Space

Search for Vikram on; NASA scientists analyse lunar images from orbiter

Vikram lost contact with the ISRO after it was launched by the Chandraayan 2 moon orbiter to touch down in the area of the moon's south pole on September 6.

Sep 19, 2019

Beyond Earth: Man's relentless pursuits to delve into the unknown

India's space agency ISRO has been garnering enormous accolades in the news spectrum recently.

Sep 12, 2019

Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram intact in one piece, not broken, confirms ISRO

The Vikram lander that houses the six-wheeled rover Pragyaan, hit the lunar surface after communication with the ground-stations was lost during its final descent, just 2.1 km above the lunar surface.

Sep 9, 2019

ISRO locates Vikram lander on the lunar surface; yet to establish contact

The space agency is yet to establish communication with the Vikram lander that was located with the help of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter.

Sep 8, 2019

Chinese rover Yutu-2 continues exploring Moon as India awaits Vikram signals

The Yutu-2 rover taken to the Moon's far side by Chang'e 4 lander has covered nearly 285 meters since its release on the lunar surface on January 3.

Sep 7, 2019

12 pilots clear Gaganyaan selection; here's everything about India's first human space flight

Around 12 test pilots from the IAF have been chosen to be candidates for the maiden human space mission.

Sep 7, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chandrayaan-2 set on course to leave Earth orbit; put on risky lunar trajectory

India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was pushed out of the Earth's gravitational field early on Wednesday on a linear path; timing critical for spacecraft's arrival on lunar orbit on August 20.

Aug 14, 2019

Tension rises as Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbit transfer set to begin in few hours

India's second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 will leave Earth's gravitational field early on Wednesday for the dangerous lunar orbit capture expected to take place on August 20.

Aug 13, 2019