ISRO, Roscosmos discuss delivery of semi-cryogenic engines in Moscow; draft contract under approvalISRO held technical discussions with Russia's Roscosmos in Moscow for semi-cryogenic engines, crucial for India's heavy-lift launch vehicle...
02 May, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
Will the 'God of Chaos' Asteroid Apophis impact Earth in 2029? Here's what report saysAsteroid 99942 Apophis, named after the Egyptian god of chaos, will make a close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029, passing within 20,000...
15 Apr, 2026, 09.20 PM IST
A space odyssey: Artemis 2 has been a spot check to see if humans can be safely operational for weeks in deep spaceThe Artemis 2 crew is returning to Earth after a historic journey. This mission tested NASA's spacecraft and life support systems in deep s...
09 Apr, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
How Some Animals Navigate Thousands of Kilometers Without LandmarksRemarkable animal migrations across vast distances, like those of birds and sea turtles, continue to baffle scientists. While magnetorecept...
06 Apr, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Why Do Cows Stand North-South While Grazing? The Strange Magnetic Mystery Behind Their AlignmentResearchers have discovered that cows, and even deer, often align themselves along the Earth's magnetic field while grazing or resting. Thi...
04 Apr, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Antarctica Was Hiding an Entire Landscape Under Its Ice, and Scientists Just Found ItScientists have unveiled an unprecedentedly detailed map of Antarctica's hidden landmass, revealing complex topography like sharp ridges an...
27 Mar, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
Is Earth's Magnetic Shield Failing? Scientists Warn of Solar Storm DangersOur planet's magnetic shield, the magnetosphere, actively responds to powerful solar events. These cosmic storms can compress and reshape t...
27 Feb, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
PSLV XL Proba-3 Launch: ISRO successfully launches ESA’s mission to study sun’s coronaISRO Proba 3 Satellite: ISRO successfully launched ESA's Proba-3 mission from Sriharikota, marking a major collaboration. The two-satellite...
05 Dec, 2024, 06.33 PM IST
25-hour countdown begins for ISRO's commercial mission for European Space AgencyISRO has started the countdown for its Proba-3 mission, which is set to launch on December 4. This mission involves two spacecraft flying t...
04 Dec, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
ISRO to launch ESA's Proba-3 mission to study sun’s coronaThe European Space Agency admitted that ISRO's PSLV is a more cost-effective alternative to its own heavy-lift Ariane-6 and medium-lift Veg...
28 Nov, 2024, 08.29 PM IST
Soon you can access Isro's navigational satellite signals using your mobile phoneIndia is making its navigation system, NaVIC, accessible to civilians via mobile phones by 2025. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Is...
09 Nov, 2024, 07.45 PM IST
ISRO gearing up for mission to study Sun, satellite arrives at Sriharikota for launchAditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, is getting ready for its launch soon, ISRO said on Monday. The satell...
14 Aug, 2023, 02.11 PM IST
ISRO has a busy 2023 as it sets its sights on the sunThe calendar year 2023 is a busy one for the Indian space agency launching rockets and satellites as well as testing various systems to pow...
23 Jul, 2023, 08.35 PM IST
Preparing mission to study the Sun through Aditya-L1 mission: ISRO ChairmanThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is readying its first dedicated polarimetry mission, the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat)...
20 Jul, 2023, 03.23 PM IST
Largest payload on board mission to study Sun will be handed over to ISRO tomorrowThe VELC payload would be formally handed over to ISRO Chairman S Somanath at IIA's CREST campus on Thursday. "It's a milestone in the deve...
25 Jan, 2023, 05.20 PM IST
ISRO plans Sun and Moon missions in 2023 as well as commercial onesAccording to ISRO, the spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around the first Lagrange point, L1, of the Sun-Earth system. A satellite ...
23 Oct, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
- India planning to launch satellite to study sun
Satellite 'Aditya' will study the corona, the outermost region of the sun, and other crucial parameters of space weather.
27 Feb, 2008, 04.27 PM IST