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Two Newly Discovered Galaxies Appear Bedazzled With Glittering Rings Of Gas

A pair of spiral galaxies that appear to be adorned with wispy loops of hydrogen gas, studded with stars, perpendicular to their spiral arms.

Inverse

23 private companies in race for SSLV technology transfer from ISRO

SSLV is a 3-stage launch vehicle capable of launching approximately 500kg satellite in 500-km planar orbit. According to ISRO, the key features of SSLV are low cost, with low turn-around time, flexibility in accommodating multiple satellites, launch-on-demand feasibility, and minimal launch infrastructure requirements.

The Hindu

Newly discovered green comet Nishimura could be visible in Australian skies within days

Astronomer says the best way to spot it will be at sunrise and sunset away from light pollution, but warns comets are unpredictable

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Twinkling Stars Might Hold The Key To Finding Alien Intelligence

Interstellar twinkling could leave enough of an imprint on extraterrestrial narrowband signals to distinguish them from terrestrial radio emissions.

Inverse

The Webb Telescope Just Found Evidence Of An Alien World Covered By Water

A huge planet called K2-18b has methane and carbon dioxide mixed in with its mostly hydrogen atmosphere

Inverse

TV tonight: inside a psychologist’s sessions with astronauts preparing for Mars

This fascinating documentary hears voyagers’ hopes and fears. Plus, chaos and debauchery in Domina. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Molecule ‘that could hint at life’ and carbon dioxide found on exoplanet

The exoplanet K2-18 b – which is outside the solar system – is 8.6 times as massive as Earth

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New Saturn images show a change of seasons

The new observations have also provided a last glimpse of Saturn’s north pole, before it begins to recede into the darkness of polar winter.

The Independent UK

China’s Chang’e moon missions | Explained

In a new space race, India, China, Russia and the United States all are focusing on the south pole of the moon – aiming to soft-land, send a crewed mission and eventually build a lunar base camp there

The Hindu

Black holes may grow up in neighborhoods

The James Webb Space Telescope has completely revolutionized the search for galaxy neighborhoods

Salon

Uncovered Debris From A Star’s Catastrophic Explosion Could Finally Explain Why Stars Go Supernova

Monday marks the anniversary of when astronomers pointed an Italian telescope to look at a recent supernova.

Inverse

Nasa says distant exoplanet could have rare water ocean and possible hint of life

Space agency said potential finding of dimethyl sulfide on K2-18 b, produced only by life on Earth, is yet to be confirmed

The Guardian - US

Aditya-L1 mission pursues the enigma of space weather

To better understand and predict space weather, ISRO launched the Aditya-L1 satellite in September 2023. Aditya-L1 will observe the sun's energy flow, X-ray radiation, and magnetic storms to generate knowledge of strong societal relevance. This mission is a vindication of India's investment in space science research.

The Hindu

Why the Evidence for Interstellar Materials Found on the Ocean Floor is Flimsy

The discovery was quite interesting because, although such spherules are distributed globally, it is not easy to recover them from the depths of the ocean bed – requiring a dredging operation with a powerful magnet.

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Science This Week | Scientists discover ‘bubble of galaxies’, bird-like dinosaur found in China and more

Check out The Hindu’s science wrap featuring top 7 stories on new discoveries, findings, and studies in the scientific world from this week.

The Guardian - UK

Giant leap for women: early ‘lady’ astronomers have asteroids named in their honour

19th-century trailblazers Annie Maunder and Alice Everett finally earn due recognition for decades of largely unattributed work

Inverse

Webb Telescope Peers at an Enigmatic Object Astronomers Call “The Brick”

There’s an unusual object near the Milky Way’s heart that astronomers call “The Brick,” a dark molecular cloud not forming as many stars as it should

Inverse

The Webb Telescope Peered Deep Inside a Nearby Supernova Remnant

SN 1987A was the closest seen in modern times, and created a unique opportunity for astronomers to view one in action. JWST is giving it a new look.

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Should we keep outer space "wild?"

As space mining and colonization become not-so-distant realities, scientists say preservation should be prioritized

The Hindu

What helped Vikram lander to soft-land on the moon

India's Chandrayaan-2 mission, launched in July 2019, ended in a crash due to 3 mistakes: thrust (dispersion level) was more than assumed, guidance system malfunction, and control system rate restriction. ISRO corrected these mistakes for the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission, adding extra fuel, sensors, stronger lander legs, and expanding the landing…

The Guardian - UK

First cat in space: how a Parisian stray called Félicette was blasted far from Earth

Monkeys and dogs were usually used to test whether humans could survive outside Earth’s atmosphere – but 60 years ago the French tried something a little different

The Hindu

Black hole is observed snacking on sun-like star, bite by bite

Black holes, celestial objects known for their gluttony, usually eat stars unlucky enough to stray too close to them in one big gulp, annihilating them with their enormous gravitational pull. But some, it turns out, tend to snack rather than gorge

The Guardian - US

SpaceX’s Starship grounded pending improvements after launch explosion

Regulators insist on 63 corrective steps after world’s largest and most powerful rocket blew up on debut in April

The Texas Tribune

SpaceX can’t launch another rocket until dozens of fixes are made, FAA says

An investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration found multiple failures that led to the explosion of a SpaceX rocket in the Rio Grande Valley in April.

Inverse

Look Up! A Newly Discovered Comet Could Be Visible to the Naked Eye This Week

Comet Nishimura makes its closest approach to Earth in just a few days. It is visible via binocular or telescope right now, but could be visible via the naked eye soon.

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