ISRO’s PSLV-C59 to Launch ESA’s Proba-3 Mission for Sun Corona Study

ISRO’s PSLV-C59 to Launch ESA’s Proba-3 Mission for Sun Corona Study

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has scheduled the launch of the PSLV-C59 rocket carrying the Proba-3 spacecraft for December 4, 2024, at 4:08 PM IST, as per reports. The mission, a dedicated commercial venture of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), will take off from the First Launch Pad at the…

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Rare Edge-On View of a Spiral Galaxy Located Millions of Light-Years Away

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Rare Edge-On View of a Spiral Galaxy Located Millions of Light-Years Away

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The Hubble Space Telescope, a joint project of NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) has provided a unique look at the spiral galaxy UGC 10043, located approximately 150 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens. Unlike the typical top-down perspective of galaxies, this image presents UGC 10043 from an…

ESA’s Solar Eclipse-Making Proba-3 Mmssion Head to its Launch Site in India

ESA’s Solar Eclipse-Making Proba-3 Mmssion Head to its Launch Site in India

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ESA’s Proba-3 mission, designed to create solar eclipses in space to study the Sun’s corona, has officially left European soil and is en route to its launch site in India. This dual-spacecraft mission departed from Redwire Space’s facility in Kruibeke, Belgium, to travel to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre near…

Sun-Observing Spacecraft Sheds Light on the Solar Wind’s Origin

Sun-Observing Spacecraft Sheds Light on the Solar Wind’s Origin

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The solar wind is a ubiquitous feature of our solar system. This relentless high-speed flow of charged particles from the sun fills interplanetary space. On Earth, it triggers geomagnetic storms that can disrupt satellites and it causes the dazzling auroras — the northern and southern lights — at high latitudes….

European Space Agency Telescope Euclid to Launch in SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket to Explore ‘Dark Universe’

European Space Agency Telescope Euclid to Launch in SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket to Explore ‘Dark Universe’

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A SpaceX rocket in Florida stood poised for launch on Saturday carrying an orbital telescope built to shed light on mysterious cosmic phenomena known as dark energy and dark matter, unseen forces scientists say account for 95 percent of the known universe. The telescope dubbed Euclid, a European Space Agency…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Its First Images of Mars, Reveals Intriguing Details

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Its First Images of Mars, Reveals Intriguing Details

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, known for capturing some incredible images of the universe, has presented us with new pictures of our neighbouring planet, Mars. The telescope captured its first images and spectra of Mars on September 5. The James Webb Space Telescope, an international collaboration between NASA, ESA (European…

Astronaut Explains “Intriguing Sight” of Bright Dot Spotted on Earth From Space

Astronaut Explains “Intriguing Sight” of Bright Dot Spotted on Earth From Space

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An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) recently shared an “intriguing” daylight sight of a bright dot in the middle of a desert on Earth. “A bright dot in the Negev desert…so unusual to see human-made lights in day passes!” European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti tweeted while…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX in Talks With ESA to Allow Temporary Use of Its Launchers

Elon Musk’s SpaceX in Talks With ESA to Allow Temporary Use of Its Launchers

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The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun preliminary technical discussions with Elon Musk’s SpaceX that could lead to the temporary use of its launchers after the Ukraine conflict blocked Western access to Russia’s Soyuz rockets. The private American competitor to Europe’s Arianespace has emerged as a key contender to plug…

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Captures Colourful Cartwheel Galaxy: Details

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Captures Colourful Cartwheel Galaxy: Details

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The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through time and huge amounts of dust to capture a new image of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing the spinning ring of colour in unprecedented clarity, NASA and the European Space Agency said Tuesday. Located around 500 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Sculptor,…

ESA’s Mars Express Shows Views of the Largest Canyon in Our Solar System

ESA’s Mars Express Shows Views of the Largest Canyon in Our Solar System

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The European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter has captured images of portions of the Martian Valles Marineris, the largest system of canyons in the Solar System. Valles Marineris, like many other geological features on the red planet, dwarfs all terrestrial analogues. The Valles Marineris, in particular, is 4,000 km long,…