China's Shenzhou 21 crew rang in the Year of the Horse with an impressive celebration aboard the nation's Tiangong Space Station that included filming a music video.

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Astronomy has the opportunity to be more than a victim of growth. It can be a driver of infrastructure, education and long-term exploration. By articulating its needs clearly and aligning with the ...

The number of satellites in space continues to rise due to the deployment of megaconstellations. For decades, humanity has sent about 200 satellites every year into space. You need just a couple of ...

How space telescopes capture distant galaxies using infrared imaging, precision optics, and astronomy technology beyond Earth's atmosphere.

A stunning new image of a cosmic jet has helped astronomers unlock the mystery behind the unusually bright emission of high-energy gamma rays and neutrinos from a peculiar celestial object. The source ...

“Megaconstellations” of vast numbers of satellites could threaten space-based astronomy, scientists have warned. In recent years, companies such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX have launched thousands of new ...

India has unveiled plans to build two new optical-infrared telescopes and a dedicated solar telescope in the Himalayan desert ...

India's budget boosts space research funding, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign telescopes and enhance domestic capabilities.

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Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...