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Interview: Shrinivas Kulkarni, finder of a thousand exploding stars
The creator of the renowned Palomar Transient Factory survey speaks about the unique value small telescopes have to offer in the age of billion-dollar instruments.
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Book review: Those magnificent women and their stories that must be told
Minnie Vaid's new book profiles some of the women who put India on the Mars bandwagon.
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Most anticipated space launches in 2020
Four spacecraft to Mars, two Moon landers, two Sun orbiters, new rockets and human spaceflight progress in store for 2020.
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Start the new year by realizing how insignificant we are
A size comparison of Earth to everything else in the Universe.
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Interviewing neutrino-hunting particle physicist Kate Scholberg
A peek into the efforts to detect particles from exploding stars!
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Explainer – Why did it take so long to find the Chandrayaan 2 lander?
Challenges involved in spotting a spacecraft on the Moon's surface from space.
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The most extreme planets scientists have discovered in our galaxy
The discovery of these exoplanets defied what scientists considered possible.
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First results from Voyagers, the NASA spacecraft at the edge of interstellar space
The twin Voyagers' observations have given us our first glimpse of what the space between stars is like.
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India’s Yuri Gagarin moment approaches closer, astronauts begin training for Gaganyaan in Russia
ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission, scheduled for December 2021, will be India’s first crewed spaceflight, made using indigenous technologies.
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ISRO needs night survival technologies for future Moon missions and beyond
As the lunar night casts its shadow on Vikram, it’s time for a change of gears in India’s lunar exploration strategy.
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Poems: Space dreams
I quit my first job last month. The company had some amazing and passionate human beings. I had never come across so many like-minded people in one place. While I was there, I could share my love for space without restrictions and learn so much. In particular, I enjoyed working
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Chandrayaan 2’s landing failure and the road ahead
What does Vikram’s failed landing mean for India's future in space?