ISRO is set for an intense launch schedule, with seven missions planned before year-end, including India's first industry-built PSLV. Chandrayaan-4, a complex lunar sample-return mission, is targeted for 2028. India also plans its own space station by 2035 and aims to significantly boost its share in the global space economy, driven by private sector growth.

New simulations reveal interstellar objects don't arrive uniformly, with concentrations from the solar apex and galactic plane. Earth's orbital motion creates seasonal impact patterns, peaking in Northern Hemisphere winter. Most impacts are predicted near the equator, with a slight Northern Hemisphere bias due to orbital geometry and the Sun's influence.