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A job that changed me: I ran observatory tours as a student. An eight-year-old’s question taught me two important lessons

I thought the explanation I’d given about black holes was family-friendly. But, after what she had said, I had to rethink my examples

The Guardian - AU · Nov 2

Something Mysterious Appeared to Fly Towards the ISS, but Was It Really an Alien Spacecraft?

An online report claims an unidentified object approached the ISS, but its footage, distance and trajectory remain unverified, with no evidence confirming a near-collision or extraterrestrial spacecraft.

International Business Times UK · Nov 2

Decades-old NASA telescope heading back to Earth — to crash

The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which launched in 2004, is expected to come crashing down to Earth soon

The Independent UK · Nov 1

NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission

A NASA telescope is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort left it tottering lower and lower

The Independent UK · Oct 31

To overcome technical hurdles, ISRO flew NVS-03 satellite with pyro valves open: Narayanan

The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully placed the NVS-03 satellite into orbit on Saturday. ISRO implemented a new technique involving three open pyro valves to enhance mission reliability. This launch aims to bolster India's navigation satellite system, restoring operational capabilities. The organisation plans to launch additional satellites in the upcoming…

The Economic Times · Oct 31

Isro successfully launches NVS-03 satellite to bolster NavIC constellation

The rocket lifted off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 11.51pm. After a flight of around 18 minutes and 40 seconds, the satellite was precisely injected into its designated elliptical orbit.

The Economic Times · Oct 31

11 Space Facts So Unsettling, You Might Never Look At The Night Sky The Same Way, As Shared By This Page

Space is beautiful, vast and endlessly fascinating, and also far creepier than most of us would like to admit.

Bored Panda · Oct 30

New 'eye in the sky'! India's GPS gets a major upgrade tonight; 5 things to know about what ISRO's NVS-03 satellite will change

ISRO is scheduled to launch its GSLV-F18 rocket carrying the NVS-03 navigation satellite at 11:51 pm on October 30 from Sriharikota. The mission aims to strengthen India's NavIC network with an additional L1 navigation signal and improved timing capabilities through an indigenous atomic clock.

The Economic Times · Oct 30

Russia builds satellite constellation to compete with Starlink. Then Putin reveals the US partner he is working with: ‘Together with Mr. Musk’

'Elon Musk is a genius, truly a genius.'

We Got This Covered · Oct 29

Scientists caught a tiny piece of space dust outside the ISS. What they found was unusual

A tiny particle caught outside the International Space Station and brought back to Earth in 2005 turned out to have an unusual minerals mix. The particle, named Hoshi, was studied in a 2011 paper that looked at its texture, its minerals and its oxygen isotopes. The work gave researchers another…

The Economic Times · Oct 29