Space

Sunita Williams returns to earth, greets the world with smiles, waves, gives thumbs-up; R. Madhavan, Anand Mahindra, Indians rejoice

'The Earth missed you': PM Modi welcomes Sunita Williams

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed the safe return of NASA's Crew-9, which included astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who had been stranded in space for nearly nine months.

5 days ago

ISRO aims to launch 100 missions in next five years: Chairman Narayanan

Centre approves Chandrayaan-5 mission, to carry 250 kg rover to lunar surface: ISRO chief

The Central government has approved the Chandrayaan 5 mission, and it will carry a whopping 250 kg rover to the lunar surface, said the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman V Narayanan.

7 days ago

NASA-SpaceX launches mission to bring home Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore

NASA, SpaceX finally launch mission to bring home Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore stuck in ISS

NASA and SpaceX on Saturday launched a crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) to bring home NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore who have been stranded in space since last June.

10 days ago

Astronomers unveil 1st 3D map of Milky Way interstellar dust properties

An international of team astronomers has unveiled the first three-dimensional (3D) map of the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky Way.

10 days ago

ISRO's NVS-02 navigation satellite faces technical glitch

The Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) NVS-02 navigation satellite has encountered a technical glitch after being successfully injected into the intended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).

Feb 3, 2025

Working expeditiously to safely bring back Sunita Williams, Butch Willmore: NASA

NASA on Thursday said it is "working expeditiously" along with SpaceX to safely bring back Indian origin astronaut Sunita Williams and astronaut Butch Willmore, currently stuck in the International Space Station (ISS) for 238 days.

Jan 30, 2025

ISRO ready for 100th launch of its GSLV rocket tomorrow

ISRO is ready to make its 100th launch of the GSLV rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on January 29.

Jan 28, 2025

ISRO postpones SSLV-D3/EOS-08 mission by a day to Aug 16

ISRO Gears Up for 100th Rocket Launch with GSLV-F15 Mission

ISRO is set to launch the GSLV-F15 mission, marking its 100th rocket launch. The GSLV-F15 rocket will carry the NVS-02 satellite into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.

Jan 25, 2025

Govt reforms, private partnerships behind Indian space industry growth in 2024: ISpA

Reforms made by the government coupled with private partnerships played a crucial role in the growth of India's space industry in 2024

Dec 24, 2024

ISRO starts assembling HLVM3 for Gaganyaan mission's 1st un-crewed flight in 2025

ISRO Initiates HLVM3 Assembly for Gaganyaan's Maiden Uncrewed Flight

ISRO has begun the assembly of HLVM3 for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme. The mission, set for 2025, will be Gaganyaan's first uncrewed flight.

Dec 18, 2024

ISRO's PSLV-XL rocket to launch ESA's Proba-3 mission on Wednesday

ISRO Set to Launch ESA's Proba-3 Sun Observation Mission

ISRO is set to launch ESA's Proba-3 Sun observation mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The mission comprises two spacecraft, CSC and OSC, launched together to study the Sun's corona.

Dec 4, 2024

Indo-US scientists decode mysterious sources behind fiery hot gas around Milky Way

An international team of scientists from India and the US have decoded the mysterious source behind fiery hot gas around the Milky Way galaxy.

Nov 22, 2024

China's Chang'e-6 lunar sample-return mission to lift off in May

China's Chang'e-6 sample Analysis Sheds light on Moon's far side

The latest discoveries achieved via studies of lunar rock samples retrieved by China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft were published in the world's leading scientific journals on Friday, revealing the volcanic history of the Moon's lesser-known far side, which is distinct from its near side.

Nov 16, 2024

India's 52-satellite initiative: Enhancing surveillance on adversaries including China and Pak

India's 52-satellite initiative to enhance surveillance operations on China, Pakistan, others

In what augurs well for India's security capabilities, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has reportedly approved Phase III of the Space-Based Surveillance (SBS) mission. This decision will pave the way for the launch of 52 surveillance satellites in low earth and geostationary orbits.

Oct 12, 2024

Indian astronomers map differential rotation of Sun's chromosphere

Using 100 years of daily records of the Sun at the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institute of DST, have succeeded in mapping, for the very first time, the variation in the rotation speed of the Sun's chromosphere -- from the equator right up to its polar regions.

Sep 25, 2024

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