Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions for exploring the solar system.

Earth's atmosphere pulses in sync with the sun's fiery outbursts, indicating it is more sensitive to solar activity than previously thought, according to new research.

As the night sky became polluted with light from electrified cities, people built planetariums. Today, they’re more ...

NASA has detected a strange, unidentified object orbiting the Sun, sparking intrigue and speculation across the scientific ...

For years, astronomers have toyed with the idea that the Sun hides an extra planet so distant and dim that even the best ...

directing them to follow the old system of tendering at the Panchayat level. Earlier, the state government had introduced centralised procurement through BDOs to curb corruption and improve ...

Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), perched atop the Hawaiian ... "I'm excited to see what's possible as we complete the system." ...

Solanki, director at the MPS. The Sun is a huge ball of plasma with a flurry of activity that influences the entire solar system. It constantly unleashes powerful eruptions, sending charged ...

Our solar system consists of four small, rocky, inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) and four large, gaseous, outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune).

The asteroid 99942 Apophis is headed for a close flyby with Earth on April 13, 2029, and space agencies are coordinating efforts to study the object during this the once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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