Here’s how to spot Comet Pan-STARRS and ‘Shooting Stars’ together: Best time to watch the celestial viewAstronomers note that opportunities to view a comet with the naked eye are relatively rare. The simultaneous appearance of Comet Pan-STARRS...
20 Apr, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
NASA Satellite crash alert: 1300-pound spacecraft set for fiery reentry — Date, time, and is it dangerous?NASA Satellite crash: The object identified is Van Allen Probe A, a NASA spacecraft launched in August 2012 to investigate Earth’s radiatio...
10 Mar, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
Is Space Junk Becoming a Ticking Time Bomb Above Our Heads?Earth's orbit is increasingly cluttered with dangerous space debris, threatening vital satellite services. Engineers are developing innovat...
27 Feb, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
Space start-up OrbitAid to demonstrate in-orbit re-fuelling tech for satellitesAn Indian space startup, OrbitAid Aerospace, is preparing to launch AyulSAT, a satellite designed for in-orbit refueling. This technology a...
11 Jan, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
Chinese astronauts stranded in orbit? Here's complete truth, what happened, what’s next and why space debris gives sleepless nights to space missionsChinese astronauts stranded in orbit after their Shenzhou-20 capsule was damaged by space debris. Astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and ...
06 Nov, 2025, 08.15 PM IST
Spacetech startup Cosmoserve Space raises $3.17 million in a round led by Alan RutledgeFounded by former ISRO scientist Chiranjeevi Phanindra, Cosmoserve focuses on creating autonomous robotic spacecraft to tackle the growing ...
25 Sep, 2025, 07.43 PM IST
We may be heading towards a space disaster. Here's whySpace debris increasingly threatens the International Space Station and satellites, with instances of near misses on the rise. The phenomen...
27 Dec, 2024, 08.43 PM IST
Ticking time bomb waiting to explode? Scientists warn massive space junk disasters can happen anytime nowScientists warn that a massive space junk disaster is unavoidable due to the abundance of debris in Earth's orbit. Collisions are expected ...
11 Oct, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
Chandrayaan-3 launch delayed by 4 seconds to avoid collisions with debris, reveals ISRO reportISRO's recent report discloses a 4-second launch delay for Chandrayaan-3 to prevent collisions with debris objects and satellites. The Indi...
29 Apr, 2024, 08.11 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
ISRO successfully carries out controlled re-entry experiment of aged satellite"The satellite re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and would have disintegrated over the Pacific Ocean," the Bengaluru-headquartered national...
07 Mar, 2023, 10.16 PM IST
ISRO prepares for challenging experiment of aged satellite's reentry on March 7Although the mission life of the satellite was originally three years, the satellite continued to provide valuable data services for more t...
05 Mar, 2023, 11.16 PM IST
ET GBS 2023: NASA to host Gaganyaan astronauts for advanced training, says Alexander MacdonaldUS space agency’s chief economist Alexander MacDonald said space has been highlighted as a very significant area of collaboration between I...
19 Feb, 2023, 11.59 PM IST
NASA to address orbital debris, greatest challenge of our eraThe US space agency has announced to fund three studies to understand the growing problem of space junk to analyse the economic, social and...
15 Sep, 2022, 01.52 PM IST
Space startup Digantara raises $2.5 million from Kalaari CapitalDigantara, a space technology startup incubated at Indian Institute of Science, will use the funding to accelerate its product development ...
15 Jul, 2021, 04.08 PM IST
Pentagon defends India's ASAT test, says country is concerned over "threats" in spaceThe test made India the fourth country in the world after the US, Russia, and China to have ASAT capabilities.
12 Apr, 2019, 08.26 AM IST
Space age perils: Hackers find a new battleground on the final frontierCompanies are increasingly having to arm themselves against malware planted inside their hardware before it is sent up - again something th...
22 Oct, 2015, 10.26 PM IST