The word dwarf means something that has not grown fully. The dictionary defines it as “of less than expected stature.” Accordingly, a dwarf planet is…
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Category: Space
Ring System discovered on the edge of the solar system
Report by Swasti Sharma Scientists have discovered a new ring system present on the edge of the Solar System. Ring system is a ring or…
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Astronomers measure the mass of a star using Gravitational Microlensing
Report by Swasti Sharma Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have directly measured the mass of a single, isolated white dwarf for the first time. The white…
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Two new planets discovered which might lie in the habitable zone
Report by Swasti Sharma An international group of researchers has discovered two new planets with masses comparable to that of Earth. This team was led…
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10 things to know about Vikram -S: India’s first privately built rocket
So far, India’s space program has been managed by ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation. Today, for the first time, a rocket developed by a…
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Closest Black Hole to Earth that we know of
Report by Swasti Sharma Black holes are objects that absorb light and energy. Nothing escapes them. We do not know what happens inside a Black…
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Aurora Borealis on Jupiter!
NASA and JPL have captured the Northern lights on Jupiter. This proves that Earth is not the only planet to experience this mysterious, beautiful, cosmic…
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36 satellites placed in orbit by ISRO
Report by Shuchi Giridhar 6 satellites have successfully been placed in precise orbits by ISRO, with help of the Launch Vehicle Mark 3(LVM3) also called…
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The Solar Eclipse of October 25th, 2022
The partial solar eclipse of October 25th, 2022, was also the last solar eclipse of this year. Our reader, Aadi Raj Jain, a student of…
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Neptune, as we have never seen it before
NASA’s James Webb Telescope has captured Neptune as we have never seen it before. The last time we saw Neptune was in 1998, with the…
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