NASA taps startup to save aging space observatoryNASA has awarded Katalyst Space Technologies $30 million to rescue its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory from falling into Earth's atmosphere....
25 Sep, 2025, 08.38 AM IST
Soviet-era spacecraft heading towards Earth this month could be a bad news; here’s whyKosmos 482, a spacecraft now heading towards Earth, was launched by the Soviets in 1972. The mission was intended for Venus. However, a roc...
03 May, 2025, 01.56 AM IST
POEM-4 re-enters Earth's atmosphere: ISROISRO announced the successful re-entry of the PSLV Orbital platform Experiment Module (POEM-4) into the Earth's atmosphere, impacting the I...
05 Apr, 2025, 09.12 AM IST
PSLV-37 rocket's upper stage re-enters Earth's atmosphere right on schedule: ISROISRO confirmed the re-entry of PSLV-37's upper stage into Earth's atmosphere after launching 104 satellites in 2017. The re-entry, monitore...
08 Oct, 2024, 02.57 PM IST
ISRO's rocket body re-enters earth's atmosphere, complies with international guidelinesISRO announced that the cryogenic upper stage of the LVM3 M3/OneWeb India-2 mission has re-entered Earth's atmosphere. The stage, left in a...
18 Jun, 2024, 07.19 PM IST
"Another milestone": ISRO rocket accomplishes zero orbital debris missionISRO achieved zero orbital debris mission with PSLV, marking a milestone. POEM-3 re-entered Earth's atmosphere, impacting the North Pacific...
25 Mar, 2024, 09.52 PM IST
North Korea's first spy satellite is 'alive', can manoeuvre, expert saysNorth Korea's first spy satellite, the Malligyong-1, is operational, according to a Netherlands-based space expert. Despite earlier failure...
28 Feb, 2024, 01.01 PM IST
Satellite of school bus's size to hit earth this week! Check details hereA satellite is all set to crash into earth this week. The satellite is said to have a size that of a school bus.
21 Feb, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
ISRO's unique & inexpensive space platform POEM-3 achieves all payload objectivesISRO said on Saturday its space platform, POEM-3, has successfully achieved all its payload objectives. POEM-3 (the PSLV Orbital Experiment...
27 Jan, 2024, 06.01 PM 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
ISRO initiated research and development activities for active removal of space debris: GovtMinister of State (Independent Charge) of Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh told the Lower House that ISRO follows the guidelines laid down by ...
08 Dec, 2021, 04.49 PM IST
First anniversary of Chandrayaan-2 launch, all 8 payloads performing well: ISROThe global mapping of the lunar surface and polar coverage are being carried out as per the mission plan, while public release of science d...
22 Jul, 2020, 09.46 PM IST
India's shooting down of satellite created 400 pieces of debris, put ISS at risk: NASANASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said about 60 pieces of debris have been tracked so far and out of which 24 are going above the apogee o...
02 Apr, 2019, 02.06 PM IST
- China's dark matter probe detects mysterious signals
Beijing, Nov 30 (IANS) A Chinese satellite which was sent to the skies to look for evidence of the annihilation or decay of dark matter par...
30 Nov, 2017, 04.32 PM IST
- Chinese satellite detects mysterious signals
Beijing, Nov 30 (IANS) China's Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) has detected unexpected and mysterious signals in its measurement of h...
30 Nov, 2017, 10.02 AM IST
China's lunar probe travels 70 million km into deep spaceChina's second lunar probe, Chang'e-2, has successfully travelled more than 70 million km into deep space.
14 Feb, 2014, 08.11 PM IST