Soviet-era spacecraft heading towards Earth this month could be a bad news; here’s whyKosmos 482, a spacecraft now heading towards Earth, was launched by the Soviets in 1972. The mission was intended for Venus. However, a roc...
03 May, 2025, 01.56 AM IST
Is a failed Soviet spacecraft from the Cold War era about to crash into Earth; and where could it land?A defunct Soviet spacecraft from 1972, originally built to land on Venus, is now hurtling back to Earth after over 50 years in orbit. Expec...
01 May, 2025, 04.08 PM IST
Top Russian scientist rushed to hospital after Luna-25 crashed into MoonMikhail Marov, a top scientist working on the Luna-25 mission, has been hospitalized after the failure of its space mission. Marov, aged 90...
22 Aug, 2023, 12.53 PM IST
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon: How and why it happenedThe Luna-25 was in a race with India's Chandrayaan-3 mission's lander module the only spacecraft in the race to touch down on the lunar sur...
21 Aug, 2023, 12.11 PM IST
China names Mars rover after traditional fire godThe rover is aboard the Tianwen-1 probe that arrived in Mars orbit on Feb. 24 and is due to land in May to look for evidence of life. It is...
24 Apr, 2021, 11.45 AM IST
China's space probe brought 1,731 grams of samples from the moonScientists will carry out the storage, analysis and research of the country's first samples collected from the extra-terrestrial object, th...
19 Dec, 2020, 01.51 PM IST
China's Chang'e-5 mission a success, spacecraft brings home first moon samples in 40 yearsThe spacecraft landed in Siziwang Banner in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at 1:59 AM (local time), according to the China...
17 Dec, 2020, 10.17 AM IST
China prepares for return of Chang'e lunar probe with moon samplesThe Chang'e probe is expected to land in the Siziwang district of the vast Inner Mongolia region late Wednesday or early Thursday. It fired...
16 Dec, 2020, 11.33 AM IST
China's Chang'e-5 completes first orbital correction en route to EarthThe Chang'e-5 probe, comprising an orbiter, a lander, an ascender and a returner was launched on November 24, and its lander-ascender combi...
14 Dec, 2020, 04.27 PM IST
Chinese space capsule with 2 kgs moon rocks begins return to EarthThe return capsule is expected to land in northern China in the Inner Mongolia region after a three-day journey. The material would be the ...
13 Dec, 2020, 10.58 AM IST
China's Chang'e-5 probe drills moon's surface, collects samplesThe lander first drilled a 2-meter-deep hole, digging out soil, and sealed it up at 4:53 a.m. on Wednesday. Next, it will use its robotic a...
03 Dec, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
China's space ambitions: Robot on Mars, a human on the moonChina is a generation behind the United States and Russia, but its secretive, military-linked program is developing rapidly. It is creating...
02 Dec, 2020, 04.38 PM IST
China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to EarthThe lander was launched Nov. 24 from the tropical southern island of Hainan. It is the latest venture by a Chinese space program that sent ...
02 Dec, 2020, 08.42 AM IST
China prepares moon probe to bring back lunar rocksBeijing is pouring billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of having a crewed space station by 2022 and of eventually se...
24 Nov, 2020, 05.30 PM IST
China hopes its Mars probe start at 'higher level' than IndiaChina plans to launch its first Mars probe by 2020 and scientists hope that the comprehensive mission will start at a "higher level" than I...
21 Mar, 2016, 07.14 PM IST
China plans mission to land a probe on Mars in 2021China plans to land a probe on Mars in 2021 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of founding of the ruling-Communist Party of China.
05 Mar, 2016, 12.52 PM IST
China rover sets record for longest stay on MoonChina's first lunar rover, Yutu, which has been operating on the Moon for almost two years, has set the record for the longest stay by a ro...
29 Oct, 2015, 05.39 PM IST