Space News
07 Sep 2018
IndiaIs the Gaganyaan mission a politically motivated vanity project?
On August 15, PM Narendra Modi announced, to the world's surprise and, ironically, to ISRO's surprise, that India would send its astronauts to space by 2022.
06 Sep 2018
IndiaIndia and France announce 'Gaganyaan', ISRO's first human space mission
India and France today announced a working group for Gaganyaan, ISRO's first manned mission announced by PM Narendra Modi on Independence Day.
04 Sep 2018
Times of IndiaISRO to set up satellite station in North Pole
Following on the footsteps of China, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is now planning to set up a satellite ground control station in the bleak desolation of the North Pole.
28 Aug 2018
IndiaWork on human space mission began in 2004: ISRO chief
India's space agency ISRO began work on developing critical technologies to send humans to space way back in 2004 but the project was not on the "priority list", its chief K Sivan said today.
12 Aug 2018
NASAIndian-American scientist made mission to 'touch' the Sun a reality
NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe today- the world's first mission to 'touch' the sun. But few people know that the base for this was laid 60 years ago, thanks to an Indian-American scientist.
12 Aug 2018
IndiaNo privatization plans, but will take private-players' help: ISRO Chairman
ISRO Chairman K Sivan has dismissed controversial allegations of him attempting to privatize ISRO.
12 Aug 2018
William ShatnerNASA launches the first ever mission to 'touch' the Sun
NASA launched the ambitious Parker Solar Probe today, after glitches delayed its original launch scheduled yesterday.
30 Jul 2018
AstronomyIndian-priest's work on galaxies changes astronomy as we know it
For most, science vs faith is a choice. For Indian-origin Richard D'Souza, science was simply a way to get closer to the divine.
26 Jul 2018
MoonHow to watch Century's longest lunar eclipse in India
The longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century is almost upon us.
25 Jul 2018
JapanJapan-based start-up 'Warpspace' to fly wedding plaques into space
The sky is no longer the limit for lovers looking for unusual ways to commemorate their nuptials, with a Japanese company now offering to blast commemorative wedding plaques into space.
21 Jul 2018
JapanJapanese start-up to provide "on demand" meteor showers
Taking the idea of 'entertainment' to the next level, Tokyo-based start-up ALE Co. is developing a satellite system to deliver "shooting stars on demand", and expects to deliver the world's first artificial meteor shower over Hiroshima some time in 2020.
18 Jul 2018
Solar System10 more moons discovered around Jupiter, one is an oddball
In a rather notable finding, astronomers have discovered 10 new moons orbiting Jupiter, bringing its total satellites to a whopping 79 - by far the most moons found orbiting any planet.
07 Jul 2018
NASANASA's planet-hunting telescope Kepler running out of fuel
NASA's Kepler telescope, which helps hunt for new planets in outer space, has almost run out of fuel, the space agency received an indication recently.
05 Jul 2018
Andhra PradeshISRO successfully carries out flight test for Crew Escape System
Indian Space Research Organization today successfully carried out a flight-test for a newly-designed Crew Escape System.
08 Jun 2018
United States of AmericaNASA discovers building blocks of life on Mars. 'Good sign'?
NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered building blocks of life in 3-billion-year-old organic molecules on Mars, advancing the case for possible life on the red planet, US space-agency said.
08 Jun 2018
IndiaIncredible achievement: India discovers planet, joins distinguished league
In an incredible achievement, scientists at Ahmedabad's Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) have discovered a planet some 600 light years away from Earth, that revolves around a Sun-like star.
29 Apr 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan boosts space program 'to keep an eye on India'
Pakistan is pouring billions of dollars into its space program to reduce dependence on foreign satellites for civil and military purposes, local media reported.
23 Apr 2018
iOSExperience how to be an astronaut with this app
Finnish space start-up Space Nation, in collaboration with US space agency NASA, has released a mobile app called Space Nation Navigator.
01 Apr 2018
New ZealandChina's Tiangong-1 space station to fall back to Earth tomorrow
Two years after it went out of service, China's space agency, the Tiangong-1, is set to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.
26 Mar 2018
SpaceXSpaceX's Falcon 9 created a giant hole in the ionosphere
A group of researchers have determined that SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, launched in August 2017 (the Formosat-5 mission), created a gigantic circular shock wave, carving a nearly 900-km-wide hole into the plasma of the ionosphere.
25 Mar 2018
California'Flat-Earther' launches himself in self-made rocket to prove his theory
"Mad" Mike Hughes has finally done what he has been promising to do since years: he has launched himself in his self-made rocket from Amboy, California.
22 Mar 2018
Stephen HawkingRussian scientists devote newborn black hole to Stephen Hawking
A week after the death of celebrated cosmologist Stephen Hawking, Russian astronomers have dedicated a newborn black hole to the "Lord of Black Holes."
07 Mar 2018
United States of AmericaChina's Tiangong-1 space station to crash to Earth within weeks
China's first space station Tiangong-1 will crash to Earth in a couple of weeks.
27 Feb 2018
AstronautsA Spacesuit that helps to keep astronauts happy
Scientists are developing 'happy space suits' that can monitor symptoms of depression in astronauts, and provide real time feedback to improve the atmosphere of the spacecraft as well as boost the occupants' mood.
19 Feb 2018
IrelandSix-year-old asks NASA to make Pluto a planet again
Cara O'Connor, a six-year-old girl from Ireland, has written a letter to NASA and requested the US space agency to reclassify Pluto as a planet.
17 Feb 2018
MoonISRO to launch Chandrayaan-2 mission to moon's South Pole
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch a lunar mission, called Chandrayaan-2, to the moon's South Pole in April, Minister of State for Department of Space Jitendra Singh has announced.
17 Feb 2018
Solar SystemNASA discovers 95 new planets, beyond our solar system
NASA has discovered 95 new planets outside our solar system.
15 Feb 2018
TechnologyAliens can destroy Earth without even setting foot here: Researchers
After all these years, what if our first alien contact isn't via spaceships, but through messages?
06 Feb 2018
Solar SystemIn a first, planets discovered outside the Milky Way
A group of astronomers has for the first time discovered about 2,000 planets outside the Milky Way Galaxy.
06 Feb 2018
SpaceXSpaceX builds the most powerful rocket in the world
SpaceX is set to test launch what it is calling the most powerful operational rocket in the world.
05 Feb 2018
MoonISRO's Chandrayaan-2: World's first mission to land near Moon's south-pole
ISRO is set to launch the much-anticipated Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission around April this year from Sriharikota.
04 Feb 2018
JapanJapanese space agency sets record, launches world's smallest rocket
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully launched the world's smallest rocket, called SS-520-5, to carry an equally small satellite.
02 Feb 2018
SpaceXSpaceX meant to expend its rocket, ends up landing it
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which was supposed to be dispensed into the ocean after its launch, has "amazingly" survived its fall and is currently floating intact in the Atlantic Ocean.
31 Jan 2018
MoonHere's how to best watch today's super blue blood moon
Ready yourself to witness a rare celestial treat today, a lunar event that hasn't happened in over 150 years.
19 Jan 2018
MoonThree lunar phenomena to occur simultaneously on January 31
In a rare event, the three phenomena of super moon, blue moon, and total lunar eclipse will occur simultaneously on January 31, 2018.
15 Jan 2018
United States of AmericaNASA captures clearest-ever image of the farthest known galaxy!
NASA has successfully captured a distinct image of the farthest known galaxy in our universe using advanced telescopes and gravitational lens.
13 Jan 2018
MoonChandrayaan-2: Mission to land on Moon on schedule, says ISRO
India is going back to Moon soon as the launch of its next lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 is on schedule, according to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
10 Jan 2018
SpaceXAfter US reportedly loses satellite, SpaceX defends its role
Responding to reports that it has lost a satellite on a classified mission, SpaceX claimed the Falcon 9 "did everything correctly" and contrary claims are "categorically false."
01 Jan 2018
Solar SystemNASA sets 2018 goal: Will launch mission to "touch" Sun!
NASA, which is turning 60 this year, has released a "2018 to do list" including an exciting mission to "touch" Sun!
