Space

Our orbiter located crashed Vikram lander first, says ISRO chief K Sivan

A senior official of the Indian space agency had also wondered on Tuesday if the image released was really of the debris of Indian moon lander Vikram.

Dec 4, 2019

'Were they debris of Indian moon lander Vikram?' questions ISRO

The NASA had credited a Chennai-based software professional Shanmuga Subramanian for positive identification of Vikram's debris on Tuesday.

Dec 4, 2019

All you need to know about the engineer who found Vikram lander debris in NASA images

Shanmuga Subramanian, a Chennai-based engineer, came up with the first positive identification of Vikram lander debris through images released by NASA.

Dec 3, 2019

'Black hole so big shouldn't even exist' - Scientists baffled by breakthrough discovery

Chinese astronomers have discovered a massive black hole that's so big it shouldn't even exist in our Galaxy.

Nov 29, 2019

Isro launches CARTOSAT-3, 13 US nano-satellites from Sriharikota

At about 9.28 am the 44.4 metre tall, weighing 320 ton rocket blasted off from the second launch pad at the country's rocket port in Sriharikota.

Nov 27, 2019

Is there alien life on Saturn's moon Titan? NASA scientists believe so

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is fully mapped and the data revealed by NASA could point towards microbial life beyond Earth.

Nov 21, 2019

Isro postpones launch of Cartosat-3 and 13 US satellites to November 27

Cartosat-3 will be launched from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.

Nov 21, 2019

A first, extraterrestrial sugar found in space rocks

If correct, meteorite bombardment on ancient Earth may have assisted the origin of life with a supply of life's building blocks, NASA said in a statement late Tuesday.

Nov 21, 2019

India's space missions: Will NewSpace India replace Antrix Corporation?

Since its incorporation in 1992, Antrix Corporation -the first commercial arm of ISRO - has handled third party satellite launch contracts.

Nov 20, 2019

Are we alone? Study refines search for habitable planets

The research team is the first to combine 3D climate modelling with atmospheric chemistry to explore the habitability of planets around M dwarf stars, which comprise about 70 per cent of the total galactic population.

Nov 16, 2019

SpaceX launches 60 'Starlink' satellites for cheaper global Internet

The "Starlink" satellites will be deployed at an altitude of 280 km to beam broadband Internet services.

Nov 12, 2019

NASA captures record-setting X-ray burst from outer space

The X-ray burst, the brightest seen by NICER so far, came from an object named "J1808".

Nov 12, 2019

Astronomers use new lens technique to spot early-stage galaxy

The new lens technique allowed the astronomers to peer back in time, to nearly 9.4 billion years ago.

Oct 16, 2019

Will NASA have answers on Vikram lander?

A NASA official had earlier told in New York that on October 14, its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) would fly over the site, where Vikram might have landed.

Oct 15, 2019

ISRO needs to find Vikram's fate on Moon: US space expert

Though ISRO has set up a national committee of experts to find what went wrong with Vikram to lose communication link with it in the last minute, it is yet to confirm its fate on the lunar surface near the South Pole in hostile conditions.

Oct 5, 2019