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The Latest Breaking News on Space

Moon Sniper: Japan launches Slim probe on precision landing mission

Smart Lander for Investigating Moon will aim to touch down within an unprecedented 100 metres of its target

The Guardian - AU

Japan launches rocket carrying ‘Moon Sniper’ lunar lander

Successful launch comes after India became the fourth country to land on the moon with its Chandrayaan-3 mission.

Al Jazeera

Japan launches rocket carrying X-ray telescope to explore origins of universe, lunar lander

Japan has launched a rocket with an X-ray telescope that will explore the origins of the universe

The Independent UK

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Rare and dazzling cosmic explosion spotted by researchers

The explosion, which outshines most supernovae in the universe, was spotted by researchers at the Queen’s University, Belfast.

The Independent UK

The Best Way To Find Alien Civilizations May Be To Search For Their Pollution

A recent study suggests that JWST should be able to detect traces of industrial pollution and life in the skies of TRAPPIST-1e -- if they're there .

Inverse

Watch | Chandrayaan-3’s journey from the orbit to Moon’s surface

A compilation of videos showing Chandrayaan-3’s journey from the Moon’s orbit to its surface

The Hindu

Across the Northern Hemisphere, now's the time to catch a new comet before it vanishes for 400 years

A newly discovered comet is swinging through our cosmic neighborhood for the first time in more than 400 years

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Alien astrophysicist rebukes his critics

The "world's leading alien hunter" on his new book and his relentless search for extraterrestrial objects

Salon

'Once-in-a-lifetime' comet to be visible in UK skies next week - see when

People will get the chance to see the newly discovered Comet Nishimura (Comet C/2023 PI) with the naked eye next week - see exactly when.

The National (Scotland)

Mysterious “Planet Nine” May Actually Be a Missing Earth-sized World

A recent study proposes a totally different version of Planet Nine, but which one is really out there?

Inverse

Giant new exoplanet is denser than steel

The exoplanet TOI-1853 b is roughly the size of Neptune but more dense than any planet of its size yet discovered

Salon

NASA’s LRO captures Chandrayaan-3 landing site on the Moon

LRO is managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for the Science Mission Directorate at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. Arizona State University manages and operates LROC

The Hindu

Sahara space rock 4.5 billion years old upends assumptions about the early Solar System

In new research published in Nature Communications, scientists analysed lead and uranium isotopes in Erg Chech 002 and calculated it is some 4.56556 billion years old, give or take 120,000 years

The Hindu

Moon mission can be a stepping stone to the stars: scientist

Among the ISRO scientists behind the moon mission was Raja V.L.N. Sridhar who hails from south coastal Andhra Pradesh and comes from a humble background. Each passing day, we are inching closer to unveiling the lunar world’s secrets. Chandrayan-3’s mission is about paving the way for a future where the…

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The Independent UK

Newly found comet now visible to naked eye in ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ event

Comet Nishimura can already been seen after sunset and before dawn but will pass closest to Earth next week, according to astronomers.

The Hindu

Aditya-L1 successfully undergoes second earth-bound manoeuvre: ISRO

Aditya L1, the first space based Indian mission to study the Sun underwent the second earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, during the early hours on Tuesday, ISRO said.

The Hindu

Preparations on for Gaganyaan crew escape system test: VSSC Director S. Unnikrishnan Nair

ISRO gears up for testing Crew Escape System for Gaganyaan mission. Test Vehicle D-1 to demonstrate ISRO's capability to safely recover crew in event of mission abort. Test vehicle is a single-stage vehicle derived from GSLV. Test to be carried out in transonic speeds. Test vehicle to serve as platform…

Dynamite News

4 astronauts return to Florida after 6 month stay on International Space Station

Four astronauts on Monday returned home from a six-month stay on the International Space Station, making a splashdown landing aboard their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule off the coast of Florida. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Inverse

Oxygen Could Be Even More Critical to Alien Civilizations Than We Thought

A new study looked at the importance of oxygen in combustion, finding many technologies we depend on aren't possible without sufficient oxygen.

The Hindu

After Pragyan, lander Vikram also put in sleep mode

On September 2, the space organisation said that Pragyan had completed its assignments and it had been safely parked and set into sleep mode. Pragyan’s receiver had been kept on.

The Hindu

Onward, sunward: On India’s mission to study the sun

India’s mission to the sun in the form of the Aditya-L1 craft gives the Indian space programme and the national solar physics community one more boundary to push

The Hindu

Activists criticise construction of observation deck in Udhagamandalam

Activists allege Udhagamandalam Municipality is constructing an observation deck with a telescope overlooking the Ketti Valley without relevant building approvals, in violation of the Master Plan. Funds for the ₹40 lakh project were sanctioned for the bicentenary celebrations. Concerns raised include flouting of existing building rules, impact on slope stability,…

The Hindu

Science This Week | India launches Aditya-L1 to study the sun, Pragyan rover safely parked and more

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

Inverse

Why Do Almost Half of Moon Missions Fail? Here’s Why Space Is Still So Risky

In 2019, India attempted to land a spacecraft on the Moon – and ended up painting a kilometres-long streak of debris on its barren surface.

Dynamite News

Aditya-L1 sun mission: First earth-bound manoeuvre successful, satellite healthy

Aditya-L1 spacecraft which was lifted successfully to study the Sun made its first earth-bound manoeuvre on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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