Science & Health

Chandrayaan 2 setback: Can Vikram lander revive contact with Earth stations?

India's second Moon Mission is not a failure by any stretch of the imagination as the orbiter Chandrayaan 2 will continue sending data back to the Earth despite uncertainty about Vikram lander, which is an autonomous vehicle and could revive on its own.

Sep 7, 2019

Hurricane Dorian floods island as it swipes North Carolina then heads north

The storm surge inundated the Outer Banks' Ocracoke Island, cutting off power and submerging many homes and building.

Sep 7, 2019

Here's how netizens called Chandrayaan-2 a 'success' after ISRO loses contact with lander Vikram

Political figures and netizens poured in congratulatory messages to the scientific community while saying "we are proud of you Isro".

Sep 7, 2019

Did Vikram lose control and crash land on the moon?

All was going well with the 1,471 kg Vikram that began its descent at about 1.38 am on Saturday from an altitude of 30 km at a velocity of 1,680 metres per second.

Sep 7, 2019

PM Narendra Modi hails ISRO scientists; says India proud of them

ISRO Chairman K Sivan said that the space agency lost communications with Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander moments before it was scheduled to touch the south pole of the Moon.

Sep 6, 2019

Chandrayaan 2 crucial phase a Vikram set to land

Chandrayaan 2's moment of reckoning: Vikram lander faces '15 minutes of terror'

Controlled descent of Vikram lander carrying Prayan rover scheduled early on Saturday is fraught with unpredictable dangers and is the most crucial manoeuvre for ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 mission

Sep 6, 2019

Monitoring the health of Chandrayaan 2 orbiter, Vikram lander and Pragyan rover

What is ISTRAC, India's unblinking eye watching over Chandrayaan 2?

ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network is vital to monitoring the heatlh of the second Moon Mission that is scheduled to achieve a soft touch down of the Vikram lander on the lunar surface.

Sep 6, 2019

On threshold of lunar history: Vikram lander all set for soft-landing on Moon

Vikram lander, which separated from Chandrayaan 2 on Monday, will make a soft-landing on the southern polar region of the Moon on Saturday.

Sep 4, 2019

Aliens, water or moon's mysterious past? What awaits Chandrayaan-2 as probe readies for soft-landing?

Several people believe that India's Chandrayaan-2 may encounter aliens as the probe lands on the moon's dark side.

Sep 3, 2019

Hurricane Dorian kills at least five in Bahamas ahead of Florida landfall

At least five people were killed in the Abaco Islands in the northern Bahamas due to Hurrican Dorian, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record.

Sep 3, 2019

ISRO's lunar lander Vikram expected to soft-land on lunar south pole on August 20

Shooting for Moon: Chandrayaan 2 enters key phase as lander Vikram separates

The lander will undergo two orbit-lowering manoeuvres (termed Deorbit #1 and Deorbit #2) on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.

Sep 2, 2019

What is the controversy surrounding Japan's annual dolphin hunt in Taiji?

While the Japanese media reported that hunting boats returned without any dolphins, environmentalist group The Dolphin Project stated that five Risso's dolphins were killed on Monday.

Sep 2, 2019

Chances of a doomsday asteroid impact is 100 percent, says top expert

Experts believe that the chances of earth being hit by a doomsday asteroid is not a scenario that is confined to the past.

Sep 2, 2019

Hurricane Dorian set to hit Bahamas as powerful category 4 hurricane

Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis begged residents of Abaco and Grand Bahamas to head for the main island.

Sep 1, 2019

Iran shows off undamaged satellite after Trump leaks US surveillance secrets

Iranian communications minister responded to US President Donald Trump with an image of the Nahid-1 satellite, a day after Trump revealed a US surveillance image of the damaged space centre in Iran.

Aug 31, 2019