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India has 60 days of crude oil, 60 days of Natural Gas & 45 days of LPG rolling stock: Centre- Artemis II crew turns the idiom 'I love you to the moon and back' into reality with lunar tribute by proposing to name a crater after commander's late wife Carroll - watch NASA's viral reel here
- Earth’s new defender? How 3I/ATLAS might stop deadly asteroids in their tracks
- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will reach its closest point to Sun this week. Is Earth is in danger? Check detailsAstronomers are closely observing the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. This comet is not a threat to Earth. Its study will help in monitoring f...28 Oct, 2025, 08.04 AM IST
- Uranus New Moon Discovery Explained: How many moons does the planet have? Here’s its size, name and who detected itUranus new moon discovery has been made by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The newly identified moon, named S/2025 U1, adds to Uranus’ 2...20 Aug, 2025, 02.46 AM IST
- Mysterious interstellar object enters solar system; the largest, fastest, and only the third ever recordedAstronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, speeding towards the Sun at 60 km/s. Classified on July 2, 2025, this c...03 Jul, 2025, 08.57 AM IST
- 2017 OF201: All about the new planet found beyond PlutoAstronomers have found a new minor planet beyond Pluto. This object, named 2017 OF201, is quite large. It orbits far from the Sun. This dis...24 May, 2025, 08.32 PM IST
- Bright satellite BlueWalker 3 alarms astronomers, sparks concern about sky pollutionThe International Astronomical Union (IAU) has revealed that what was initially thought to be a celestial body is actually the BlueWalker 3...03 Oct, 2023, 02.36 PM IST
- Europe's mission to Jupiter's icy moons Juice satellite is ready. Check launch date, key detailsJuice satellite is scheduled to be launched in April this year.21 Jan, 2023, 01.36 AM IST
- What is a light year and how long is it?Can a human eye watch every single astronomical object that’s present in the sky? That’s next to impossible. But thanks to telescopes, it m...15 Dec, 2022, 10.21 PM IST
- SpaceX satellites falling out of orbit after solar stormSpaceX's newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launc...10 Feb, 2022, 01.58 PM IST
- International Astronomical Union approves Chinese names to identify areas on MoonThe Chang'e-5 space mission is China's maiden attempt to retrieve materials from an extra-terrestrial body. It was launched on November 24 ...28 May, 2021, 09.57 PM IST
- School students in India discover 18 new asteroidsOver the last two years, 150 students from all around India participated in this two month long campaign to find asteroids, making this the...28 Feb, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
- Pluto mountain range named after Tenzing NorgayAmsterdam, Sep 8 (IANS) Assigning the first set of official names of surface features on Pluto, the International Astronomical Union has ap...08 Sep, 2017, 02.02 PM IST
- Australian researchers ask stargazers to help find 'Planet 9'Canberra, March 27 (IANS) The Australian National University (ANU) has called on amateur astronomers to help its researchers find a new pla...27 Mar, 2017, 06.59 AM IST
- India, US must collaborate more on space research: NASA scientistNew Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) India and the US should collaborate more on space research programmes, a prominent scientist from the US space age...21 Jan, 2017, 07.25 PM IST
- I Want it All! Freddie Mercury gets asteroid named after him on 70th birthdayTo mark the singer's 70th birthday, the International Astronomical Union has named an asteroid '17473 Freddiemercury'.07 Sep, 2016, 05.23 PM IST
- Christmas Pluto still out in the coldBut since this July, when Nasa’s New Horizon’s mission made Pluto a social media sensation, the institution seems to have realised the form...26 Dec, 2015, 04.24 AM IST
- There may be dozens of 'mini moons' zipping around the EarthWhile official Moon is busy photobombing us, a bunch of smaller upstarts are vying to become Moon #2. We may have an entourage of 'mini moo...06 Aug, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
- Indian wins NASA contest to name Mercury craterThe names were selected by the public outreach team for the spacecraft out of thousands of submissions to an open competition.14 May, 2015, 03.55 PM IST
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