Space

PSLV-C54: India successfully orbits Indo-French collaborative EOS 6/OCEANSAT, 8 other satellites

India on Saturday successfully placed into orbit the Indo-French ocean observation satellite EOS 06 and eight other nano satellites with its rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle numbered as PSLV-C54.

Nov 26, 2022

Artemis I Moon mission update: NASA's Orion spacecraft successfully enters lunar orbit

The US space agency on Saturday successfully performed a burn to insert Orion spacecraft under the Artemis I Moon mission into lunar orbit and Orion will fly about 40,000 miles (64,400 kms) above the moon.

Nov 26, 2022

Space: NASA Orion spacecraft makes closest flyby of Moon at 130 kms distance

NASA's Orion spacecraft has successfully performed its first Moon flyby as part of the uncrewed Artemis I mission, to pass within 130 kms of the lunar surface.

Nov 23, 2022

Humans can live on Moon for longer periods in this decade: NASA

Not just SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the US space agency also thinks that humans could stay on the Moon for a longer period in this decade.

Nov 21, 2022

Skyroot's Vikram-S: India's private sector rocket makes successful beginning

India's rocket startup Skyroot Aerospace on Friday successfully began its space journey with its rocket Vikram-S and wrote a new chapter in the country's space history pages.

Nov 18, 2022

Space News: NASA's uncrewed Artemis 1 mission lifts off finally to Moon

The US space agency on Wednesday finally sent its next-generation rocket into space as part of its ambitious, uncrewed Artemis I Moon mission which faced two failed attempts amid years of delays and billions of dollars spent.

Nov 16, 2022

NASA confirms discovery of destroyed shuttle Challenger artefact 36 yrs on; Watch it on Nov 22

A TV documentary crew seeking the wreckage of a World War II-era aircraft has discovered an artefact from the destroyed space shuttle Challenger that killed seven astronauts aboard, including a school teacher, in 1986.

Nov 12, 2022

UN announces satellite-based system to detect methane emissions

As part of global efforts to slow climate change by tackling methane, the UN on Friday announced a new satellite-based system to detect emissions of the climate warming gas and allow governments and businesses to respond.

Nov 11, 2022

Blood Moon: Watch the sky on Nov 8 to witness the spectacle of total lunar eclipse

The northeastern parts of India like Kohima, Agartala, Guwahati and other regions in the world will witness it in totality on Tuesday, the final eclipse of 2022

Nov 7, 2022

NASA again gears up for Artemis I Moon mission launch attempt

After several failed attempts, the US space agency is hopeful that on November 14, it will be able to finally launch the Artemis I Moon mission into space.

Nov 7, 2022

Gaia BH1: Astronomers spot closest-known Black Hole to Earth

A team of astronomers using the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF's NOIRLab in the US, has discovered the closest-known Black Hole to Earth.

Nov 7, 2022

Space: India's defunct surveillance satellite 'RISAT-2' hits Indian Ocean near Jakarta

India's defunct Radar Imaging Satellite-2 (RISAT-2) re-entered the earth atmosphere on October 30 in an uncontrolled manner and hit the Indian Ocean near Jakarta, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Nov 4, 2022

NASA prepares to bid goodbye to 'Mars InSight lander'; Ending its mission

NASA's Mars InSight lander is set to fall silent in the next few weeks, ending its history-making mission to reveal secrets of the Red Planet's interior.

Nov 2, 2022

Space: NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures images of Earth, Moon ahead of gravity assist

A NASA spacecraft named Lucy, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, has captured an stunning image of Earth, along with a photo of the Earth and the Moon, as part of gravity assist to gain some of the orbital energy it needs to travel to this never-before-visited population of asteroids.

Oct 26, 2022

Wolf-Rayet 140 forms 'Fingerprint' in Space, NASA's Webb Telescope reveals

A new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals a remarkable cosmic sight: at least 17 concentric dust rings emanating from a pair of stars. Located just over 5,000 light-years from Earth, the duo is collectively known as Wolf-Rayet 140.

Oct 26, 2022