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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.
Poems: Space dreams
a. Our galaxy awaits The first view of our galaxy awaits, the lights of billions of suns Yet each star a destination of its own, out of reach for millennia unknown You see, us a species still in cradle Earth, our ability to spread life still a dearth Await the
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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?
Cone-shaped material flows on the Moon
Earth-like Talus cones in the crater of Pytheas.
Huge, peak-ringed Apollo crater
Seen here is the huge Apollo crater on the Moon's farside, named after the incredibly successful Apollo landing missions. The crater of Apollo is crowned with an inner mountain ring, do you see it? If not, you're not alone! Since its formation over 3.9 billion
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The tiniest of impact craters [Guest post]
Small meteorites constantly bombard the Moon and create micro-sized craters.
A peak at Hadley
Seen here the 4 kilometers tall and 25 kilometers wide Haldey mountain as captured from orbit by Apollo 15. Mons Hadley is part of a geologically rich area on the Moon. A lava-carved channel rests besides the mountain, near which the Apollo 15 astronauts landed. Hadley itself is part of