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ISRO's AstroSat mission observes 500th black hole birth with its X-ray instrument

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 India's Astrosat witnesses black hole birth for 500th time in space, records 'mini big bangs Stylised image of Astrosat in front of a GRB. (Image credit: Astrosat - ISRO, GRB - ESA/Hubble/M Kornmesser CC-BY 4.0) Black holes are mysterious, massive and dense objects from which even light cannot escape, with new astronomical instruments beginning to unravel their mysteries. Black holes are the subject of intense scrutiny by astronomers around the world, with Indian scientists contributing to the understanding of these strange objects by contributing to the understanding of how black holes are formed, using observations by ISRO's AstroSat. One of the ways black holes are born are through the cataclysmic deaths of massive stars, which result in gamma ray bursts (GRBs), explosions so powerful that they are termed by the scientific community as 'mini Big Bangs.' AstroSat has observed 500 of these GRBs so far . AstroSat (Image credit: ISRO) The GRBs dispatch intense rays ...

ISRO future space mission

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WELCOME TO INDIAN SPACE NEWS ISRO UPCOMING MISSION The Indian Space Research Organisation has carried out 109 spacecraft missions, 77 launch missions and planned several missions including the Aditya, Gaganyaan and MOM 2.  💗 Gaganyaan   Gaganyaan is an Indian-run orbital rocket proposed to be the developmental shuttle of the Indian Human Spaceflight Program. The shuttle is being intended to convey three individuals, and an arranged overhauled variant will be outfitted with meeting and docking capacity. In its lady-maintained mission, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO's) to a great extent self-ruling a 3.7-ton container will circle the Earth at 400 km (250 mi) height for as long as seven days with a few man team ready. The manned vehicle is wanted to be dispatched on ISRO's GSLV Mk III in December 2021. This Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) made team module had its first unmanned test trip on 18 December 2014. As of May 2019, the plan of the group module has been...