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Earth’s new Quasi-Moon might be a Russian satellite; Why this Harvard astrophysicist thinks so and what is its Venus connectionProfessor Avi Loeb suggests Earth's new quasi-moon, 2025 PN7, might be a relic of the 1960s Soviet space race. His research indicates its o...
Trump plan to kill dozens of NASA missions threatens US space supremacyPresident Trump's proposed budget for 2026 threatens NASA's science spending, potentially abandoning the Mars sample return mission and oth...
Trump vs Musk: How a political feud threatens to send NASA into the ‘biggest crisis’ in its historyA public dispute between President Trump and Elon Musk has jeopardised US space leadership. Proposed budget cuts threaten NASA missions, es...
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...
Who is V Narayanan? The rocket scientist ready to lead ISRO’s next moon missionDr V. Narayanan, a distinguished rocket propulsion expert, will take over as ISRO Chairperson on January 14, 2025, succeeding Dr S. Somanat...
Social media and private partnership: Inside the changes at ISROThe stakes are high: the $400 billion global commercial space market is expected to be worth $1 trillion by 2030, but at the moment India h...
Historic moment a victory for new India, says Prime Minister ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi praised the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission, stating that it has placed India in a unique position. He commen...
A failed lunar mission dents Russian pride and reflects deeper problems with Moscow's space industryThe destruction of the robotic Luna-25 probe, which crashed onto the surface of the moon over the weekend, reflects the endemic problems th...
There is a feeling that very little happened in ISRO in 2021, acknowledges its chairman K SivanDuring the previous year, the impact of the lockdowns was still evident and activities had to be carried out while following the COVID-19 g...
View: Jingoism may propel politicians to power, it won’t help Chandrayaan-2 lift-offWe have no qualms in calling GSLV-Mk-III a ‘Bahubali’ for its ability to carry 8 tonnes, when SpaceX’s Falcon-9 can carry 23 tonnes.
How Chandrayaan 2 will add more teeth to ISRO's capabilitiesChandrayaan 2 will be testing some technologies for the first time, including mineral and water prospecting.
Space race 2.0: A low-down on the great flightEven as the Trump Administration plans a contentious Space Force and Nasa looks to intensify its efforts to explore deep space, PM Modi has...
Indo-French love affair for rockets spans across Europe, Asia and South AmericaBlamont wants India and France to jointly launch an orbiter to Venus that will then send balloons down into the little understood atmospher...