Bound for Mars, Elon Musk's SpaceX unveils filing for blockbuster IPOSpaceX has filed for its initial public offering. The company aims for a trillion-dollar market debut. This listing could set a precedent f...
21 May, 2026, 02.21 AM IST
Race to the Moon: Power, politics and the new space orderA new space race is unfolding as the United States and China compete for lunar dominance. Both nations are pushing for crewed Moon landings...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Artemis II's success gives confidence to India for Gaganyaan mission, says astrophysicistBuilding on the momentum of Artemis II's successful lunar expedition, India's Gaganyaan mission is set to chart new territory in human spac...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
NASA’s Artemis II is coming: The space jargon cheat sheet you need before NASA’s moon missionNASA’s Artemis II mission is getting ready to make a major step in human space exploration, sending astronauts around the Moon for the firs...
31 Mar, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
NASA reveals ambitious Moon base and nuclear Mars mission under “Ignition” planNASA has revealed an ambitious plan to build a permanent Moon base and launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by 2028 under its “Ignit...
26 Mar, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
NASA’s Nuclear Propulsion Milestones: The Breakthrough That Could Redefine Deep Space TravelIndia's space program is looking at nuclear propulsion. This technology promises faster travel to Mars and beyond. It uses nuclear reactors...
27 Feb, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
What Is NASA Hiding in Its Nuclear Rocket Tests for Mars?NASA's renewed focus on nuclear thermal propulsion promises to slash Mars transit times from seven-to-nine months to just three-to-four. Th...
27 Feb, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
10 Mega Starship Concepts That Could Carry 1,000 People to MarsEstablishing a sustained human presence on Mars necessitates a significant evolution in transportation. Current research and engineering co...
25 Feb, 2026, 04.48 PM IST
Mars in 6 months? Revolutionary nuclear rocket engine could cut travel time to half a yearMars nuclear rocket: Ohio State University researchers have achieved a breakthrough with their centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket (CNTR) de...
23 Sep, 2025, 08.38 PM IST
Elon Musk announces new missions to Mars, says 'everybody may visit the red planet soon'SpaceX plans to launch five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars over the next two years, aligning with the upcoming Earth-Mars transfer wind...
23 Sep, 2024, 01.09 PM IST
NASA, U.S. military to develop nuclear rocketNASA is working on a project to use nuclear thermal propulsion. It has been named DRACO or Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operatio...
28 Jul, 2023, 01.12 AM IST
NASA's nuclear reactor could power crewed missions to MarsThe Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling Technology experiment was conducted at US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)'s Nevada Nat...
03 May, 2018, 02.40 PM IST
India, France holding discussions for inter-planetary missions to Mars, VenusISRO and French National Space Agency had agreed to work together on autonomous navigation of rovers on Moon, Mars and other planets.
15 Apr, 2018, 09.58 PM IST
NASA is bringing back cold war-era atomic rockets to get to MarsUnlike conventional rockets that burn fuel to create thrust, the atomic system uses the reactor to heat a propellant like liquid hydrogen, ...
15 Feb, 2018, 05.48 PM IST
Space mission: India, US explore collaboration avenuesIndia and the US today discussed the possibilities of collaboration in future Mars exploration projects and other space missions.
25 Feb, 2016, 11.34 PM IST
NASA's 2020 Mars rover to be more efficient than CuriosityNASA's nuclear-powered Mars rover, slated to launch in 2020, will be smarter and more efficient than Curiosity, which is currently explorin...
27 Sep, 2015, 06.39 PM IST
Why aliens are making headlinesJust like aliens blew away the Martians with a huge nuclear explosion, humans on earth too will be wiped out by an apparently intelligent a...
30 Nov, 2014, 07.05 AM IST