North Korea preparing to launch satellite: Report
Pyongyang is under multiple UN sanctions over its nuclear and missile tests and is prohibited from carrying out any launch using ballistic missile technology including satellites.
Dec 26, 2017, 08:56 AM IST
Decades-old space mystery solved with shoebox-sized satellite
Earth's radiation belts, known as the Van Allen belts, are layers of energetic particles held in place by the planet's magnetic field.
Dec 14, 2017, 14:13 PM IST
NASA launches next-generation weather satellite
The satellite, called the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1), is a joint venture between the US space agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which provides weather reports and forecasts.
Nov 18, 2017, 18:14 PM IST
US-German Earth gravity-measuring satellites end mission
The twin GRACE-1 and GRACE-2 satellites made detailed measurements of Earth's gravity field, leading to discoveries about gravity and Earth's natural systems.
Russia-backed European satellite to dedicatedly monitor Earth's atmosphere
The Sentinel-5P orbiter took off on time at 0927 GMT from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
Oct 13, 2017, 17:10 PM IST
Japan launches latest satellite of positioning system
The GPS, owned by the US, has a margin of error of about 10 metres in global positioning; the coordination between the GPS and Michibiki will reduce the margin to between 1 metre and about 6 cm.
Oct 10, 2017, 15:23 PM IST
Aimed to improve GPS accuracy, Japan launches third satellite 'Michibiki'
The launch was initially scheduled last week but was postponed due to a technical glitch.
Aug 19, 2017, 15:31 PM IST
How satellites can prevent fatalities from landslides
Scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have sent spacecraft towards the Moon and Mars -- and now have their sights on Venus.
Unbreakable code from space delivered to Earth, courtesy China's quantum satellite!
The satellite sent quantum keys to ground stations in Xinglong, in north China's Hebei province, and Nanshan, near Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur region.
Aug 10, 2017, 18:49 PM IST
New mini satellite can be propelled with water
The new micropropulsion system uses ultra-purified water, researchers said.
Aug 09, 2017, 20:05 PM IST
Israel launches its first spatial environmental research satellite
Israel has successfully launched its first spatial environmental research vehicle designed for orbital monitoring of Earth's vegetation, the Israel Space Agency (ISA) said on Wednesday.
Aug 02, 2017, 20:50 PM IST
Iran successfully tests satellite launch rocket
The Simorgh satellite carrier would be able to put satellites weighing as much as 250 kg at an orbit about 500 km above the Earth's surface, according to Tasnim news agency.
Jul 28, 2017, 00:55 AM IST
NASA detects drop in prevalence of fires worldwide
The researchers found that in some parts of the world including in India, China and Brazil, the amount of land being burned by fire has increased.
Jun 30, 2017, 23:05 PM IST
Team that built world's lightest satellite 'KalamSat' felicitated
The satellite's structure is fully 3D printed with reinforced carbon fibre polymer.
Jun 24, 2017, 16:37 PM IST
World's smallest satellite 'KalamSat' built by Indian teens launched by NASA
Weighing just 64grams, the satellite was designed and built by 18-year-old Rifath Sharook along with six other teammates.
Jun 22, 2017, 16:31 PM IST
NISAR mission: NASA, ISRO begin work on joint project; on course for 2021 launch
The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, or NISAR, satellite will provide an unprecedented detailed view of Earth by using advanced radar imaging.
Jun 21, 2017, 11:40 AM IST
Navigation satellite clocks ticking; system to be expanded: ISRO
The phrase signals that the atomic clocks -- that provide locational data -- in the six navigation satellites are functioning normally.
Jun 10, 2017, 18:07 PM IST
Mongolia all set to send first sattelite to space
The satellite will accompany the "SpaceX Falcon 9" rocket at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida through a project supported by UNESCO and Japan.
Jun 03, 2017, 11:29 AM IST
Japan launches satellite for high-precision positioning system
A H-IIA rocket blasted off at 9:17am (0017 GMT) today from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan carrying the "Michibiki" No.2 satellite, footage by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency showed.
Jun 01, 2017, 09:14 AM IST
South Asia Satellite's launch: Countdown to begin on Thursday
The countdown for the launch of South Asia Satellite or GSAT-9 will begin on Thursday morning, as per sources in the Indian space agency.
May 04, 2017, 00:03 AM IST
