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Gaganyaan Mission | ISRO is set for first test flight

ISRO to conduct Gaganyaan's first Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) on October 21. TV-D1 will lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

The Hindu

The Webb Space Telescope Found A High-Speed, 3,000-Mile-Wide Jet Stream On Jupiter

When the Webb Space Telescope studied Jupiter last year, it found something that had never been seen before.

Inverse

Ancient, Distant Signal From Space Offers Insight Into Universe’s Weight

Scientists identify record-breaking fast radio burst dating back eight billion years, shedding light on 'missing' matter between galaxies.

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Scientists surprised by source of largest quake detected on Mars

NASA’s InSight lander detected the largest quake yet recorded on Mars, one with a 4.7 magnitude - fairly modest by Earth standards but strong for Mars

The Hindu

Orionid meteor shower to light up night sky

The display will peak on Saturday night, into the early hours of Sunday, producing up to 25 meteors every hour.

The Independent UK

Scientists detect most distant fast radio burst ever

Astronomers in WA have detected a burst of fast radio waves eight billion light-years from Earth as powerful as the sun's total emission over 30 years.

AAP

The Orionid meteor shower is peaking this weekend; here’s how to get a look

Streaks of light are produced by friction as debris, usually the size of a grain of sand, rubs against the Earth’s atmosphere. The Orionids are caused by Halley’s Comet.

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How 8-Billion-Year-Old Radio Waves Could Help Us Weigh the Universe

A bright burst of radio waves from a distant galaxy created a helpful snapshot of the universe's structure.

Inverse

Astronomers detect most distant fast radio burst to date

The fast radio burst (FRB) is also one of the most energetic ever observed.

The Independent UK

Mysterious burst of light and loud bang in Melbourne’s night sky could be meteorite

Eyewitnesses say their houses shook as they heard ‘loud explosion’

The Independent UK

Will the Earth breach its 1.5C guardrail sooner than we thought?

When the ‘godfather of climate science’ says the extraordinary heat during the northern summer points to accelerated warming, governments should listen

The Guardian - AU

The Webb Telescope Found Clouds of Tiny Quartz Crystals On A Scorching Hot Planet

Scientists found crystals of silicon dioxide, better known as quartz, in the atmosphere of WASP-17b.

Inverse

NASA’s InSight Lander Just Recorded The Largest Mars Quake Ever

Data from NASA's InSight lander revealed a surprising cause for the largest Mars quake we have ever detected.

Inverse

The Universe May Be Teeming With Jupiter-Like Gas Giants, New Study Suggests

A new paper out this week makes the case that gas giants forming in the outer part of solar systems aren't unusual.

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The Hindu

PM Modi “directs” ISRO to land man on moon by 2040

PM Modi chaired the meeting to assess the progress of the Gaganyaan mission and outline the future of Indian space exploration

Evening Standard

Orinod meteor shower: where and when to see it at its best

The Orionid meteor shower is one of the most reliable sky-gazing experiences in the calendar, and it is on the way

The Conversation

We landed a camera on Venus before seeing parts of our own oceans – it’s time to ramp up observations closer to home

Viewed from the Voyager 1 space probe as it passed beyond the edge of the solar system, Earth and Venus might not look too different – same diameter, similar mass and distance from the Sun.

The Hindu

Hundreds of tests planned, working to get crew module from outside India: ISRO’s Somanath on Gaganyaan

ISRO will test its Crew Escape System (CES) on Oct. 21, 2023, to ensure astronauts' safety in case of a launch vehicle malfunction. The test will use a single-stage rocket powered by liquid propellants, and the mission will be uncrewed. ISRO Chairman S. Somanath spoke of the mission, the crew…

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The Hindu

Two-hour long maiden test flight of Gaganyaan mission to commence at 7 am on October 21

The Gaganyaan mission aims to demonstrate the capability to launch human beings (three crew members) to low earth orbit and bring them back safely to earth by landing them in either the Bay of Bengal or the Arabian Sea.

Radio France Internationale

Chinese launch of Pakistani satellite highlights Asia's space ambitions

In the latest display of Asia’s rising space capability, a Chinese rocket carrying a Pakistani satellite will take off in May headed for the far side of the Moon.

Radio France Internationale

Félicette the French space cat, the world's only feline astronaut

Sixty years ago this month, France became the first country to send a cat into space. That flight, on 18 October 1963, remains the only time a feline has ever made it into space and back again. How did the French space agency do it – and why?

Inverse

Weird Starquakes Could Be Triggering Bursts of Radio Waves In the Universe

Some neutron stars could have cracks on the surface, creating starquakes and triggering fast radio bursts screaming out into space.

The Hindu

ISRO to hold more test Gaganyaan vehicle missions after maiden test flight on October 21: Somanath

The test vehicle development flight (TV-D1) will be conducted at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh to test the crew module that is scheduled to house Indian astronauts during the human spaceflight late next year.

The Independent UK

‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse visible across parts of the US

The next ‘ring of fire’ eclipse in the US won’t be until 2039, and will only be viewable from Alaska

Dynamite News

August 23 to be observed as 'National Space Day', government issues notification

The central government has issued a notification that August 23 will be observed as 'National Space Day' to commemorate the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Read further on Dynamite News:

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