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‘Extraordinary’ sighting may open window on possibility of life beneath Enceladus’s icy outer crust

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has observed an epic plume of salty water from a geyser on the Saturn moon Enceladus.

The total number of people in Earth orbit is now at a record high, though only for a short time. With Monday's (May 29) launch of China's Shenzhou 16 mission, the population in orbit grew to 17.

Europe's JUICE spacecraft is now in its full flight configuration, six weeks after the flagship mission launched for Jupiter.

A new Jupiter-size exoplanet with the highest density known till this date and mass 13 times than that of Jupiter, has been discovered by an international team of scientists led by Prof. Abhijit Chakraborty at the Exoplanet Research Group of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad.

Observing a powerful feeding black hole in X-ray light has allowed astronomers to peer into the inner workings of what is the brightest quasar seen in the last 9 billion years of cosmic history.

Claire has been campaigning for a change in the law

Spacecraft will travel to an asteroid called Justitia that could give insight into the genesis of life on Earth.

Explore the U.S. Southwest's best sites for stargazing with our helpful guide. From canyons and valleys to snow-capped mountains and world-class observatories.

The four astronauts of the private Ax-2 mission are scheduled to head home to Earth today (May 30), and you can watch the action live.

China successfully launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts, including the first civilian to its space station. Read more on The Hindu