Science & Health

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

China debunks carbon emission goals report; says trade war risks climate targets

The Chinese official said since the country relied on fossil fuels, emission positive adjustments and meeting the targets will not be possible due to the economic slowdown amid trade war with the US.

Aug 30, 2019

Oregon earthquake a foreshock? Researcher predicts 7M earthquake this weekend

Hoogerbeets believe that a powerful earthquake measuring 7M in the Richter scale could hit the earth soon, and it is caused by a critical lunar geometry.

Aug 30, 2019

Hurricane Dorian intensifies into dangerous category 4 ahead Florida landfall

Trump cancelled a visit to Poland and Florida's governor expanded a state of emergency to prepare for Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to make landfall on the Atlantic coast on Monday.

Aug 30, 2019