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‘Blood Moon’ Sunday! Total lunar eclipse set to paint the moon red. How rare is the phenomenon

India will witness the five-hour lunar eclipse and Astronomical Society has released a list of public viewings. It can be seen from the naked eye, unlike a solar eclipse.

Japan’s ispace fails again, Resilience lander crashes on moon surface

Japan’s ispace fails again, Resilience lander crashes on moon surface

Noctule Bats’ migration strategy involves hitching a ride with warm storm fronts, with multiple stops

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Early Earth meteorite, or comets—scientists narrow down theories about origin of water on Moon

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Earth has a ‘mini moon’ for 57 days. All you need to know about this bus-sized celestial visitor

Asteroid 2024 PT5 entered Earth orbit Monday & will exit the planet’s gravity on 25 November. It will travel in a horseshoe-shaped orbit & require powerful telescopes to be seen.

Chandrayaan-3 finds evidence of long-lost ocean of magma beneath lunar surface

X-ray data from Pragyan rover is first-ever sample analysis from Moon’s south pole; indicates more evidence for Lunar Magma Ocean origin theory.

The secret behind Moon’s thin atmosphere & 24-mn-yr old penguin fossil sheds light on wing evolution

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Scientists identify Ladakh as potential analogue research site to conduct Moon, Mars mission studies

Scientists have pitched Ladakh as ideal site for India’s 1st analogue research station. Analogue research station is a place that has conditions similar to planet or planetary body.

First direct evidence of tunnel under Moon’s surface & how it could be ‘lunar base for humans’

An analysis of radar images of the Moon's sub-surface revealed the tunnels, say lead scientists from the University of Trento, Italy. The study was published in Nature Astronomy. 

Ahmedabad moon lab is waiting for Chandrayaan-4 samples. It has already studied Apollo rocks

The Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad is the only other Indian institute, apart from TIFR Mumbai, to work with lunar samples. It’s collaborating with NASA, Russia’s Roscosmos, and Japan’s JAXA.

On Camera

Dismantling Iran proxies is a legacy issue for Netanyahu. And Iraq is his last battleground

For India, the strategic ripples are significant. The immediate concern is Pakistan’s diplomatic gain as it embeds itself deeper into the defence framework of the Middle East.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

India returns fire after EU criticism over participation in Russia-Belarus exercise. ‘NATO was there too’

European Commission Vice President Kallas said New Delhi’s purchase of crude from Moscow & participation in the Russia-Belarus military exercise are 'obstacles' to EU-India cooperation.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.