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Radio burst spotted by NASA for the first time in Milky Way
NASA recently reported that it observed a mix of radio signals and X-ray in Milky Way in April 2020. This has never been observed earlier in the galaxy....
ISRO MOM Study: Mars losing its atmosphere at faster rate than the earth
The ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has found that Mars is losing its atmosphere to outer space at faster rate as compared to that of the earth. The...
China: World’s First Asteroid Mining Robot to be launched
China is set to launch the first asteroid mining robot in the world by November 2020. The main objective of the mission is to assess capabilities of robots...
ISRO’s Mangalyaan captures images of Phobos, Biggest moon of Mars
The Mars orbiter of the Indian Space Research Organization has captured images of Phobos, the biggest moon of Mars. Highlights The Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft was placed in...
New Asteroid discovered near Jupiter
Astronauts have recently discovered a rare space object. The object looks like both asteroid and comet. The new space object is called Active Asteroid Highlights The asteroid has...
Existence of Earth like planet orbiting Proxima Centauri confirmed
On May 30, 2020, the international team of scientists confirmed the existence of the planet that is of the size of the earth. The planet is revolving Proxima...
Birth of New Planets witnessed first time in human history
The SPHERE instrument of the Very Large Telescope has captured the birth of new planet in the AB Aurigae star system recently. This is the first time in...
NASA Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope
NASA marked April 24th as the 30th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s launch into the low earth orbit in 1990. Hubble Space Telescope The Hubble Space Telescope...
Cabinet approves India-Mongolia Agreement on exploration of outer space
On January 8, 2020, the Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi approved the agreement between India and Mongolia to explore outer space for civilian and peaceful purposes. The...
NASA’s New Horizons mission gets a brand-new name “Arrokoth”
The International Astronomical Union and Minor Planets Center, the global body for naming Kuiper Belt objects, has finally given a name for the most distant world ever explored...
TOI 270: NASA’s TESS discovers
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) recently discovered new dwarf star and planetary system named as TOI 270. It is located about 73 light years away from Earth,...
