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Tears of joy: Parents of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla get emotional after son lifts off into space
IAF officer Shubhanshu Shukla's parents get emotional as he lifts off for Axiom Mission 4. A proud moment for India and the Lucknow-based family.
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‘From Skies to Stars’: IAF hails Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s historic space mission
IAF celebrates Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s space launch with a powerful X post, 41 years after Rakesh Sharma’s historic journey.
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“What a ride! We are back in space after 41 years,” says Axiom-4 pilot Shubhanshu Shukla in heartfelt message
Axiom-4 pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla shares an emotional message from orbit, celebrating India's return to space after 41 years. His parents in Lucknow express pride and joy.
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Axiom-4 Mission cleared for launch to ISS: Dragon hatch secured, suit checks done
Axiom-4 mission to ISS launches June 25 with Indian Air Force's Shubhanshu Shukla, ESA and Hungarian astronauts, led by veteran Peggy Whitson.
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Shubhanshu Shukla Axiom-4 Mission Launch highlights: Indian astronaut's historic journey to space begins with Falcon 9 lift-off
Shubhanshu Shukla is set to become the second Indian to travel into space after Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 mission. As the crew boards the Dragon spacecraft and completes all communications and suit checks, the seats are rotated, and the Ax-4 crew is ready for launch.
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Jahnavi Dangeti from Andhra Pradesh to fly to space in 2029
Jahnavi Dangeti, from Palakollu in West Godavari, will become the first Indian to join a space mission under Titans Space.
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Venomous Indian lionfish spotted for the first time along Mumbai’s coast
Natives of the western Indo-Pacific, the lionfish are not only stunning. Beyond their looks, they are an integral part of their ecosystem, both predator and indicator of the environment.
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Moon to align with giant planets Saturn and Neptune in dazzling pre-dawn display — Here's how to see it
The cosmic trio will rise close together in Earth’s eastern sky, just hours after the moon reaches its third quarter phase.
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Mysterious black-eyed creature discovered in a mine in Papua New Guinea
Fred Kraus, a biologist from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, travelled to this remote part of Papua New Guinea to study reptiles. Instead, he found a strange creature no one had ever heard of before.
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10 venomous king cobras spotted near Mount Everest spark concerns among scientists – Here's why
Experts say the appearance of these snakes, especially the king cobra, at such elevations is rare. King cobras are the world’s longest venomous snakes.
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China fires laser 80,000 miles to the Moon and back in daylight — A first-ever feat
China’s Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) fired a precision laser from Earth to the Moon, reaching 130,000 kilometres.
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Red Meets Blue: How to watch Mars-Regulus 'kiss' as 'heart of Lion glows' near red planet this week
At their closest, Mars and Regulus sit just 0.7 degrees apart. That’s about a little finger’s width at arm’s length. It's one of the year's tightest planetary conjunctions.
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Aurora Borealis: Rare sight expected this weekend – When and where to watch
A rare Aurora Borealis display may be visible in 18 US states this weekend due to a solar storm. Find out when and where to see the northern lights near you!
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SpaceX launches so far in 2025: Full list of Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Starship Missions
SpaceX is rewriting the rules of modern rocketry in 2025, clocking a launch every 2.27 days, while Starship inches closer to operational status with ambitious biweekly test flights.
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What Shubhanshu Shukla’s AX-4 mission to ISS means for India’s space journey
This mission carries several experiments designed by Indian scientists. Many will study muscle behavior in zero gravity. Such studies can’t be done on Earth easily due to gravity’s influence.
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Strawberry Moon 2025: When and where to watch this special and rare full moon in india
This full moon marks the final one of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. It is also the lowest full moon of the year for those living north of the equator.
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A night to remember: Moon glows beside famous red star Antares today — Here's how to see it
The waxing gibbous moon will glow close to the bright red star Antares in the Scorpius constellation.
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'We pray for safe return': Shubhanshu Shukla’s parents speak ahead of Ax-4 mission liftoff
The Ax-4 mission marks India’s return to human spaceflight after more than four decades. Alongside India, astronauts from Poland and Hungary will also participate.
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Mysterious ‘Doomsday Fish’ known as a sign of upcoming tsunamis and earthquakes, appears in Tamil Nadu, India
Oarfish, also known as doomsday fish, have a mythical reputation and are often linked to earthquakes or tsunamis in folklore.
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Italy’s Mount Etna erupts again, spews lava and ash plume, forcing tourists to flee
The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) said the eruption featured “almost continuous” explosions that grew in intensity through the morning.
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Meet Hercules and Ned: Border collies dogs guarding West Virginia's busiest airport
At West Virginia’s busiest airport, two border collies are working tirelessly to keep the skies safe. Hercules and Ned patrol the airfield daily, scaring off birds and comforting anxious passengers with wagging tails and warm hearts.
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SKUAST-Kashmir creates India’s first gene-edited sheep using CRISPR
The birth took place at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-Kashmir). Officials say it is the nation’s first success in editing the genes of livestock.
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After two explosive failures, SpaceX launches another Starship that stumbles again mid-flight
During the flight, the spacecraft's heat shield was supposed to be tested. However, control was lost due to suspected fuel leaks.
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Massive asteroid the size of a 25-storey building to zoom past Earth today — NASA confirms
Asteroid 2025 JR is an Apollo class, defined by the Earth-crossing orbits. With a speed of around 40,800 kilometres per hour (25,356 miles per hour), it is representative of the kinetic nature of near-Earth objects.
