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
Lost in Space? Artemis II crew face 40-minute comms blackout as crew pushes beyond human limitsArtemis II astronauts are returning to Earth after a historic lunar flyby, setting a new record for the farthest humans have traveled from ...
07 Apr, 2026, 06.14 PM IST
Solar exploration: A sunrace of significant global missionsProba-2 is the second of the Proba series, building on nearly eight years of successful Proba-1 experience, even as Proba-1 was not a solar...
02 Sep, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
ISRO sets date for maiden sun voyage Aditya-L1 for Sept 2The spacecraft that will be designed for the solar mission will help to receive remote observations of the solar corona and in situ observa...
28 Aug, 2023, 04.48 PM IST
ISRO sets Sept 2 as tentative date for launch of Aditya-L1 solar missionISRO is preparing to launch the Aditya-L1 spacecraft on September 2. The Aditya-L1 mission, aimed at studying the Sun from an orbit around ...
28 Aug, 2023, 10.41 AM IST
Rocket Science: Chandrayaan-3’s success to provide a shot in the arm for private investmentsIndia created history as it became the first nation to land on the south pole of the moon — and at 30% of the average cost
27 Aug, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
India now eyes its day in the sun with its 'Aditya' launchThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has confirmed that its maiden solar mission, 'Aditya', is in progress and will be ready for l...
25 Aug, 2023, 12.53 AM IST
Isro’s 2020 target: Sun mission, Gaganyaan test, 10 satellite launchesThe launches will include advanced communication satellites and earth observation satellites.
26 Dec, 2019, 09.29 PM IST
- Why won't NASA's Parker Solar Probe melt?
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) With NASA launching a historic Parker Solar Probe deeper into the solar atmosphere than any mission before it, th...
13 Aug, 2018, 10.27 AM IST
How PIO physicist laid foundation for NASA's mission to 'touch' the SunThe $1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe will perform the closest-ever observations of a star.
12 Aug, 2018, 03.12 PM IST
World's first mission to touch the Sun lifts off: NASAThe launch of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the spacecraft was scrubbed yesterday due to a violation of a launc...
12 Aug, 2018, 01.41 PM IST
- NASA solar probe launch delayed
Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) NASA on Saturday scrubbed the scheduled launch of its historic small car-size probe to "touch the Sun" from Cape ...
11 Aug, 2018, 02.52 PM IST
World's first mission to touch the Sun set to launch next week: NASAThe mission, targeted to launch on August 11, will perform the closest-ever observations of a star when it travels through the Sun's outer ...
02 Aug, 2018, 02.50 PM IST
NASA set to launch world's first mission to touch the Sun"We've been studying the Sun for decades, and now we're finally going to go where the action is," said Alex Young, associate director for s...
23 Jul, 2018, 11.36 AM IST
First probe to 'touch' the Sun will carry 1.1 million names: NASAThroughout its seven-year mission, the probe will swoop through the Sun's atmosphere 24 times, getting closer to our star than any spacecra...
23 May, 2018, 02.32 PM IST
NASA's 2018 to do list includes mission to 'touch' SunNASA Probe is scheduled for launch in 2018 to explore the Sun's outer atmosphere. The probe will use Venus' gravity over nearly 7 years to ...
31 Dec, 2017, 03.42 PM IST
- Don't miss the final image that Rosetta captured
Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) A new image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was taken by the European Space Agencys (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft sh...
01 Oct, 2016, 11.01 AM IST