Space

Don't make space unstable, US warns India after Mission Shakti missile test

The External Affairs Ministry has played down any risk of debris, noting the test was in low-Earth orbit and said the remnants would "decay and fall back on to the Earth within weeks."

Mar 28, 2019

Mission Shakti: Will India's anti-satellite missile (ASAT) test trigger space arms race in the region?

India's new capability achieved with Mission Shakti will drive China to further develop its anti-satellite weapons system, which is already watched with grave suspicion by the US.

Mar 27, 2019

What is Mission Shakti, anti-satellite weapon that India tested today?

ASAT are space weapons designed to disable or destroy satellites for strategic military purposes. Testing this missile today, India showed its military might in space as it became the 4th country to become a part of the elite space superpower club.

Mar 27, 2019

Twitter goes berserk after PM Modi's speech; Rahul Gandhi wishes World Theatre Day

PM Modi has announced that India has become a space superpower along with the United States, Russia and China.

Mar 27, 2019

NASA declares end of Opportunity rover's mission on Mars

The rover last communicated with Earth on June 10, 2018, as a dust storm blanketed the solar-powered rover's location on Mars. It has not been heard from for eight months since then.

Feb 14, 2019

British billionaire Richard Branson to go to space by July?

Branson wants to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, which took place on July 20, 1960, during the Apollo 11 mission.

Feb 8, 2019

India successfully launches communication satellite GSAT-31

According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the telecommunication satellite, GSAT-31, was successfully launched on February 6 from Kourou launch base.

Feb 6, 2019

NASA spacecraft's first orbit around asteroid Bennu breaks record

Inching around the asteroid at a snail's pace, OSIRIS-REx's first orbit marks a leap for humankind.

Jan 1, 2019

ISRO launches 'Indian Angry Bird' satellite to improve defense communication

The satellite, GSAT-7A, along with GSAT-6 and GSAT-7, will form a band to help with defence and security communication in the Ku band over India.

Dec 19, 2018

Named 'Farout', distant planet at 96AU discovered; Was it the elusive Planet X?

The International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center has given it a code as 2018 VG18, nicknamed it "Farout." It is located at about 120 astronomical units (AU= distance between Earth and Sun).

Dec 18, 2018

New Zealand's Rocket Lab shoots 13 tiny cube satellites into orbit

Rocket Lab, a rocket propulsion company backed by investors in Silicon Valley, has launched a batch of 13 tiny probes from New Zealand to study space.

Dec 17, 2018

ISRO to launch Indian Data Relay Satellite System as communication hub in sky

The two-satellite IDRSS will maintain a continuous communication link with India's remote sensing/earth observation satellites and also with the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III) that would carry three Indian astronauts to space in 2022.

Dec 16, 2018

NASA tweets out tips on how to rescue Tony Stark adrift in space

Tony Stark is set adrift in space, so fans turned to NASA for help in finding Iron Man.

Dec 10, 2018

NASA's Voyager 2 has left the Solar System! Second Earth-made object to reach Interstellar space

Voyager 2 leaving the solar system offers, "an unprecedented glimpse of truly uncharted territory."

Dec 10, 2018

Alien shock revelation: Extraterrestrials might have already visited earth, says NASA scientist

The NASA scientist revealed that aliens might have already visited the earth without human knowledge

Dec 5, 2018