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India's third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, has captured the imagination of the public as it sets off to the moon. With improved designs and safeguards, ISRO hopes to succeed in the mission and become the fourth nation to land on the moon. If successful, it will be a major fillip for…

On July 16, 1994, fragments from comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 struck the giant planet Jupiter. The impacts, which ended on July 22, provided for a celestial spectacle. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about the first real-time observation of an extraterrestrial collision in our solar system…

The velocity of interstellar objects passing through our solar system, like 'Oumuamua, can be correlated to their chemistry and the type of star they came from.

India on July 14 launched its third mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-3, with an aim to soft land on the surface of Earth’s only natural satellite. A successful landing would make India the fourth country to achieve the rare feat after the United States, China and the Soviet Union.

The James Webb Space Telescope spotted three objects that may be 'dark stars,' or stars that are powered by dark matter. But follow-up work is needed to learn their nature.

NASA is using an epic guitar score from Metallica to highlight its Artemis program, which aims to land humans on the moon a few years from now.

Astronomers have discovered an ultracold brown dwarf, a "failed star" smaller than Jupiter and colder than a campfire that is emitting radio waves.

India's third lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-3, launched on July 14. The mission's lander and rover are scheduled to touch down on the moon in late August.

Congrats to ISRO for successful launch of Chandrayaan-3! Kharge & Ramesh laud vision of past PMs & scientists who devoted lives to space research since 1962. ISRO's success a tribute to Nehru, Vajpayee, Sarabhai & Dhawan. We salute & applaud ISRO family for this incredible feat!