China gears up to build a deep-space lab in Luxembourg
A memorandum of the cooperation was signed by the NSSC and the Luxembourg Ministry of the Economy on Tuesday.
Jan 17, 2018, 13:15 PM IST
Nearly a week after its launch, ISRO's Cartosat-II beams back first image – See pic
The image shows a part of Indore with the Holkar Cricket Stadium in the centre and was released on the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency's website.
Jan 17, 2018, 10:31 AM IST
Super Blue Blood Moon in the sky after 150 years. Here's what you need to know
This will be the second full moon of the month, also called the 'Blue Moon' and the first eclipse in the new year.
Jan 17, 2018, 09:18 AM IST
ISRO can deliver better with more resources: AS Kiran Kumar
According to Kiran Kumar, his journey included working on latest projects, bringing in new capabilities to the country in space segment and infrastructure, and addressing issues related to observation, communication and navigation.
Jan 16, 2018, 18:05 PM IST
'Quasars' help scientists detect the structuring of the universe for the first time
The big announcement was made on Monday by the National Astronomical Observations (NAOC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Jan 16, 2018, 08:40 AM IST
NASA telescopes provide 3D journey through Orion Nebula
The three-minute movie, which shows the Orion Nebula in both visible and infrared light, helps audiences explore fundamental questions about the universe.
Jan 15, 2018, 14:10 PM IST
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to return with key NASA cargo
The spacecraft lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on December 15, carrying about 4,800 pounds of supplies and scientific cargo.
Chandrayaan-II mission on schedule; next launch to be a communication satellite: ISRO chief
While this is not India's first mission to the Moon, it is certainly the Indian government’s most ambitious Moon research project till date.
Jan 12, 2018, 18:29 PM IST
There may be water on Mars, reveals NASA - See pic
The ice sheets extend from just below the surface to a depth of 100 meters or more and appear to contain distinct layers.
Exoplanets orbiting same star have similar sizes, suggests study
Published in The Astronomical Journal, the study led by astrophysicist Lauren Weiss from the University of Montreal in Canada focused on 909 planets belonging to 355 multi-planet systems.
Jan 12, 2018, 16:13 PM IST
India's historical moment: ISRO marks milestone with launch of 100th satellite along with 30 others
The co-passenger satellites comprise one Microsatellite and one Nanosatellite from India as well as 3 Microsatellites and 25 Nanosatellites from six countries, namely, Canada, Finland, France, Republic of Korea, UK and USA.
Jan 12, 2018, 09:17 AM IST
Water-containing meteorites reveal ingredients for life
The findings, published in the journal Science Advances, showed evidence for the pair's past intermingling and likely parents.
Jan 11, 2018, 18:29 PM IST
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope passes critical milestone
On July 10, the cryogenic testing of the telescope began.
Jan 11, 2018, 16:57 PM IST
ISRO begins 28-hour countdown for launch of its 100th satellite
Tomorrow's launch also marks the first launch for ISRO in 2018 following the unsuccessful mission of navigation satellite IRNSS-1H last year.
Jan 11, 2018, 12:22 PM IST
This is how supermassive black holes prevent star formation
The dwarf galaxies under observation were still accumulating gas which should re-start star formation in a red, dead galaxy but wasn't.
Jan 10, 2018, 17:46 PM IST
Oldest record of supernova and sky chart in human history unearthed in Kashmir
A supernova is a transient astronomical event that occurs during the last stellar evolutionary stages of a massive star's life, whose dramatic and catastrophic destruction is marked by one final titanic explosion.
Jan 10, 2018, 14:44 PM IST
ISRO's century: India's 100th satellite to hit skies on January 12
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said it was "back in the game" with the launch, the first Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) mission after the unsuccessful launch of the navigation satellite IRNSS-1H in August last year.
Jan 09, 2018, 17:48 PM IST
Sun-like star can help decode sun's variability, climate effect
By combining photometric, spectroscopic and asteroseismic data, the team collected the most detailed set of observations for a solar-like cycle in any star other than the Sun.
Gravitational waves used to measure age of universe
A team of 1,314 scientists from around the world contributed to the detection of gravitational waves from a merging pair of binary neutron stars, followed by the detection of gamma-rays.
Jan 09, 2018, 14:48 PM IST
China launches a pair of high-resolution remote sensing satellites
The satellites are developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Jan 09, 2018, 12:03 PM IST
