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What makes dust swirl so quickly on the Moon without wind

September 10, 2023
Moon dust, or lunar regolith, is pretty intriguing and puzzling stuff. Picture it as this fine, powdery substance that came to be after eons of little meteorite smacks, grinding rocks into these itty-bitty pieces. What’s quirky about this lunar dust is that it’s…
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Hello, Sun! ISRO is coming for you next

August 28, 2023
After successfully putting the Vikram lander at the moon’s south pole, an uncharted territory thus far, ISRO is ready to up its game with its next mission to the Sun with the Aditya-L1 spacecraft. The ambitious solar mission will be launched in a week’s time…