California Institute of Technology, have made a major breakthrough by locating the "missing" matter of the universe.

16 Jun 2025
James Webb Space Telescope

Semi-heavy water ice found around young star: What is it?

A team of astronomers from Leiden University and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory has made a groundbreaking discovery.

15 Jun 2025
India

India Space Congress starts on June 25: What is it?

The fourth edition of the India Space Congress (ISC) will take place in New Delhi from June 25.

15 Jun 2025
Blue Origin

This is the crew of Blue Origin's next space-tourism mission

Jeff Bezos's space exploration company, Blue Origin, has announced the crew for its upcoming space tourism mission.

14 Jun 2025
Technology

Protoplanetary disks lose their gas quicker than dust, reveals study

A recent study conducted by an international team of astronomers has revealed that the disks of gas and dust surrounding young stars, lose their gaseous components faster than their dusty ones.

14 Jun 2025
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb telescope finds one of the coldest, oldest planets

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made a major discovery by directly imaging a distant, frigid planet in an alien solar system.

14 Jun 2025
NASA

This NASA probe will reveal the insides of alien worlds

NASA is developing a revolutionary probe called the Gravity Imaging Radio Observer (GIRO) to explore a variety of celestial bodies.

14 Jun 2025
Astronomy

Why this galaxy 300M light-years away looks like a jellyfish

A team of astronomers has mapped the unusual shape and internal workings of a "jellyfish" galaxy, NGC 4858. The study was led by Yale University's Harrison Souchereau and Jeffrey Kenney.

14 Jun 2025
Technology

Watch: Trifid and Lagoon nebulas glowing with a reddish hue

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has snapped a stunning image of the famous Trifid and Lagoon nebulas.

13 Jun 2025
NASA

NASA probes 'mysterious clouds' that may block radio, GPS signals

NASA is set to launch rockets from a remote Pacific island, as part of its mission called Sporadic-E ElectroDynamics (SEED).

12 Jun 2025
Technology

Longest day of 2025: When to watch the summer solstice 

The summer solstice, marking the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, will occur on June 21, 2025.

11 Jun 2025
James Webb Space Telescope

Watch: A gas giant forming around a distant star

Astronomers have detected a potential new planet in the process of formation, likely a gas giant.

11 Jun 2025
Solar System

This icy wall surrounding solar system has a spiral shape

A recent discovery during a planetarium show might change our understanding of the Oort Cloud, a distant wall of icy bodies orbiting the solar system.

10 Jun 2025
Technology

June's Strawberry Moon will be a rare spectacle—When to watch

On June 11, a rare astronomical event will grace the skies: the full Strawberry Moon.