NISAR mission enters critical 90-day commissioning phaseThe NASA and ISRO's joint NISAR mission is now in its 90-day commissioning phase. Scientists will perform checks and adjustments for earth ...
01 Aug, 2025, 12.25 PM IST
NASA sends powerful new instrument to space to track air pollutionThe US space agency on Saturday launched a powerful new instrument into space to track air pollution, which would provide unprecedented res...
08 Apr, 2023, 10.29 AM IST
NISAR payload integration completed: Top NASA officialsNISAR is a joint earth-observation mission between ISRO and the US space agency NASA for global observations over all land mass, including ...
01 Jun, 2022, 08.47 PM IST
- NASA launching laser satellite to study Earth's changing ice
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) NASA is launching a laser-armed satellite next month that will measure -- in unprecedented detail -- changes in t...
24 Aug, 2018, 10.27 AM IST
- NASA launches tools to increase commercial use of satellite data
Washington, July 20 (IANS) NASA has launched an online toolkit to make it easier for users to find, analyse and utilise the most relevant s...
20 Jul, 2018, 12.37 PM IST
NASA to award $ 100k prize for designing aerosol sensorTiny airborne particles, known as aerosols, can contribute to a variety of health problems, such as asthma and respiratory tract irritation.
20 Sep, 2017, 02.01 PM IST
NASA's Kepler telescope spots over 200 new planet candidatesThe new data is the most comprehensive and detailed catalogue of candidate exoplanets, which are planets outside our solar system, from Kep...
20 Jun, 2017, 12.44 PM IST
NASA may send robotic probe to Europa in search of lifeIn early 2016, NASA's Planetary Science Division began apre-Phase A study to assess the science value and engineering design of a future Eu...
10 Feb, 2017, 04.47 PM IST
- Trump wants NASA to focus on deep space missions
London/Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) In what could herald a new era for NASA, US President-elect Donald Trump is set to cut the US space agency...
21 Nov, 2016, 02.32 PM IST
NASA set to launch six small gen-next satellitesNASA is increasingly using small satellites to keep development and launch costs down and they also provide an economical avenue for testin...
08 Nov, 2016, 02.14 PM IST
NASA to undertake globe-spanning research campaignsNASA is sending scientists around the world this year - from the edge of the Greenland ice sheet to the coral reefs of the South Pacific - ...
26 Mar, 2016, 06.21 PM IST
NASA's tiny 'shoe box' satellites to study Earth's atmosphereNASA has selected four new miniature satellites to be developed, built and launched into low-Earth orbit to test emerging technologies.
23 Feb, 2016, 06.11 PM IST
Tremors felt in Delhi, parts of North IndiaA moderate intensity earthquake, with epicentre in Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, tonight shook Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and other parts...
26 Dec, 2015, 02.20 AM IST
7.2-magnitude Tajikistan quake triggers tremors in North IndiaMild tremors were felt in north India, especially in Srinagar and some parts of Delhi.
07 Dec, 2015, 02.08 PM IST
12 quakes jolt Andaman & Nicobar islands in 24 hoursThe sea around the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago has witnessed 12 earthquakes in 24 hours, with almost all measuring 5 and more on the Ri...
09 Nov, 2015, 05.57 PM IST
NASA to make ISS a perfect Earth-observing platformBefore the end of the decade, six NASA Earth science instruments will be mounted atop the ISS to help scientists study our changing planet.
09 Sep, 2014, 01.26 PM IST
- Laughing gas largest threat to Ozone layer
A study says that laughing gas is present in the atmosphere in large amounts and is one of the greatest ozone depleting substances.
28 Aug, 2009, 10.06 AM IST