The ambitious first mission to study the Sun has been launched by the Indian Space Research Organization. The Aditya L1 mission was due to launch on Saturday from Sriharikota's Satish Dhawan Space Center and travel for four months to Lagrange Point 1.

Aditya-L1: India's first sun mission launched successfully

A glob of plasma and radiation that was blasted by an unexplained explosion on the sun's far side is expected to crash with Mars. According to researchers, if the solar storm strikes the Red Planet, it may cause weak UV auroras and even shred a portion of the Martian atmosphere.

After moon, India aims for the sun

A mysterious explosion that occurred on the sun's far side has triggered a mass of plasma and radiation, which is soon expected to hit Mars. If this solar storm reaches the red planet, it has the potential to initiate subtle ultraviolet auroras and could even erode a portion of its atmosphere, experts suggest.

Mars is bracing for radiation emitted by a mysterious explosion on the sun

Massive explosion from Sun felt on Earth and Mars

The ISRO announced on Monday that the launch of Aditya-L1 will take place at 11:50 am on September 2, 2022. The spacecraft will take off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. ISRO has invited citizens "to witness the launch from the Launch View Gallery at Sriharikota".

Aditya-L1 mission: ISRO completes rehearsal successfully

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is over the Moon, quite literally, with the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 and orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 still revolving around Earth's only satellite.

Explained | What will ISRO study in Aditya-L1 mission as it aims for the Sun

India's first solar probe to blast off on September 2 after last week’s successful moon touchdown, Aditya-L1, first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun. Aditya, meaning "Sun" in Hindi, will be fired into a halo orbit in a region of space about 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, providing the craft with a continuous clear view of the Sun.

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Currently rolling across the Red planet, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has sent amazing pictures of an intriguing patch on the sun, that is not yet visible from Earth.

Big solar flare incoming? Intriguing black patch on Sun captured by Perseverance Mars rover

An international team of nearly 100 scientists was left perplexed after discovering the highest-energy light rays ever observed from the sun which has since created a new puzzle for the solar physicists to solve.

Scientists surprised after detecting ‘highest-energy light’ from the sun

ISRO Aditya L1:The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set for its first Solar Mission, Aditya L1 which is likely to take off on August 26, 2023. It is the first Indian space mission to study the sun.

ISRO all set for its first Solar Mission, Aditya L1 launching next month

Scientists have said that the sun's activity is peaking sooner than expected. According to a report by CNN on Friday (July 14), initially, the peak activity was forecast to begin in July 2025, but now experts believe the peak is more likely to take place in mid-to-late 2024.

Scientists say sun's activity peaking sooner than expected, likely in 2024: Report

The heightened interest in solar cycles and their potential impact on Earth has been ignited by the looming solar maximum in 2025. This period, characterised by heightened solar activity, has prompted concerns about the vulnerability of today's digital world to devastating solar storms capable of disrupting global communication networks.

Countdown to chaos: Sun nearing solar maximum in 2 years, threatening ‘internet apocalypse’

Astronomers have made a stunning discovery of meteor-like streaks falling on the surface of the Sun. Experts claim these solar shooting stars are different from the shooting stars we see on Earth.

Solar shooting stars: Scientists left stunned by 'rain of fireballs' on Sun

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms- A powerful solar flare recently caused a temporary radio blackout in the western US and the Pacific Ocean. The flare was unleashed by an active Sunspot region making it one of the strongest flares observed from the Sun. This led to interference in the high-frequency radio signals in the area.

Massive solar flare causes Radio Blackout in the US and Pacific Ocean

A fascinating celestial body known as WD0032-317B is pushing the boundaries of astronomers' knowledge regarding the differentiation between stars and planets. This enigmatic object, categorised as a brown dwarf, exhibits extraordinary characteristics that defy conventional expectations.

Hotter than sun, one year lasts just 2.3 hours: The weirdest object in space spotted

A solar mission, which has been flying closer to the sun to uncover its secrets, went extremely near to the star's surface to make an important discovery. The data collected by Parker Solar Probe has discovered the source of the solar wind, which is a stream of particles carrying energy that emerges from the corona, or the hot outer atmosphere of the sun, towards the Earth.

In a first, spacecraft 'touches' the sun to discover source of solar wind

A post on Twitter recently started a debate about whether the colour of the sun is white or yellow. The debate started when writer Jacqui Deevoy tweeted last week that her childhood's round yellow sun had suddenly turned white and looked wonky.

Is the colour of sun yellow or white? Twitter gets into debate

A new generation of weather satellites orbits the earth, as it produces its first image of our planet. Eric Njoka brings you the report.

New generation weather satellites orbit earth

Scientists say that they have observed a dying star swallowing a planet for the first time, offering a preview of Earth's expected fate in around five billion years. Astronomers had previously seen the before-and-after effects of this process, but had never before caught a planet in the act of being consumed.

How our sun will swallow the earth

First glimpse of Earth's likely end

Scientists for the first time, witnessed a star gulping down a whole planet, giving them a glimpse of how the Earth may reach its end after billions of years when the sun runs out of fuel.

Sun-like star swallows entire planet, gives glimpse of Earth’s fate to astronomers

Indian city of Bengaluru is set to see a rare celestial phenomenon on Tuesday (April 25) when no shadow will be created by the sunlight at a particular time. The phenomenon, known as Zero Shadow Day, will take place at 12:17 pm.

India: Bengaluru to mark 'Zero Shadow Day'. Know what it means

Imagine heating hydrogen atoms to above 100 million Degrees Celsius to replicate the core of a star. China has done that successfully. Its 'artificial sun' has breached another frontier, to sustain plasma for nearly 7 minutes.

Gravitas: Global fusion race heats up

A massive black hole has been spotted by space agency NASA on the Sun, which is 20 times bigger than the Earth and can blast powerful solar storms towards the planet, as per reports.

Watch | Massive 'hole' on Sun may blast solar storms towards Earth

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