SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion in rush for airline-like rocketrySpaceX has poured over $15 billion into its Starship rocket. This next-generation system is key for launching more Starlink satellites and ...
01 May, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
Record-setting Artemis II mission ends in high-stakes Pacific splashdownArtemis II astronauts returned safely after a historic lunar mission. They achieved new distance records from Earth and captured unpreceden...
11 Apr, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
9 weird items currently floating in space and how they got thereSpace is a cosmic junkyard filled with surprising items. From a Tesla Roadster to a lost toolbox, these objects tell tales of human endeavo...
18 Mar, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
Breakthrough for NASA: American space agency discovers material older than the Sun on asteroid 200 million miles from Earth; details insideNASA's Osiris-Rex mission has yielded a groundbreaking discovery from asteroid Bennu in the form of presolar grains, stardust older than th...
24 Aug, 2025, 01.32 PM IST
Aviation giant unveils aircraft that soars a month without refuelling - US navy already testing itSkydweller Solar-Powered Drone is changing aviation with a breakthrough in long-duration, zero-emission flight. This massive drone, with a ...
16 Aug, 2025, 11.18 PM IST
Asteroid speeding at 104,761 KMPH set for Earth encounter today, NASA reveals; Here's what you need to knowAsteroid Alert: An asteroid named 2024 RN16, measuring 110 feet wide, will make a close approach to Earth today. Travelling at 104,761 km/h...
15 Sep, 2024, 07.27 PM IST
Northern Lights to emerge again? How can you watch the dazzling sight?Scientists have predicted the occurrence of yet another incident of Northern Light in the first week of June. This will happen due to the i...
29 May, 2024, 10.26 PM IST
Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander to be deboosted todayIndia's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft's Vikram lander is set to conduct a crucial deboosting manoeuvre today. The lander has been named after Vi...
18 Aug, 2023, 05.14 PM IST
Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander undergoes first successful deboostingIndia's spacecraft Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander underwent a crucial deboosting manoeuvre, positioning itself in an orbit where the closest...
18 Aug, 2023, 05.13 PM IST
View: Economics, not the sky, is the limit for space tourismCommercial space travel will undoubtedly bolster economies of scale in the space industry, and ultimately create a viable space economy. Bu...
21 Jul, 2021, 11.07 PM IST
Why is everyone so obsessed with going to Mars? Here are some other worlds ripe for explorationLast year the United States, the United Arab Emirates and China all launched missions to Mars, taking advantage of the relatively short jou...
16 Jun, 2021, 11.32 AM IST
Why Isro's Gsat-7A launch is important for the Indian Air ForceGsat-7A will not only interlink all airbases, but it will also boost drone operations as it will help the force upgrade from existing groun...
19 Dec, 2018, 06.22 PM IST
Innovations that will change the worldAll biologists are expecting genome engineering to become a widespread practice in their labs. China will finish making its radio telescope...
05 Jan, 2016, 05.13 AM IST
What would happen if a massive solar storm hit the earth?There's an even bigger worry than wind and rain: space weather. If a massive solar storm hit us, our technology would be wiped out.
31 Aug, 2015, 01.33 PM IST
What would happen if a massive solar storm A hit the Earth?We all know that major storms can wreak havoc, flooding cities and decimating infrastructure. But there's an even bigger worry than wind an...
21 Aug, 2015, 02.23 PM IST
A cheap alternative to satellites is starting to take offIt takes chutzpah to tweet "rockets are tricky" shortly after one you have just launched has deliberately blown itself up.
01 Sep, 2014, 03.23 PM IST
- After combat drones, India eyes solar-powered UAVs capable of flying for a fortnight
After launching development of stealth UCAVs, India is now looking at designing solar-powered spy drones which can cruise in the sky for se...
23 Apr, 2011, 09.46 AM IST