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SpaceX Adds 29 New Starlink Satellites in Successful Falcon 9 Launch
- Wednesday December 3, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
SpaceX successfully launched 29 new Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on December 2, 2025. The satellites were deployed about 65 minutes after liftoff, pushing the operational constellation past 9,100 units. The Falcon 9’s first-stage booster also completed its 25th landing on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas....
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Venus' Winds Race Around The Planet At Extreme Speeds Due To Solar Heat
- Sunday November 30, 2025
- Science | Edited by Astitva Raj
New findings suggest that diurnal tides, driven by solar heat, are a major contributor to the extreme speeds of Venus's winds.
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SpaceX Boosts Starlink Network with 28 New Satellites from California
- Sunday November 9, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
On November 6, 2025, SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites under mission Group 11-14 from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Falcon 9’s first-stage booster landed safely on the drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You.” This launch expanded Starlink’s broadband constellation to about 8,800 satellites, pushing global internet coverage closer to...
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China and NASA Coordinate to Avoid Satellite Collision for the First Time
- Sunday November 9, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
China’s CNSA made history by alerting NASA to a possible satellite collision—marking the first instance of Beijing warning Washington in orbit. With Earth’s orbits growing crowded from megaconstellations like Starlink and Guowang, the event signals a new phase of cooperation in global space traffic control and shared responsibility for orbita...
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ESCAPADE Mission: NASA To Send Twin Orbiters To Decode Mars' Magnetic Mysteries
- Wednesday November 5, 2025
- Science | Edited by Ritu Singh
The mission is scheduled to launch on November 9, aboard Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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Astronomers Stunned By Three Earth-Sized Planets In Distant Unique Planetary System
- Wednesday October 29, 2025
- Science | Edited by Srishti Singh Sisodia
The study revealed that TOI-2267 has two closely bound stars orbiting each other, and the third planet transits the companion star.
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www.ndtv.com
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Reflect Orbital Plans to Light Up Parts of Earth Where Sunlight Does Not Reach by April 2026
- Monday October 13, 2025
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Reflect Orbital recently filed an application with the US FCC Space Bureau seeking permission to test launch its Earendil-1 non-geostationary orbit satellite. With this, the startup plans to begin redirecting the light emitted by the Sun with the help of glass-like satellites to dimly lit parts of the Earth. After closing its Series A round earlier...
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Earth’s Oxygen Explains Mysterious Rust Formation on the Moon
- Sunday September 28, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Despite lacking air and water, the Moon hosts hematite—an oxidized iron mineral. Scientists discovered Earth’s escaping oxygen drives this rusting process during the Moon’s passage through the magnetotail. Observations from Chandrayaan-1 and NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter confirm hematite patches where Earth wind suppresses hydrogen an...
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Dead Star's Supernova Explosion Could Be Visible From Earth During Daytime, Study Predicts
- Sunday September 21, 2025
- Science | Edited by Abhinav Singh
When the two stars eventually smash into each other, the supernova explosion would be visible from Earth, even during daytime.
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www.ndtv.com
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Not Like Venus Or Mars, Distant Exoplanet May Have Atmosphere Like Earth's
- Friday September 19, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A distant exoplanet might have an atmosphere similar to Earth's, early observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest. It is part of a group of planets orbiting a star called TRAPPIST-1, about 40 light-years away from Earth.
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www.ndtv.com
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SpaceX Expands Starlink with 28 Satellites in Latest Falcon 9 Mission
- Tuesday September 2, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on August 31, 2025, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The deployment will be expanding Starlink’s growing constellation, now totaling more than 8,200 active satellites providing global internet coverage.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Powerful Space Telescope Observes Interstellar Object, Finds CO2 And Water
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- Science | Edited by Srishti Singh Sisodia
NASA explained that the object has been categorised as interstellar because of the hyperbolic shape of its orbital path.
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www.ndtv.com
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Thunderstorms, Sunrise, Himalayas: Shubhanshu Shukla Shows India From Space
- Friday August 22, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Shot aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the footage shows the Earth appearing to roll beneath the spacecraft as it orbits from south to north over the Indian Ocean along India's east coast.
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www.ndtv.com
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SpaceX Adds 29 New Starlink Satellites in Successful Falcon 9 Launch
- Wednesday December 3, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
SpaceX successfully launched 29 new Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on December 2, 2025. The satellites were deployed about 65 minutes after liftoff, pushing the operational constellation past 9,100 units. The Falcon 9’s first-stage booster also completed its 25th landing on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas....
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www.gadgets360.com
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Venus' Winds Race Around The Planet At Extreme Speeds Due To Solar Heat
- Sunday November 30, 2025
- Science | Edited by Astitva Raj
New findings suggest that diurnal tides, driven by solar heat, are a major contributor to the extreme speeds of Venus's winds.
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www.ndtv.com
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SpaceX Boosts Starlink Network with 28 New Satellites from California
- Sunday November 9, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
On November 6, 2025, SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites under mission Group 11-14 from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Falcon 9’s first-stage booster landed safely on the drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You.” This launch expanded Starlink’s broadband constellation to about 8,800 satellites, pushing global internet coverage closer to...
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www.gadgets360.com
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China and NASA Coordinate to Avoid Satellite Collision for the First Time
- Sunday November 9, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
China’s CNSA made history by alerting NASA to a possible satellite collision—marking the first instance of Beijing warning Washington in orbit. With Earth’s orbits growing crowded from megaconstellations like Starlink and Guowang, the event signals a new phase of cooperation in global space traffic control and shared responsibility for orbita...
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www.gadgets360.com
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ESCAPADE Mission: NASA To Send Twin Orbiters To Decode Mars' Magnetic Mysteries
- Wednesday November 5, 2025
- Science | Edited by Ritu Singh
The mission is scheduled to launch on November 9, aboard Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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www.ndtv.com
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Astronomers Stunned By Three Earth-Sized Planets In Distant Unique Planetary System
- Wednesday October 29, 2025
- Science | Edited by Srishti Singh Sisodia
The study revealed that TOI-2267 has two closely bound stars orbiting each other, and the third planet transits the companion star.
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www.ndtv.com
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Reflect Orbital Plans to Light Up Parts of Earth Where Sunlight Does Not Reach by April 2026
- Monday October 13, 2025
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Reflect Orbital recently filed an application with the US FCC Space Bureau seeking permission to test launch its Earendil-1 non-geostationary orbit satellite. With this, the startup plans to begin redirecting the light emitted by the Sun with the help of glass-like satellites to dimly lit parts of the Earth. After closing its Series A round earlier...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Earth’s Oxygen Explains Mysterious Rust Formation on the Moon
- Sunday September 28, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Despite lacking air and water, the Moon hosts hematite—an oxidized iron mineral. Scientists discovered Earth’s escaping oxygen drives this rusting process during the Moon’s passage through the magnetotail. Observations from Chandrayaan-1 and NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter confirm hematite patches where Earth wind suppresses hydrogen an...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Dead Star's Supernova Explosion Could Be Visible From Earth During Daytime, Study Predicts
- Sunday September 21, 2025
- Science | Edited by Abhinav Singh
When the two stars eventually smash into each other, the supernova explosion would be visible from Earth, even during daytime.
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www.ndtv.com
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Not Like Venus Or Mars, Distant Exoplanet May Have Atmosphere Like Earth's
- Friday September 19, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A distant exoplanet might have an atmosphere similar to Earth's, early observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest. It is part of a group of planets orbiting a star called TRAPPIST-1, about 40 light-years away from Earth.
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www.ndtv.com
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SpaceX Expands Starlink with 28 Satellites in Latest Falcon 9 Mission
- Tuesday September 2, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on August 31, 2025, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The deployment will be expanding Starlink’s growing constellation, now totaling more than 8,200 active satellites providing global internet coverage.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Powerful Space Telescope Observes Interstellar Object, Finds CO2 And Water
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- Science | Edited by Srishti Singh Sisodia
NASA explained that the object has been categorised as interstellar because of the hyperbolic shape of its orbital path.
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www.ndtv.com
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Thunderstorms, Sunrise, Himalayas: Shubhanshu Shukla Shows India From Space
- Friday August 22, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Shot aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the footage shows the Earth appearing to roll beneath the spacecraft as it orbits from south to north over the Indian Ocean along India's east coast.
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www.ndtv.com