Space

NASA spacecraft spots Japan's Moon lander on lunar surface

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has spotted Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) that landed on the lunar surface last week.

Jan 27, 2024

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter loses contact with Perseverance rover: NASA

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has lost contact with Perseverance rover, which acts as a relay between the helicopter and mission officials on Earth, NASA said.

Jan 20, 2024

Earth-sized planet found in our solar backyard

Earth-sized planet found in our solar system backyard

A team of astronomers has discovered a planet closer and younger than any other Earth-sized world yet identified.

Jan 13, 2024

DRDO conducts flight test of new generation AKASH missile

Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Friday said that DRDO has successfully conducted a flight-test of the New Generation AKASH (AKASH-NG) missile.

Jan 12, 2024

Artemis moon mission: NASA delays mission to take humans back to Moon until 2025

The US space agency has pushed back its manned Artemis mission to the Moon to 2025 that will send the first woman and first person of colour on the lunar surface.

Jan 10, 2024

Indian-origin MIT engineer's inhalable sensors to detect lung cancer early

Diagnosing lung cancer could become as easy as inhaling nanoparticle sensors and then taking a urine test that reveals whether a tumour is present, according to a Indian-origin engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US.

Jan 10, 2024

India's solar observatory Aditya-L1 reaches halo orbit L1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that India's first solar observatory Aditya-L1 has reached its destination successfully.

Jan 6, 2024

Neptune & Uranus are of similar shade of greenish blue, study confirms

While Neptune is fondly known for being a rich blue and Uranus green, a new study revealed that the two ice giants are actually far closer in colour than typically thought.

Jan 5, 2024

ISRO tests its fuel cell successfully in space

Indian space agency on Friday said it had successfully tested its fuel cell in space.

Jan 5, 2024

Here's a tasty, nutritious veg salad for long-term male space travellers

A tasty and nutritious vegetarian salad made up of soybeans, poppy seeds, barley, kale, peanuts, sweet potato and/or sunflower seeds could be the optimal "space meal", suggests a study.

Jan 4, 2024

'Direct to Cell' : SpaceX launches 1st batch of satellites for mobile phone connectivity anywhere on Earth

Elon Musk-run aerospace company SpaceX has launched the first batch satellites to connect mobile phone users anywhere on the planet.

Jan 3, 2024

India to use US rocket to launch GSAT-20, as ISRO's heavy lift rocket is work in progress

With the development of a rocket that can lift above four ton still a work in progress for Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India will be using a US rocket for the launch of communication satellite GSAT-20 (renamed as GSAT-N2).

Jan 3, 2024

Astronomers try to solve puzzle around free-floating Jupiter-sized 'planets'

Free-floating Jupiter-sized "planets" found in space and orbiting only each other have baffled astronomers, forcing them to rethink their theories of star and planet formation.

Jan 1, 2024

India ushers in 2024 successfully lifting off and orbiting ISRO's XPo Satellite

India on Monday ushered in the New Year in a grand manner by orbiting its X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat).