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May 21, 2025, 02:10 PM - 6 min read
Light is electromagnetic radiation: basically, an electric wave and a magnetic wave coupled together and travelling through space-time. It has no mass. That point is critical because the mass of an object, whether a speck of dust or a spaceship, limits the top speed it can travel through space.
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May 8, 2025, 04:30 PM - 7 min read
Throughout time, cultures around the world have used the stars to help make sense of the world, to understand where we come from and determine our place in the cosmos.
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March 16, 2025, 02:57 PM - 9 min read
Elsewhere in the Solar System, Earth has one moon, Mars has two, Jupiter has 95, Uranus has 28 and Neptune has 16, for a total of 142 moons. We only need to discover ten more moons around Saturn to give it double the number of all the other planets combined.
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March 4, 2025, 02:04 PM - 8 min read
The newest generation of radio telescopes – including the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) and MeerKAT, a telescope in South Africa – is revealing incredibly faint cosmic objects, never before seen.
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December 25, 2024, 04:07 PM - 7 min read
The telescope took 30 years to build, but in three short years of operation, JWST has already revolutionised our view of the cosmos.
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October 27, 2024, 04:07 PM - 6 min read
Astronomers have just found complex carbon molecules in space.
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August 20, 2024, 04:05 PM - 2 min read
This is an exciting time to be a cosmologist, savouring new discoveries that have the potential to alter our fundamental understanding of the universe.
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April 6, 2024, 11:56 AM - 2 min read
The recent cancellation comes after the startup postponed the launch on March 22, citing "unavoidable circumstances." Although the specific reasons for both cancellations were not disclosed by Agnikul Cosmos, speculation arose around potential weather disturbances for the initial delay.
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February 18, 2024, 05:53 PM - 2 min read
The LignoSat probe is made of magnolia wood, which has been seen on the International Space Station (ISS) to be highly robust and crack-resistant. Plans are currently being finalised for its launch on a US rocket this summer.
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February 5, 2024, 12:13 PM - 2 min read
Jitendra Singh said that the 'Vyommitra' astronaut is designed to simulate human functions in the space environment and interact with the life support system.
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January 26, 2024, 01:46 PM - 2 min read
The lunar landing site, christened Shiv Shakti Point by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, featured prominently, symbolizing India's growing footprint in space exploration.
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January 19, 2024, 11:30 PM - 2 min read
Japan has become the newest addition to the elite lunar space club, which India had joined after its successful Chandrayaan mission.
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