Japanese astronaut to be first non-American to set foot on MoonJapan's astronaut to join US on Moon in Artemis 3. China plans Moon mission by 2030. ESA aids Artemis missions; details pending. US-Japan c...
11 Apr, 2024, 07.16 AM IST
Japan Moon lander revives after lunar nightJapan's Moon lander, the unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), has woke up after a two-week lunar night, according to the Ja...
26 Feb, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
Japan launches H3 rocket a year after failed first flightThe Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and primary contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plan for the H3 to replace the two-decade-...
17 Feb, 2024, 07.33 AM IST
Private US moon lander launched half century after last Apollo lunar missionIntuitive Machines' Nova-C lander, Odysseus, launched to conduct the first U.S. lunar touchdown in 50 years. China aims for crewed lunar la...
15 Feb, 2024, 03.55 PM IST
Japan postpones next-gen rocket launch over weatherJapan's space agency postpones the launch of its next-generation H3 rocket due to anticipated bad weather. The rocket, set to carry two sma...
13 Feb, 2024, 12.47 PM IST
Japan's precision moon lander has hit its target, but it appears to be upside-downJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency has annoounced that it has achieved an unprecedented "pinpoint" moon landing within 100 metres (328 feet...
25 Jan, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moonJapan's spacecraft, SLIM, successfully landed on the moon's surface. It is the fifth country to achieve this feat. JAXA confirmed that the ...
20 Jan, 2024, 02.44 PM IST
Japan's 'Moon Sniper' attempts historic lunar landingWith its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission, Japan wants to become the fifth nation to pull off a fiendishly tricky soft la...
19 Jan, 2024, 08.26 AM IST
NASA's Spacecraft to drop first-ever asteroid sample on Earth in Utah Desert | Where to watch & moreInitiated in 2016 and reaching asteroid Bennu in 2018, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft embarked on an ambitious mission: to gather a sample of...
24 Sep, 2023, 06.47 PM IST
Japan suspends H-IIA rocket launch for moonshot because of strong windsStrong winds of nearly 108 kph (67 mph) were observed at an altitude of 5,000-15,000 metres (16400-49200 ft), Japan Aerospace Exploration A...
28 Aug, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
Pakistani student says moon, sun revolve around earth. Watch viral videoA video of a student from a madrassa in Pakistan claiming that the moon and sun revolve around the earth has gone viral. The student assert...
28 Aug, 2023, 08.07 PM IST
Japan's moon landing: When is it and why is it important?Japan's space agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has postponed the launch of its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (S...
28 Aug, 2023, 05.08 PM IST
Japan suspends launch of rocket carrying moon lander because of windsThe launch was cancelled because of unsuitable wind conditions in the upper atmosphere, MHI's launch services unit said in a post on social...
28 Aug, 2023, 07.09 AM IST
6 Best Recliners for Resting under Rs 5,000 in IndiaRecliners are an excellent and comfortable seating alternative for those who spend a lot of time in their seats. Some people believe that r...
10 May, 2023, 11.14 PM IST
NASA's DART mission first step to prevent possible armageddon, say Indian scientistsIn a first-of-its-kind mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft successfully crashed into an asteroid on Tuesday to ...
27 Sep, 2022, 05.29 PM IST
Solar Orbiter blasts off to capture 1st look at sun's polesSolar Orbiter _ a boxy 4,000-pound (1,800-kilogram) spacecraft with spindly instrument booms and antennas _ will swing past Venus in Decemb...
10 Feb, 2020, 10.35 AM IST
Mars, the 'most exciting planet in solar system', demystified for young readers in a tell-all bookISRO's mission to Mars makes for great reading and will spark the interest of young minds in space science and space journeys, says its chi...
05 Nov, 2013, 01.09 PM IST