Soviet spacecraft bound for Venus got stuck in Earth's orbit for 50 years and now threatens usKosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft from 1972, is returning to Earth. The mission to Venus failed, trapping the spacecraft in Earth's orbit. No...
06 May, 2025, 01.17 PM IST
Blue-Origin rocket launch: Katy Perry and Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sanchez goes to 'edge of space' with all-female crewBlue Origin launched its all-female flight on Monday evening. Six women, including popstar Katty Perry blasted off on April 14 on a self-dr...
14 Apr, 2025, 07.12 PM IST
Big Rockets, a big telescope and big changes in space await in 2025In 2025, space exploration heats up with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launching New Glenn and Project Kuiper satellites, while SpaceX, led by El...
02 Jan, 2025, 08.28 AM IST
Why was Scotland’s mysterious Stonehenge rebuilt? Scientists finally knowNew studies have unveiled Stonehenge's role as a unifying monument for Britain’s Neolithic communities. The Altar Stone, sourced from north...
20 Dec, 2024, 04.29 PM IST
India tries to boost space startups, close gap with ChinaWhile the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is one of the top national space agencies in the world, the private sector was slow to ...
29 Feb, 2024, 10.05 AM IST
Moon cargo like human ashes, drink containers sparks legal debateAn array of unconventional, privately funded plans to exploit the moon, including using it as a site for capsules of human remains, adverti...
06 Feb, 2024, 05.16 PM IST
Chandrayaan-3 success sends startup founders and investors over the moonThe excitement was not limited to space technology startups, but felt across the ecosystem. The sentiment was that India’s moon landing emb...
24 Aug, 2023, 11.58 AM IST
Building telescopes on the Moon could transform astronomy - and it's becoming an achievable goalThe Moon also offers opportunities for other types of astronomy as well. Astronomers have lots of experience with optical and infrared tele...
19 Apr, 2023, 11.37 AM IST
ETtech Long Read: ISRO's open infrastructure is giving wings to startupsThe Department of Space is currently working on a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy for the space tech sector to lay out the rules on ...
04 Dec, 2022, 08.26 PM IST
India set to witness its SpaceX moment soon: Agnikul CEOLast month, Chennai-based Agnikul Cosmos received the nod by the Department of Space to carry out multiple tests and qualify its single pie...
03 Oct, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
Race to space: Billionaire Richard Branson will blast beyond the Earth's atmosphere 9 days ahead of rival BezosVirgin Galactic announced Branson would be a "mission specialist" aboard the SpaceShipTwo Unity.
02 Jul, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
India's plan to permit space startups to build rocket launchpads as good as any, says industryThe Draft National Space Transportation Policy, 2020, unveiled early this week allows local private space technology companies to build or ...
26 Jun, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
Private players in India can build and operate rocket launch sitesIndia has decided to allow private companies to establish and operate rocket launch sites within and outside the country, subject to prior ...
26 Jun, 2021, 03.42 PM IST
If you're still wary about summer travel on Earth, how about a trip to space instead?The last tourist to go into space was Canadian billionaire artist Guy Laliberté, in 2009.
25 May, 2021, 06.54 PM IST
China launches Mars probe in space race with USAfter watching the United States and the Soviet Union lead the way during the Cold War, China has poured billions of dollars into its milit...
23 Jul, 2020, 11.51 AM IST
Go, LIGO-India go where no one has gone before!There is a huge India connect to this discovery, there are many Indian institutions like the Raman Research Institute which have directly c...
14 Feb, 2016, 10.49 AM IST
Gurgaon builder sells off project land, investors cry foulAnsal launched its flagship Highland Park project on the land and has completed 20% of the construction besides starting bookings.
04 Jul, 2014, 12.15 PM IST