Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that India is set to launch its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), aiming to investigate the polarisation of intense X-Ray sources.  According to ISRO, while space-based X-Ray astronomy has been established in India, focusing predominantly on imaging, time-domain studies, and spectroscopy, the upcoming XPoSat mission marks a major…

BENGALURU: India is on the verge of a groundbreaking leap in space-based x-ray astronomy with the imminent launch of the first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), Isro said Thursday. Unlike previous missions that focused predominantly on imaging, time-domain studies, and spectroscopy, XPoSat aims to explore the polarisation of intense x-ray sources, introducing a novel dimension to…

Astronomers have used two different exoplanet-detecting satellites to solve a cosmic mystery and reveal a rare family of six planets located about 100 light-years from Earth. The discovery could help scientists unlock the secrets of planet formation.Related video above: Scientists discover objects that “shouldn’t exist” in the Orion nebulaThe six exoplanets orbit a bright star…

(CNN) — Astronomers have used two different exoplanet-detecting satellites to solve a cosmic mystery and reveal a rare family of six planets located about 100 light-years from Earth. The discovery could help scientists unlock the secrets of planet formation. The six exoplanets orbit a bright star similar to the sun named HD110067, which is located…

Abstract Large amounts of nitrogen compounds, such as ammonium salts, may be stored in icy bodies and comets, but the transport of these nitrogen-bearing solids into the near-Earth region is not well understood. Here, we report the discovery of iron nitride on magnetite grains from the surface of the near-Earth C-type carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu, suggesting…

Hubert Reeves, a most renowned astrophysicist for both his scientific accomplishments and outstanding outreach efforts, passed away on 13 October 2023. Hubert Reeves was born in Canada on 13 July 1932 and spent most of his career in France. He was, in my view, the most renowned astrophysicist not only for his contributions in nuclear…

isobutene – Wikipedia Isobutene ((CH3)2C=CH2) is one of the four isomers of butene (C4H8). Given the detection of propene (CH3CH=CH2) toward TMC-1, and also in the warmer environment of the solar-type protostellar system IRAS 16293−2422, one of the next alkenes, isobutene, is a promising candidate to be searched for in space. We aim to extend…

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image:  A rare family of six exoplanets has been unlocked with the help of ESA’s Cheops mission. The planets in this family are all smaller than Neptune and revolve around their star HD110067 in a very precise waltz. When the closest planet to the star makes three full revolutions around it, the second one makes…