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Moon, Venus and Jupiter to dazzle the skies this week. How to watch in India
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (444+ words) Step outside just after sunset this week and face west. Between May 18 and 20, the night sky is arranging a celestial show that requires no equipment, no expertise and no rural escape. The best window is roughly 30 to 60 minutes after sunset,…...
One in 1. 7 million pics: Astrophotographer takes once-in-a-lifetime photo of the Sun
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (186+ words) What made the split-second moment even more extraordinary was the appearance of two floating solar prominences visible at the exact time the aircraft crossed the blazing solar disc. Solar prominences are massive arcs of superheated plasma extending outward from the…...
How Nasa's Psyche probe is about to steal speed from Mars to reach a metal world
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (553+ words) Something remarkable is about to happen today. Around 12: 30 pm IST on May 15, 2026, Nasa's Psyche probe will swing past Mars, not to visit the Red Planet, but to steal something from it. Speed. This elegant celestial manoeuvre, known as a gravity…...
India's Chandrayaan-2 discovers fresh underground water reserve on the Moon
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (479+ words) India's Chandrayaan-2 mission may have made one of the most significant discoveries yet in the global search for water on the Moon, with scientists from the Physical Research Laboratory identifying strong evidence of subsurface water ice hidden inside ultra-cold lunar…...
Nasa to slingshot Psyche probe around Mars at 20, 000 kmph, collect data
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (286+ words) Nasa's Psyche spacecraft is days away from one of the most dramatic moments of its three-year journey through the solar system. On Friday, May 15, the probe will skim just 4, 500 kilometres above the surface of Mars, which is closer than many…...
Akash Ganga seen like never before: 10 best Milky Way photos from the world
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (412+ words) The 2026 edition features 25 images captured under some of the darkest skies left on Earth. From the salt flats of Argentina to the volcanic peaks of the Canary Islands, this year's selection is as much about adventure and endurance as it…...
Powerful ejection blows massive hole in Sun's atmosphere, Earth on alert for impact
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (423+ words) A powerful solar eruption has punched a massive hole in the Sun's atmosphere, raising concerns among space weather scientists as an active sunspot region slowly turns toward Earth. The eruption originated from sunspot region AR4436 on May 10 at 1339 UTC, when it…...
Four volunteers complete living 200 days in isolation for science
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (357+ words) Four volunteers living inside a simulated Mars habitat have crossed a significant milestone. The crew of Nasa's CHAPEA mission, short for Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, has completed 200 days inside a 3 D-printed habitat at Nasa's Johnson Space Center in…...
A-meow-zing: Webb and Chandra scratch surface of Cat's Paw Nebula. See pic
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (366+ words) The universe has a sense of humour. Nasa has just shared a stunning new look at a corner of space that resembles a giant cat's paw, and the science behind the image is every bit as extraordinary as it looks....
Nasa's Psyche spacecraft photographs Mars as a glowing crescent. See pic
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (292+ words) Nasa's Psyche spacecraft has done something rather poetic on its long journey through space. On May 3, 2026, it turned its cameras toward Mars and captured the planet as a thin, glowing crescent, something like the crescent Moon we see from Earth…...