ESA's Solar Orbiter captured a "tube of cooler atmospheric gases snaking its way through the Sun’s magnetic field," according to ESA. See it "slither" in these time-lapsed views. Credit: ESA & ...

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India's space missions symbolise our determination to push boundaries and be at the forefront of space exploration ...

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The newly released images from a December flyby are so detailed that scientists can see explosions and the flow of solar winds.

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An astrophysicist who spent time doing research at the South Pole gets to the bottom of how things feel at the ends of the Earth.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has witnessed key milestones, like Chandrayaan-3’s moon landing, the Mars ...

If they had superhero vision, an astronaut would see the people at the South Pole and North Pole standing upside down from each other.

The lunar environment poses unique visual hazards. Astronauts face intense ultraviolet radiation, sharp temperature swings, and abrasive lunar dust – all while needing to maintain clear ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star.