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Perseverance Rover Sees Phobos Block the Sun During Martian Solar Eclipse
NASA's Perseverance rover recently captured a stunning solar eclipse on Mars, showcasing the moon Phobos as it partially blocked the sun. This remarkable event, photographed on September 30, 2024, was made possible by the rover's Left Mastcam-Z camera, which highlighted Phobos's irregular shape. Measuring about 17 miles long and orbiting Mars at a ...
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India’s AstroSat and NASA's Space Observatories Collaborate to Unravel Black Hole’s Mystery
Researchers from NASA and India’s ISRO have collaborated to study the interaction between a massive black hole and a star that ventured too close. Using multiple observatories, including AstroSat, they discovered the link between tidal disruption events and quasi-periodic eruptions. This research offers new insights into the expanding debris disk...
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Chinese Space Plane Releases Unidentified Object In Orbit: All About It
China has kept the mission shrouded in secrecy, with the country's space authorities refraining from releasing any images or descriptions of the spacecraft.
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China's Space Plane Deployed 6 "Mysterious Wingmen" In Orbit, Claims Amateur Astronomer
Just four days after being launched on its third mission, China's reusable space plane, Shenlong also known as the "Divine Dragon", allegedly released six unidentified objects in Earth's orbit.
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Mysterious Earth-Like Planet Hiding In The Solar System, Says Study
According to scientists, the possibility exists that an Earth-like planet may be concealed within the Kuiper Belt.
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European Space Agency Telescope Euclid to Launch in SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket to Explore ‘Dark Universe’
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in Florida stood poised for launch on Saturday carrying an orbital telescope Euclid built by the European Space Agency (ESA) to shed light on mysterious cosmic phenomena known as dark energy and dark matter, unseen forces scientists say account for 95 percent of the known universe.
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Mystery Chinese Spacecraft Returns To Earth After 276 Days: Report
An experimental Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth on Monday after staying in orbit for 276 days, China's state media reported, completing a landmark mission to test the country's reusable space technologies.
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Asteroid Psyche Maps Hint at a World of Metal and Mystery Ahead of NASA's August Mission
NASA plans to deploy its Psyche probe to study the asteroid belt in August, an area between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where remains of the early solar system circle the Sun. The probe will orbit and analyse Psyche's surface for two years to find clues about how early planetary bodies originated. Months ahead of the upcoming mission, a grou...
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ESA's Solar Orbiter Ventures Into Mercury's Orbit to Get Closer Look at Sun, Captures Breathtaking Images
The ESA's Solar Orbiter reached inside the orbit of Mercury in March 2022, the closest planet to our Sun. In it first close approach to the Sun, the probe captured the chaotic encounter in dazzling detail. The Orbiter captured powerful flares, breathtaking views across the solar poles, and a mysterious but spectacular solar ‘hedgehog'.
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ISRO Says It Plans a Venus Orbiter Mission With a Launch in December 2024
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said that it is now readying a spacecraft to orbit Venus to study what lies below the surface of the solar system's hottest planet, and also unravel the mysteries under the Sulfuric Acid clouds enveloping it.
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Eight New Echoing Black Hole Binaries Discovered in Our Galaxy: MIT Researchers
Black holes are intriguing and mysterious objects. They are dreaded, too, because their gravitational pull is so strong that they do not allow anything to pass through them, not even light, except on the rare occasions when they feed. When a black hole pulls in gas and dust from an orbiting star, it sends out spectacular bursts of X-ray that bounce...
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NASA's Juno Probe to Fly Over Jupiter's Great Red Spot Today
Juno, which earlier this month marked its first year in orbit of the gas giant, will offer "humanity's first up-close and personal view of the gigantic feature."
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NASA To Make Mystery Announcement On Planets Beyond Solar System
Scientists will shortly hold a news conference at the headquarters of US space agency NASA in Washington to announce a significant discovery linked to exoplanets - meaning planets that orbit a star other than the sun. A Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) about exoplanets will also be held, where scientists will be available to answer questions in English...
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This Mysterious 'Hot Jupiter' Is On A Wild Orbital Ride
Hot Jupiters are exactly what they sound like. But it's how these Jupiter-like gas giants get so hot that's interesting: The planets orbit super-close to their host stars, creating incredibly hot worlds that undergo a whole slew of intriguing chemical reactions. Our Jupiter may be distant and cool by comparison, but in other solar systems, scientis...
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Nasa's Dawn Probe Takes More Photos of Mysterious Bright Spots on Ceres
Dawn is the first mission to visit a dwarf planet and the first to orbit two distinct targets in our solar system.
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Perseverance Rover Sees Phobos Block the Sun During Martian Solar Eclipse
NASA's Perseverance rover recently captured a stunning solar eclipse on Mars, showcasing the moon Phobos as it partially blocked the sun. This remarkable event, photographed on September 30, 2024, was made possible by the rover's Left Mastcam-Z camera, which highlighted Phobos's irregular shape. Measuring about 17 miles long and orbiting Mars at a ...
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India’s AstroSat and NASA's Space Observatories Collaborate to Unravel Black Hole’s Mystery
Researchers from NASA and India’s ISRO have collaborated to study the interaction between a massive black hole and a star that ventured too close. Using multiple observatories, including AstroSat, they discovered the link between tidal disruption events and quasi-periodic eruptions. This research offers new insights into the expanding debris disk...
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Chinese Space Plane Releases Unidentified Object In Orbit: All About It
China has kept the mission shrouded in secrecy, with the country's space authorities refraining from releasing any images or descriptions of the spacecraft.
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China's Space Plane Deployed 6 "Mysterious Wingmen" In Orbit, Claims Amateur Astronomer
Just four days after being launched on its third mission, China's reusable space plane, Shenlong also known as the "Divine Dragon", allegedly released six unidentified objects in Earth's orbit.
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Mysterious Earth-Like Planet Hiding In The Solar System, Says Study
According to scientists, the possibility exists that an Earth-like planet may be concealed within the Kuiper Belt.
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European Space Agency Telescope Euclid to Launch in SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket to Explore ‘Dark Universe’
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in Florida stood poised for launch on Saturday carrying an orbital telescope Euclid built by the European Space Agency (ESA) to shed light on mysterious cosmic phenomena known as dark energy and dark matter, unseen forces scientists say account for 95 percent of the known universe.
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Mystery Chinese Spacecraft Returns To Earth After 276 Days: Report
An experimental Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth on Monday after staying in orbit for 276 days, China's state media reported, completing a landmark mission to test the country's reusable space technologies.
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Asteroid Psyche Maps Hint at a World of Metal and Mystery Ahead of NASA's August Mission
NASA plans to deploy its Psyche probe to study the asteroid belt in August, an area between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where remains of the early solar system circle the Sun. The probe will orbit and analyse Psyche's surface for two years to find clues about how early planetary bodies originated. Months ahead of the upcoming mission, a grou...
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ESA's Solar Orbiter Ventures Into Mercury's Orbit to Get Closer Look at Sun, Captures Breathtaking Images
The ESA's Solar Orbiter reached inside the orbit of Mercury in March 2022, the closest planet to our Sun. In it first close approach to the Sun, the probe captured the chaotic encounter in dazzling detail. The Orbiter captured powerful flares, breathtaking views across the solar poles, and a mysterious but spectacular solar ‘hedgehog'.
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ISRO Says It Plans a Venus Orbiter Mission With a Launch in December 2024
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said that it is now readying a spacecraft to orbit Venus to study what lies below the surface of the solar system's hottest planet, and also unravel the mysteries under the Sulfuric Acid clouds enveloping it.
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Eight New Echoing Black Hole Binaries Discovered in Our Galaxy: MIT Researchers
Black holes are intriguing and mysterious objects. They are dreaded, too, because their gravitational pull is so strong that they do not allow anything to pass through them, not even light, except on the rare occasions when they feed. When a black hole pulls in gas and dust from an orbiting star, it sends out spectacular bursts of X-ray that bounce...
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NASA's Juno Probe to Fly Over Jupiter's Great Red Spot Today
Juno, which earlier this month marked its first year in orbit of the gas giant, will offer "humanity's first up-close and personal view of the gigantic feature."
-
NASA To Make Mystery Announcement On Planets Beyond Solar System
Scientists will shortly hold a news conference at the headquarters of US space agency NASA in Washington to announce a significant discovery linked to exoplanets - meaning planets that orbit a star other than the sun. A Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) about exoplanets will also be held, where scientists will be available to answer questions in English...
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This Mysterious 'Hot Jupiter' Is On A Wild Orbital Ride
Hot Jupiters are exactly what they sound like. But it's how these Jupiter-like gas giants get so hot that's interesting: The planets orbit super-close to their host stars, creating incredibly hot worlds that undergo a whole slew of intriguing chemical reactions. Our Jupiter may be distant and cool by comparison, but in other solar systems, scientis...
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Nasa's Dawn Probe Takes More Photos of Mysterious Bright Spots on Ceres
Dawn is the first mission to visit a dwarf planet and the first to orbit two distinct targets in our solar system.
