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NDTV Exclusive: Close Call For Musk's SpaceX Rocket: How ISRO Helped Avert Space Disaster
The timely detection of a "crack in an oxidizer line" in the first stage of the Falcon-9 rocket - which will take four astronauts, including India's Shubhanshu Shukla, to the International Space Station - averted a major disaster.
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Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom Mission Gets New Launch Date After 5 Delays
After several delays, Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is likely to fly to the International Space Station on June 19, the Indian Space Research Organisation said in an update.
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Working Closely With NASA To Address Axiom 4 Delay, Says ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working closely with Axiom Space, NASA, SpaceX as they responsibly address the ISS Zvezda module observation causing the Ax-4 delay.
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Astronauts Track Massive Dust Clouds over Canada and the US from ISS in June 2025
While conducting microgravity experiments and preparing for the Ax-4 crew, ISS astronauts documented massive wildfire smoke clouds drifting over Canada and the U.S., highlighting the station’s role in monitoring Earth-based environmental events from orbit. The smoke, seen from space, resulted from wildfires that triggered evacuations and impacted...
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Space Legend Peggy Whitson To Mentor Shubhanshu Shukla On Space Station Mission
In a landmark moment for international space collaboration, America's most experienced astronaut, Dr Peggy Annette Whitson, will command the upcoming Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission.
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What Veteran Astronaut Said About Shubhanshu Shukla Ahead Of Axiom Mission
As India prepares to send Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla into space aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon, a new chapter in the country's space journey is being written, not by ISRO alone, but in collaboration with Axiom Space.
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NASA-ISRO Launch Joint Space Biology Experiments on Axiom Mission 4
NASA and ISRO are launching a series of innovative biological and technological experiments aboard Axiom Mission 4, targeting a June 10 liftoff. Investigations will explore muscle cell health, seed germination, algae growth, and the survival of tardigrades in space. They will also study astronaut interactions with electronic displays. These microgr...
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Indian Astronaut's 'Swan' Soft Toy And A Goddess Saraswati Connection
When the Falcon-9 rocket lifts off from Florida's Kennedy Space Centre on June 10, it will carry more than four astronauts and research gear into low Earth orbit. With them will be a small, cuddly, soft toy - a swan.
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James Webb Telescope Detects Frozen Water In Young Star System For The First Time
This finding has opened up new avenues for understanding the early universe and the origins of water on our planet
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Sharpest Solar Images Ever: Pink 'Raindrops' On The Sun Captured In Unprecedented Detail
The corona, the Sun's outermost layer, stretches millions of kilometres into space and is mysteriously hotter than the underlying photosphere, a phenomenon known as the 'coronal heating problem.'
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Webb Telescope Uncovers Hidden Active Galactic Nuclei
The cosmic mystery of how quasars and Little Red Dots relate may soon be solved, thanks to new research using the James Webb Space Telescope. A study published on May 7, 2025, in arXiv reveals a population of dust-obscured supermassive black holes in the early universe.
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China Launches First Mission To Retrieve Asteroid Samples For Research
China launches Tianwen-2 on Thursday from the Xichang launch site, on the country's first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid.
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New Analysis Weakens Claims of Life on Distant Exoplanet K2-18b
A new study led by University of Chicago researchers has reanalyzed James Webb Space Telescope data and found weaker evidence for potential biosignatures on exoplanet K2-18b. Earlier reports had suggested the presence of dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a chemical associated with marine life on Earth. However, the latest analysis reveals that the signals ar...
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China and Russia Sign Deal to Build Lunar Nuclear Power Plant by 2036
China and Russia have agreed to build a nuclear-powered lunar station by 2036, aiming to outpace NASA’s delayed Artemis mission. The reactor will power a permanent research base at the Moon’s south pole and be constructed autonomously, according to Roscosmos. The deal marks a major step in their joint plan for long-term lunar and Mars explorati...
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"7,200 Tests Completed": ISRO Declares 2025 As Gaganyaan Year
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief V Narayanan highlighted the importance of 2025, which has been declared the "Gaganyaan" year.
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NDTV Exclusive: Close Call For Musk's SpaceX Rocket: How ISRO Helped Avert Space Disaster
The timely detection of a "crack in an oxidizer line" in the first stage of the Falcon-9 rocket - which will take four astronauts, including India's Shubhanshu Shukla, to the International Space Station - averted a major disaster.
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Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom Mission Gets New Launch Date After 5 Delays
After several delays, Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is likely to fly to the International Space Station on June 19, the Indian Space Research Organisation said in an update.
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Working Closely With NASA To Address Axiom 4 Delay, Says ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working closely with Axiom Space, NASA, SpaceX as they responsibly address the ISS Zvezda module observation causing the Ax-4 delay.
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Astronauts Track Massive Dust Clouds over Canada and the US from ISS in June 2025
While conducting microgravity experiments and preparing for the Ax-4 crew, ISS astronauts documented massive wildfire smoke clouds drifting over Canada and the U.S., highlighting the station’s role in monitoring Earth-based environmental events from orbit. The smoke, seen from space, resulted from wildfires that triggered evacuations and impacted...
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Space Legend Peggy Whitson To Mentor Shubhanshu Shukla On Space Station Mission
In a landmark moment for international space collaboration, America's most experienced astronaut, Dr Peggy Annette Whitson, will command the upcoming Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission.
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What Veteran Astronaut Said About Shubhanshu Shukla Ahead Of Axiom Mission
As India prepares to send Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla into space aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon, a new chapter in the country's space journey is being written, not by ISRO alone, but in collaboration with Axiom Space.
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NASA-ISRO Launch Joint Space Biology Experiments on Axiom Mission 4
NASA and ISRO are launching a series of innovative biological and technological experiments aboard Axiom Mission 4, targeting a June 10 liftoff. Investigations will explore muscle cell health, seed germination, algae growth, and the survival of tardigrades in space. They will also study astronaut interactions with electronic displays. These microgr...
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Indian Astronaut's 'Swan' Soft Toy And A Goddess Saraswati Connection
When the Falcon-9 rocket lifts off from Florida's Kennedy Space Centre on June 10, it will carry more than four astronauts and research gear into low Earth orbit. With them will be a small, cuddly, soft toy - a swan.
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James Webb Telescope Detects Frozen Water In Young Star System For The First Time
This finding has opened up new avenues for understanding the early universe and the origins of water on our planet
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Sharpest Solar Images Ever: Pink 'Raindrops' On The Sun Captured In Unprecedented Detail
The corona, the Sun's outermost layer, stretches millions of kilometres into space and is mysteriously hotter than the underlying photosphere, a phenomenon known as the 'coronal heating problem.'
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Webb Telescope Uncovers Hidden Active Galactic Nuclei
The cosmic mystery of how quasars and Little Red Dots relate may soon be solved, thanks to new research using the James Webb Space Telescope. A study published on May 7, 2025, in arXiv reveals a population of dust-obscured supermassive black holes in the early universe.
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China Launches First Mission To Retrieve Asteroid Samples For Research
China launches Tianwen-2 on Thursday from the Xichang launch site, on the country's first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid.
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New Analysis Weakens Claims of Life on Distant Exoplanet K2-18b
A new study led by University of Chicago researchers has reanalyzed James Webb Space Telescope data and found weaker evidence for potential biosignatures on exoplanet K2-18b. Earlier reports had suggested the presence of dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a chemical associated with marine life on Earth. However, the latest analysis reveals that the signals ar...
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China and Russia Sign Deal to Build Lunar Nuclear Power Plant by 2036
China and Russia have agreed to build a nuclear-powered lunar station by 2036, aiming to outpace NASA’s delayed Artemis mission. The reactor will power a permanent research base at the Moon’s south pole and be constructed autonomously, according to Roscosmos. The deal marks a major step in their joint plan for long-term lunar and Mars explorati...
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"7,200 Tests Completed": ISRO Declares 2025 As Gaganyaan Year
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief V Narayanan highlighted the importance of 2025, which has been declared the "Gaganyaan" year.
