How this Kerala boy helped put India’s space dreams on global map & earned rare 'triple Padma': All About the star who helped ISRO chase MoonKrishnaswamy Kasturirangan, the Kerala-born scientist who became one of the key architects of India’s space programme, rose from humble beg...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.31 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
ISRO, Japanese space agency hold technical meet on Chandrayaan-5 missionISRO and JAXA convened for the third Technical Interface Meeting in Bengaluru to advance the Chandrayaan-5/LUPEX mission, a collaborative e...
15 May, 2025, 10.28 PM IST
What the Chinese discovered about the dark side of the moonChina's Chang'e-6 mission has successfully returned with lunar samples from the moon's far side, revealing distinct characteristics compare...
18 Sep, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
Chinese scientists find traces of water in lunar soil brought by Chang'e-5 missionBased on lunar soil samples returned by Chang'e-5 mission in 2020, Chinese scientists have found a hydrated mineral "enriched" with molecul...
24 Jul, 2024, 05.10 PM IST
ISRO's Chandrayaan-4 to bring back Moon rocks and soil to Earth, use dual-rocket systemIndia's space agency, ISRO, is preparing for its next lunar mission, Chandrayaan-4, which aims to collect moon rocks and soil and bring the...
10 Apr, 2024, 11.54 AM IST
Chandrayaan-3: ISRO hopes mission life of lander and rover will not be limited to one lunar dayFollowing the deployment of the lander and rover, the systems on them are now ready to perform experiments one after the other so as to com...
24 Aug, 2023, 05.48 PM IST
Russia's first lunar mission in decades fails; leaves India's Chandrayaan-3 only spacecraft in the race to land on moonThe Russian spacecraft was aiming to be the first ever to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole, which has difficult terrain, on Augu...
20 Aug, 2023, 09.06 PM IST
Navigating lunar traffic: How ISRO plans to ensure safe space exploration amidst orbital crowding?As India prepares for its Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is conducting an extensive study...
11 Aug, 2023, 09.24 AM IST
Chandrayaan-3 rover will ‘leave a mark of India’ on Moon surfaceWhen the Chandrayaan-3 rover will roll out on Moon after a safelanding on August 23, it will leave an impression of the national emblem and...
14 Jul, 2023, 11.56 PM IST
Chandrayaan-3: RAMBHA, ILSA to help ISRO understand moon betterThe Chandrayaan-3, India's third lunar expedition, launched on February 22 is carrying six payloads that would help ISRO understand the lun...
14 Jul, 2023, 07.41 PM IST
Chandrayaan-3 to be launched on July 14,soft-landing on lunar surface expected on August 23 or 24This is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface. It has a...
06 Jul, 2023, 09.14 PM IST
Chandrayaan-2 orbiter payloads made discovery-class findings, says ISROEarlier this week, ISRO opened up its scientific discussions on Lunar Science to "the people of the country, to engage the Indian academia,...
10 Sep, 2021, 12.54 PM IST
ISRO seeks proposals for analysis, utilisation of Chandrayaan-2 orbiter dataTo further strengthen the Indian research community for lunar science studies, Chandrayaan-2 orbiter payloads data are made available to pu...
24 Aug, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
Chandrayaan-2 missed history by 0.0006%: What happened & what's nextChandrayaan-2 will circle and study the Moon remotely for a year, safely from the lunar orbit.
07 Sep, 2019, 03.55 PM IST
ISRO performs 4th lunar-bound orbit maneuver for Chandrayaan-2All spacecraft parameters are normal, the Bengaluru headquartered space agency said after the maneuver on the spacecraft.
30 Aug, 2019, 10.14 PM IST
Softlanding on Moon is biggest Chandrayaan-2 mission test for ISROThe most challenging part of the ambitious venture would come on September 7 when the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will try so...
20 Aug, 2019, 03.13 PM IST