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NASA finds proof of carbon, water in asteroid Bennu samples

Material collected from the asteroid acts as a time capsule from the earliest days of our solar system

Has ISRO found its humanoid for space travel?

If India's space agency has a bot ready, why are its scientists scouting for another

Earth 2.0: NASA finds planet's 'cousin' that could be supporting life

It would, however, take decades to reach the planet to know more about it

Common man's access to space

Small satellites are providing cost-effective and reliable means of space exploration

Satellite mapping of flora hotspots

Snippets

Brightest, most distant radio signal detected till now has a rare source — a group of merging galaxies

A fast radio burst that occurred when the universe was just 5 billion years old was detected in 2022

The stakes just got higher

Four volcanic hotspots in the Solar System

Venus is far from the only world beyond Earth to exhibit signs of volcanic activity

Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023

Jupiter's icy moons, asteroid exploration on the cards

The afterglow of an explosive collision between giant planets may have been detected in a far-off star system

If confirmed, the observation will open a window into how planets form

Understanding the cosmos: Bizarre flash of light traced back to kilonova a billion light years away

Odd behaviour by gamma ray burst breaks long-held traditional paradigm

ESA’s JUICE mission will soon start unlocking the secrets of Jupiter’s icy moons

Six space missions to look forward to in 2021

From Artemis 1 to Chandrayaan 3, here are some missions to keep an eye out for 

Green eye in the sky

A voyage into space for a three-dimensional monitoring of the polluted environment

Venus’ volcanoes may be active, show decades-old radar images

NASA Magellan spacecraft captured images of Venus from 1990-1992

Take heed!

Worldwide increase in temperatures is becoming a major cause for concern

Tracking elles

Taming wild fires

Computer simulations can help prevent devastating wildfires

In Short

NASA’s Artemis I mission flies past the moon

Spacecraft Orion to enter orbit around the Moon November 25

Mars may have been less oxygen-rich than previously assumed

But there’s still a possibility of life on the Red Planet, finds study

Corals, maths and satellites

A new mathematical formula will scan satellite images to study changes in coral reefs