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Video: SpaceX Crew-12 Commander Captures 'Ethereal' Southern Lights From Space
indian mirror 10 Jun 2026 2 min read

A NASA astronaut aboard a SpaceX spacecraft has captured a breathtaking time-lapse video of the southern lights dancing directly below her, following a major solar

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Study Reveals Earth's Life-Supporting Ingredients Came From Inner Solar System
indian mirror 09 Jun 2026 2 min read

Scientists supported by NASA have uncovered new clues about how Earth may have received some of the key elements needed for life. Their findings suggest

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Dog-Sized Scorpions Once Crawled Across Britain 415 Million Years Ago, Researchers Say
indian mirror 04 Jun 2026 2 min read

Giant scorpions that rivalled the size of modern Labrador dogs once roamed what is now Britain, according to a new study of ancient fossils. Researchers

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Detects Methane On Interstellar Comet For First Time, Reveals Unusual Chemistry
indian mirror 03 Jun 2026 2 min read

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has collected its first mid-infrared chemical fingerprint of an interstellar object during a recent revisit to comet 3I/ATLAS. The findings

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NASA Captures Supermassive Black Hole "Feasting" On Its Surroundings 60 Million Light-Years Away
indian mirror 02 Jun 2026 2 min read

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have teamed up to reveal a supermassive black hole at the centre of a spiral

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What Is A Blue Micromoon? Rare Lunar Event To Peak This Weekend
indian mirror 29 May 2026 2 min read

Skywatchers are in for a rare celestial event this weekend as a Blue Micromoon lights up the night sky. The event combines two lunar occurrences

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ISRO Detects Possible Ice Beneath Moon's Surface Using Chandrayaan-2 Data
indian mirror 28 May 2026 2 min read

New Delhi:The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has provided new scientific evidence that points to the possible presence of ice beneath

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China Sends Artificial Embryo Models To Orbit To Test Human Reproduction In Space
indian mirror 26 May 2026 2 min read

Chinese researchers aimed to study how microgravity and cosmic radiation affect the earliest stages of human development. To do so, they launched the world's first

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Chandrayaan Lander Hopped A Little In 2023, Now ISRO Is Jumping At Discovery
indian mirror 20 May 2026 2 min read

One small hop for ISRO's Vikram lander and a giant leap towards deciphering secrets of lunar geology. India's Chandrayaan-3 mission continues to throw surprises well

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NASA's MAVEN Detects First Zwan-Wolf Effect Deep In Mars' Atmosphere
indian mirror 19 May 2026 2 min read

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft has recorded something Mars has never shown before, which is the Zwan-Wolf effect. It's a process long known in Earth's magnetosphere but