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Scientists analysing data from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft have, for the first time, observed the Zwan–Wolf effect deep within the Martian atmosphere.The event was captured during a solar storm in December 2023.The Zwan–Wolf...
Deep Space Achievements: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Honors Sovereign Polar Soft-Landing BreakthroughIn a historic validation of India's engineering efficiency and structural deep-space capabilitie...
Scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBFGR) have discovered a new freshwater fish species, Labeo kaage, in the Cauvery River basin of Karnataka. It...
Artemis II: Pioneering the Return to Deep Space Exploration NASA is entering the final stages of preparation for Artemis II, a historic mission that will see humans return to the vicinity of the Moon for the first time s...
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been fully assembled and has entered its final phase of testing before its launch in 2026. Seen as the next major observatory after the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes,...
The report "Spotlight on the Top 25 Methane Plumes in 2025: Landfills", released by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), names the world's top methane-emitting waste sites.Scope: 25 landfills in 18 countries...
Artemis Accords: Jordan Joins the Global Framework for Responsible Space ExplorationOn April 23, 2026, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan officially became the 63rd signatory of the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at NASA...
Artemis II: Breaking the Farthest Human Distance Record NASA's Artemis II mission has officially set a new world record for the farthest distance traveled by humans in space. By reaching approximately 252,756 miles (406,...
Spotlight on Methane: UCLA Report Identifies Global Emission Giants A critical report titled “Spotlight on the Top 25 Methane Plumes in 2025: Landfills,” released by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has...
Artemis II: The Return of Humans to the Deep Space FrontierOn April 10, 2026, NASA’s Artemis II mission concluded successfully as the Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at 8:07...
NASA has confirmed, after fresh observations, that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the Moon in 2032. Discovered in 2024, the asteroid had earlier been estimated to have a roughly 3.8–4.3% chance of striking the Moon on 22...
A new study shows that NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) altered the orbit of a whole asteroid system. In September 2022, a spacecraft was deliberately crashed into Dimorphos, a small moonlet circling the as...
