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Monday marks the anniversary of when astronomers pointed an Italian telescope to look at a recent supernova.

Space agency said potential finding of dimethyl sulfide on K2-18 b, produced only by life on Earth, is yet to be confirmed

To better understand and predict space weather, ISRO launched the Aditya-L1 satellite in September 2023. Aditya-L1 will observe the sun's energy flow, X-ray radiation, and magnetic storms to generate knowledge of strong societal relevance. This mission is a vindication of India's investment in space science research.

The discovery was quite interesting because, although such spherules are distributed globally, it is not easy to recover them from the depths of the ocean bed – requiring a dredging operation with a powerful magnet.

Check out The Hindu’s science wrap featuring top 7 stories on new discoveries, findings, and studies in the scientific world from this week.

19th-century trailblazers Annie Maunder and Alice Everett finally earn due recognition for decades of largely unattributed work

There’s an unusual object near the Milky Way’s heart that astronomers call “The Brick,” a dark molecular cloud not forming as many stars as it should

SN 1987A was the closest seen in modern times, and created a unique opportunity for astronomers to view one in action. JWST is giving it a new look.

As space mining and colonization become not-so-distant realities, scientists say preservation should be prioritized

India's Chandrayaan-2 mission, launched in July 2019, ended in a crash due to 3 mistakes: thrust (dispersion level) was more than assumed, guidance system malfunction, and control system rate restriction. ISRO corrected these mistakes for the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission, adding extra fuel, sensors, stronger lander legs, and expanding the landing…

Monkeys and dogs were usually used to test whether humans could survive outside Earth’s atmosphere – but 60 years ago the French tried something a little different