India launches rocket to study black holes

India has successfully launched its first satellite to study black holes and other celestial objects. This is a bid by the country to deepen its presence in space ahead of an ambitious crewed mission next year. It was launched on Monday and is only the second mission of this nature after NASA launched one in 2021. The Indian space agency says it wants to help improve knowledge of black holes. A black hole is a region in space where matter has collapsed in on itself.