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Fake news of alien mummies in Mexico

Alien mummies presented to members of Congress in Mexico have gone around the world, but no, they are not aliens !

Chandrayaan-3 detects a moonquake

Una representación del aterrizador indio Vikram con el rover Pragyan, que juntos forman la sonda Chandrayaan-3

Indian probe Chandrayaan-3, which landed on the lunar south pole on August 23rd, has detected a moonquake after decades

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted Chandrayaan-3

The Indian lunar lander Chandrayaan-3 is visible at the center of this image, captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter on August 27, 2023. The dark shadow of the lander is visible against the bright halo surrounding the vehicle. Credit: NASA

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured images of the Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 landed near the South Pole

Chandrayaan-3 measures temperature at the lunar South Pole

First image of the lunar lander Vikram from the Chandrayaan 3 mission on the lunar surface, captured by the mission's rover Pragyan at the South Pole of the Moon. Credit: ISRO

Indian probe Chandrayaan-3, landed at the lunar South Pole, is conducting its first planned experiments with the rover Pragyan

Chinese lunar rocket will be ready by 2027

Race to the moon also captivates Beijing, which is testing the engines that will equip the first Chinese lunar rocket ready in 2027

How to Assign a Name to an Asteroid?

Joe Rao’s story can help us understand how we can assign our name to a celestial object like an asteroid or a star

Static Fire for Booster 9

A new static fire has taken place at SpaceX’s Starbase to test the Raptor engines of Booster 9 and the new cooling system

James Webb Observes a Cosmic Question Mark

In a recent image from the James Webb Space Telescope, a cosmic question mark has appeared. What is this strange object?

SpaceX tested the launch pad cooling system

After the launch on April 20th and the damages caused to the launch pad, SpaceX successfully tested a new cooling system

How long can you survive without a spacesuit ?

Despite frequently depicting deaths in space without a spacesuit in movies, how long can you actually survive ?