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What are JuMBOs, 'Jupiter-sized' objects discovered floating in space?

The European Space Agency, using the powerful James Webb telescope, detected 40 pairs of these entities named Jupiter Mass Binary Objects (JuMBOs) in the Orion Nebula. The discovery of these objects, which are around a million years old, has left experts baffled and excited

Calm Down and Breathe: How chances of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2046 have dropped drastically

The chances of a newly discovered asteroid hitting Earth on Valentine's Day 2046 have decreased dramatically. NASA on Tuesday lowered its odds of impact to one in 770, meaning there was a 99.87 per cent chance that the asteroid will miss Earth

Moon o'clock: Can the lunar time zone soon become a reality?

Space organisations are considering developing a universal time zone for the Moon. However, the idea is not without its own challenges including who gets to decide and clocks running faster on the lunar surface than on Earth

Explained: As the world gets its first 'parastronaut', what does it take to be an astronaut?

There are gruelling astronaut selection tests — for agility and hand-eye coordination — and training that one has to undergo to be able to go to space

'Disability is not a limitation': Who will be the world's first parastronaut?

According to the European Space Agency, the first astronaut with a physical disability could be announced as soon as Wednesday. People with physical disabilities were previously barred from one of the most exclusive and demanding jobs on the planet — and beyond — due to stringent selection criteria

Watch: European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti performs yoga in space

Cristoforetti has been recently chosen to command the orbital outpost, the International Space Station, becoming the first European woman to do so

The sun is dying: Here’s how long it has before exhausting its fuel

A new study has estimated the sun’s evolutionary process will continue for billions of more years before it runs out of its fuel and turns into a red giant. It has revealed the past and future of the sun, how the sun will behave at what stage and when it will enter the dusk of its life

European Space Agency ends cooperation with Russia on three lunar missions

The ESA is looking for other options and partners to test the technology that would have formed part of the Russian missions, it said, adding some had already been found

ESA posts incredible pictures of ice-rich impact crater on Mars; check details here

ESA revealed that the crater deposits found on Mars have quasi-circular and polygonal patterns of fracture which reveal details of the red planet’s history

James Webb telescope unfurls mirror 'golden eye', completes full deployment

Flight controllers in Baltimore began opening the primary mirror of the telescope on 7 January, 2022, unfolding the left side like a drop-leaf table