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James Webb Space Telescope finds 'extremely red' supermassive black hole growing in the early universe

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered an "extremely red," growing supermassive black hole powering a quasar that existed 700 million years after the Big Bang.

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Burden of power: On India’s astronauts and the Indian space policy

Other countries, including China, may be technologically ahead, but in its space programme, India must keep the focus on scientific exploration and expanding human horizons

The Hindu

Black hole's powerful eruption creates a string of stellar jewelry

A powerful jet erupting from a distant supermassive black hole released 100,000 trillion times more energy than the sun will over its entire life, forging a chain of star clusters.

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Radar images reveal damage on Europe's doomed ERS-2 satellite during final orbits

As Europe's ERS-2 satellite tumbled through the sky, radar images picked up some of the damage it experienced during its final moments.

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Radar could help scientists find potentially threatening asteroids. Here's how

Ground-based radar systems could play a major role in planetary defense, spotting asteroids on a cataclysmic collision course with Earth by bouncing radio waves off them to get position and velocity measurements.

Space

SpaceX rolls out rocket, capsule for Crew-8 astronaut launch (photos)

SpaceX just rolled out the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule that will launch the Crew-8 astronaut mission to the ISS on Friday (March 1).

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SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts eager for launch to ISS on March 1: 'Things surprise you, but we're ready'

SpaceX Crew-8 is ready to launch to the International Space Station on Mar. 1. The crew shared how their training is preparing them for space.

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India to have own space station by 2035, country will go to Moon again, says PM Modi

The Prime Minister said that an Indian is about to go to space after a gap of 40 years, in an apparent reference to Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 space flight aboard USSR’s Soyuz T-11.

The Hindu

Cooperation on the moon: Are the Artemis Accords enough?

The underlying premise of the Accords is promoting 'best practices and norms of responsible behavior' when it comes to lunar exploration. But that's a tall order given the tumult of the times.

Space

Four IAF pilots named as possible Gaganyaan crew

ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission: Indian Air Force pilots training for Gaganyaan mission revealed by PM Modi in Thiruvanathapuram, marking progress towards India’s space exploration goals.

The Hindu

Sideways American Lander Sends First Images Back From Moon

An American lunar lander that tipped over during touchdown has sent back its first images from the farthest south any vessel has ever landed on the Moon.

International Business Times

FAA closes investigation into explosive 2nd flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has closed the investigation into the second test flight of SpaceX's huge Starship vehicle, which ended with a bang on Nov. 18.

Space

President Biden congratulates Intuitive Machines on historic moon landing

U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated Intuitive Machines on making the nation's first moon landing since 1972, calling it "a thrilling step forward in a new era of space exploration."

Space

Ingenuity Mars helicopter snapped rotor blade during hard landing last month (video, photo)

New observations by NASA's Perseverance rover show just how much damage Ingenuity sustained on its final Mars flight.

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It's alive! JAXA's SLIM moon lander sends home new photos after surviving frigid lunar night

Japan's SLIM moon lander started working again on the lunar surface despite extreme heat conditions, the team announced Monday (Feb. 26). It even sent home new imagery.

Space

Zombie star earns metal scar while chewing its own planets: 'Nothing like this has been seen before'

A zombie star feasting on its surrounding planets and asteroids hasn't escaped the cannibalistic process unscathed. Resulting debris has given this white dwarf a metal scar.

Space

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander beams home 1st photos from lunar surface

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander was the first private spacecraft to reach the lunar surface. We now have some images of what it sees as well as an update on its fate.

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NASA's asteroid-impacting DART mission completely changed the shape of its target

When NASA's asteroid-diverting DART mission slammed into the tiny moonlet Dimorphos, it didn't just shift its orbit — it also almost completely changed its shape, new research suggests.

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Astronomers spot white dwarf star with metallic ‘scar’

Patch on Earth-sized remnant of star covers larger fraction of pole than equivalent of Antarctica on Earth

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See February's Full Snow Moon light up the night sky around the world (photos)

February's Full Snow Moon may have been the smallest full moon of 2024, but it had a big impact on moon lovers, skywatchers, and astrophotographers across the globe who braved the cold to catch it.

Space

The mathematically perfect exoplanet system — a great place to search for alien tech

A newfound exoplanet system with six sub-Neptunes has piqued the interest of scientists who seek extraterrestrial life.

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NASA's OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe wakes up after surviving close pass by the sun

NASA's OSIRIS-APEX probe is back online after a two-month hiatus to protect itself during a close approach to the sun as it makes its way to potentially dangerous asteroid Apophis.

Space

The Milky Way's enormous, star-studded 'Radcliffe Wave' is literally waving

Scientists studied the Radcliffe Wave, a giant star-studded structure not far from our sun, to see that it is indeed "waving."

The Hindu

Semi-cryogenic Integrated Engine and Stage Test facility at Mahendragiri to boost ISRO’s efforts to develop semi-cryogenic engines in India

The new Semi-cryogenic Integrated Engine and Stage Test Facility (SIET) at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu, is a major boost to the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) plans for a reliable, home-grown semi-cryogenic engine for its launch vehicles.

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Telescope House by Wendell Burnette combines the benefits of a private, secluded retreat and an open viewing platform

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