Space

India to launch maiden human space-flight mission 'Gaganyaan' in 2024

India's maiden human space-flight mission 'Gaganyaan' is expected to be launched in 2024, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh said.

Sep 15, 2022

The Artemis I rocket sits on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Cente

Space News: NASA prepares to launch Artemis I Moon mission on Sep 27

NASA will attempt to launch its Artemis I moon mission on September 27 after two failures, with a potential backup opportunity of October 2 under review.

Sep 14, 2022

HAL-L&T consortium bags Rs 860 crore contract for five Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles

HAL-L&T consortium has bagged Rs 860 crore contract for end-to-end realisation of five Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLV) over a period of four years from the NewsSpace India Limited (NSIL).

Sep 6, 2022

Asteroid general artist's concept of a near-Earth object.

10 times faster than a bullet, supersonic asteroid "2022 QC7 " to pass Earth tomorrow: NASA

A small supersonic asteroid, travelling at ten times the speed of a bullet, will pass by the Earth on Tuesday, media reports said.

Sep 5, 2022

Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2): NASA, Axiom Space to send private astronauts to ISS in 2023

NASA and American space infrastructure developer Axiom Space have signed a pact for the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, to take place in the second quarter of 2023.

Sep 2, 2022

NASA's Webb captures 1st direct image of distant exoplanet

Space: NASA captures first direct image of exoplanet "'HIP 65426 b"outside our solar system

For the first time, astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system.

Sep 2, 2022

NASA scrubs Artemis I rocket launch to moon due to fuel leaks

US space agency NASA on Monday scrubbed its historic Artemis I mission to the Moon due to fuel leaks.

Aug 30, 2022

Space News: NASA gears up to send megarocket in deep space on Aug 29

Artemis I will lay the foundation for a sustained long-term presence on and around the Moon.

Aug 27, 2022

Top scientist Samir V. Kamat new DRDO chief

Top scientist Samir V. Kamat was on Thursday named the new Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

Aug 26, 2022

NASA's James telescope reveals stunning images of Jupiter, its moon

Space news: NASA's Webb telescope captures Jupiter's faint rings, Great Red Spot, two tiny moons

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured new stunning images of Jupiter that will give scientists even more clues to the planet's inner life.

Aug 24, 2022

Space News: NASA gives nod for uncrewed Moon mission launch on Aug 29

The US space agency has given a go-ahead for August 29 for the first uncrewed flight of Artemis I on its mission beyond the Moon and return to Earth.

Aug 23, 2022

NASA, Microchip to develop next-gen spaceflight computing processor

NASA ropes in Microchip to develop next generation spaceflight computing processor for Artemis mission

NASA has selected US-based Microchip Technology to develop a high-performance space flight computing (HPSC) processor that will provide at least 100 times the computational capacity of current spaceflight computers.

Aug 19, 2022

Asteroids may have brought water to Earth, finds Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe

Water and organic matter was brought to Earth by asteroids, finds Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe.

Aug 16, 2022

Space news: Oxygen with magnets may help astronauts breathe easy

Keeping astronauts breathing aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and other space vehicles is a complicated and costly process. An international team of scientists have proposed a potentially better way to make oxygen for astronauts in space using magnetism.

Aug 15, 2022

Artemis Programme : NASA asks students to design pipeline to mine metals on Moon

The US space agency has asked university students to design a metal production pipeline on the Moon -- from extracting metal from lunar minerals to creating structures and tools.

Aug 13, 2022

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