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NASA calls for science payloads for delivery to Moon

In line with its plan to conduct more research on the Moon's surface ahead of a human return, NASA has… Read More

Largest-ever galaxy proto-supercluster ‘Hyperion’ spotted

A team of scientists at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has sited the most massive structure in the early universe… Read More

NASA’s Chandra telescope in safe mode due to glitch

Barely a week after NASA's Hubble Space Telescope entered safe mode, its Chandra mission has also suffered a glitch possibly… Read More

Ice blades cover Jupiter’s moon Europa

Fields of sharp ice growing to almost 15 metres tall could be scattered across the equatorial regions of Jupiter's moon,… Read More

Hubble in ‘safe mode’, but science operations suspended: NASA

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has entered safe mode, following the failure of another gyroscope, but its science operations have been… Read More

New distant object found during hunt for Planet X

In their search for unknown dwarf planets and Planet X and for distant Solar System objects, a team of scientists… Read More

Earth will reach 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold by 2030: Report

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Monday said the planet will reach the crucial threshold of 1.5… Read More

Parker Solar Probe completes first Venus flyby: NASA

NASA's historic mission to solve the mysteries of the Sun has successfully completed its flyby of Venus, the US space… Read More

The first evidence of moon outside our solar system: Astronomers

Using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have found the first compelling evidence for a Neptune-sized… Read More

Deep space travel may damage astronaut’s gut functions

Exposure to galactic cosmic radiation during deep space travel, such as to Mars, might significantly damage gastrointestinal functions in astronauts,… Read More