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ISRO Team Confirms Sun's Activity Is Forcing Old, Dead Satellites To Fall Back To Earth
Researchers have confirmed for the first time that peaks in solar activity accelerate the orbital decay of space debris, offering a valuable tool for safer space mission planning amid growing concerns over orbital clutter.
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NASA Reveals Rapid X-Ray Fading In Young Stars Could Favour Life-Hosting Planets
The research team used additional data from the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite and ROSAT mission to identify stars in stellar clusters.
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Artemis II Launched: NASA’s First Crewed Mission in 50 Years Aims for the Moon
NASA’s Artemis II mission was launched on Wednesday evening, marking the first time in 50 years that the space agency sent a crewed mission towards the Moon. The successful take-off of the new Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft took place from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center at 6:35pm EDT (Thursday, 4:05am IST).
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Sun Unleashes Powerful X-Class Flare, Disrupting Signals Before Artemis 2 Launch
The space agencies are working together to protect space infrastructure and ensure the safety of the Artemis 2 crew.
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Study Reveals NASA Spacecraft Crash Altered Path Of Asteroid Pair Around The Sun
In September 2022, as part of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, a spacecraft collided with the small satellite of the asteroid Dimorphos.
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Europe's Sun-Observation Satellite Loses Contact With Ground Control: Here's What We Know
Proba-3 consists of two satellites - the Coronagraph and the Occulter, and the former has gone dark.
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NASA’s Carruthers Observatory Begins Mission to Study Earth’s Hydrogen Halo
NASA’s Carruthers Observatory has begun its two-year science mission to study Earth’s hydrogen-rich exosphere from a halo orbit at Sun–Earth L1. Equipped with ultraviolet cameras, the small satellite will continuously image the faint geocorona, tracking how solar storms and fast solar wind streams cause the upper atmosphere to expand, contrac...
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Planet-Eating Stars Offer a Glimpse Into Earth’s Fate as the Sun Nears Its Final Stages
Astronomers studying aging Sun-like stars have found strong evidence that stars consume their closest planets as they evolve. Using data from NASA’s TESS mission, researchers observed fewer planets around older stars, suggesting worlds are destroyed over time. The findings offer a realistic preview of Earth’s fate billions of years from now.
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NASA’s PUNCH Watches Comet Lemmon Respond to the Sun’s Powerful Influence
NASA’s PUNCH mission has captured striking views of Comet Lemmon as it passed close to the Sun in late 2025. The observations show how solar wind and eruptions reshape a comet’s tail, sometimes causing it to break and regrow. The images provide valuable insight into how solar activity affects objects across the inner solar system.
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NASA’s PUNCH Mission Provides First Continuous Views of Solar Eruptions Across Space
NASA’s PUNCH mission released images tracking solar eruptions from the Sun’s corona into interplanetary space. The data reveals CMEs and solar wind dynamics and supports better space weather forecasting for Earth and beyond.
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Chandrayaan-2 Makes First Ever Obseravtion Of Sun's Impact On Moon: ISRO
The Chandrayaan-2 mission, launched in 2019, has made the first-ever observation of the effects of the Sun's Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on the Moon using its onboard scientific instruments, ISRO said on Saturday.
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Mars and Jupiter Probes Set to Monitor Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS During Its Sun Approach This Month
The European Space Agency (ESA) is keeping a close eye on the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS on its journey through the solar system. A spacecraft, specially designed for the Jupiter and Mars missions, will monitor the interstellar comet. Notably, this is the third known interstellar object that has marked its way through the solar system and is conti...
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What Is Heliosphere? NASA's New Mission To Study Sun's Protective Bubble
NASA launched the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, September 24.
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Sun Shows Signs of Rising Activity Following Decades of Weakening, Study Finds
A new NASA study shows the Sun’s activity has been rising since 2008, reversing decades of decline. The unexpected trend suggests greater risks from solar storms, flares, and plasma ejections. Scientists stress improved forecasting is essential, with upcoming missions like IMAP and SWFO-L1 set to expand space weather monitoring and protection eff...
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Exoplanets Explained: How Astronomers Find Worlds Orbiting Stars Beyond the Sun
Exoplanets are planets orbiting stars outside our solar system, hidden by stellar glare and detected indirectly. Astronomers identify them by tracking star wobbles or dips in brightness during planetary transits. NASA’s Kepler mission revealed thousands, with TESS now expanding the search. These discoveries confirm that planetary systems are abun...
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ISRO Team Confirms Sun's Activity Is Forcing Old, Dead Satellites To Fall Back To Earth
Researchers have confirmed for the first time that peaks in solar activity accelerate the orbital decay of space debris, offering a valuable tool for safer space mission planning amid growing concerns over orbital clutter.
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NASA Reveals Rapid X-Ray Fading In Young Stars Could Favour Life-Hosting Planets
The research team used additional data from the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite and ROSAT mission to identify stars in stellar clusters.
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Artemis II Launched: NASA’s First Crewed Mission in 50 Years Aims for the Moon
NASA’s Artemis II mission was launched on Wednesday evening, marking the first time in 50 years that the space agency sent a crewed mission towards the Moon. The successful take-off of the new Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft took place from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center at 6:35pm EDT (Thursday, 4:05am IST).
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Sun Unleashes Powerful X-Class Flare, Disrupting Signals Before Artemis 2 Launch
The space agencies are working together to protect space infrastructure and ensure the safety of the Artemis 2 crew.
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Study Reveals NASA Spacecraft Crash Altered Path Of Asteroid Pair Around The Sun
In September 2022, as part of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, a spacecraft collided with the small satellite of the asteroid Dimorphos.
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Europe's Sun-Observation Satellite Loses Contact With Ground Control: Here's What We Know
Proba-3 consists of two satellites - the Coronagraph and the Occulter, and the former has gone dark.
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NASA’s Carruthers Observatory Begins Mission to Study Earth’s Hydrogen Halo
NASA’s Carruthers Observatory has begun its two-year science mission to study Earth’s hydrogen-rich exosphere from a halo orbit at Sun–Earth L1. Equipped with ultraviolet cameras, the small satellite will continuously image the faint geocorona, tracking how solar storms and fast solar wind streams cause the upper atmosphere to expand, contrac...
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Planet-Eating Stars Offer a Glimpse Into Earth’s Fate as the Sun Nears Its Final Stages
Astronomers studying aging Sun-like stars have found strong evidence that stars consume their closest planets as they evolve. Using data from NASA’s TESS mission, researchers observed fewer planets around older stars, suggesting worlds are destroyed over time. The findings offer a realistic preview of Earth’s fate billions of years from now.
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NASA’s PUNCH Watches Comet Lemmon Respond to the Sun’s Powerful Influence
NASA’s PUNCH mission has captured striking views of Comet Lemmon as it passed close to the Sun in late 2025. The observations show how solar wind and eruptions reshape a comet’s tail, sometimes causing it to break and regrow. The images provide valuable insight into how solar activity affects objects across the inner solar system.
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NASA’s PUNCH Mission Provides First Continuous Views of Solar Eruptions Across Space
NASA’s PUNCH mission released images tracking solar eruptions from the Sun’s corona into interplanetary space. The data reveals CMEs and solar wind dynamics and supports better space weather forecasting for Earth and beyond.
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Chandrayaan-2 Makes First Ever Obseravtion Of Sun's Impact On Moon: ISRO
The Chandrayaan-2 mission, launched in 2019, has made the first-ever observation of the effects of the Sun's Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on the Moon using its onboard scientific instruments, ISRO said on Saturday.
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Mars and Jupiter Probes Set to Monitor Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS During Its Sun Approach This Month
The European Space Agency (ESA) is keeping a close eye on the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS on its journey through the solar system. A spacecraft, specially designed for the Jupiter and Mars missions, will monitor the interstellar comet. Notably, this is the third known interstellar object that has marked its way through the solar system and is conti...
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What Is Heliosphere? NASA's New Mission To Study Sun's Protective Bubble
NASA launched the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, September 24.
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Sun Shows Signs of Rising Activity Following Decades of Weakening, Study Finds
A new NASA study shows the Sun’s activity has been rising since 2008, reversing decades of decline. The unexpected trend suggests greater risks from solar storms, flares, and plasma ejections. Scientists stress improved forecasting is essential, with upcoming missions like IMAP and SWFO-L1 set to expand space weather monitoring and protection eff...
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Exoplanets Explained: How Astronomers Find Worlds Orbiting Stars Beyond the Sun
Exoplanets are planets orbiting stars outside our solar system, hidden by stellar glare and detected indirectly. Astronomers identify them by tracking star wobbles or dips in brightness during planetary transits. NASA’s Kepler mission revealed thousands, with TESS now expanding the search. These discoveries confirm that planetary systems are abun...
