Artemis II explained: Why NASA’s this launch is more than a Moon mission, who the crew are and full 10-day timelineNASA's Artemis II mission, launching tomorrow, will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon, testing critical deep space s...
31 Mar, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
Rockets Keep ‘Leaking’ Right Before Launch, and the Reason Is Stranger Than You ThinkRocket launches face hidden challenges from cryogenic fuel leaks. Storing super-cold fuels like liquid hydrogen and oxygen at extreme tempe...
06 Mar, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket deploys Mars satellites, sticks booster landingBlue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully launched paying customers, sending NASA satellites to Mars and achieving its first reusable boo...
14 Nov, 2025, 07.16 AM IST
What is the unusual light seen over US skies? Here’s all the detailsA bright white streak appeared in the night sky over parts of the US after a Chinese rocket released satellites and dumped fuel before reen...
22 May, 2025, 01.46 AM IST
Elon Musk gives Donald Trump a reality-check after his strange question about rocketsDuring a SpaceX rocket launch in Texas, an awkward moment unfolded when Donald Trump asked Elon Musk if a rocket booster, which had crashed...
28 Nov, 2024, 09.11 PM IST
If India can make rocket sensors, it can also make car sensors: ISRO chief SomanathAt the Bengaluru Tech Summit, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath urged domestic production of car sensors to red...
20 Nov, 2024, 04.46 PM IST
Tamil Nadu-based space startup successfully launches first reusable hybrid rocket RHUMISpace Zone India successfully launched its reusable hybrid rocket, Mission RHUMI-2024, from Chennai, focusing on research related to global...
24 Aug, 2024, 04.09 PM IST
I consider rockets like a baby, says ISRO chairman S Somanath after successful launch of Chandrayaan-3The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) chairman, S Somanath, expressed his love for rockets at the 12th Convocation of IIT Hyderabad...
17 Jul, 2023, 05.45 PM IST
Abdul Kalam: Rocket scientist who was a healer at heart"Kalam was curious about everything, and he wanted to know why stents (small tubes used to keep arteries from clogging) were prohibitively ...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.14 PM IST
The formative books that shaped Elon Musk's lifeIn the 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,' Musk feels the book taught him 'if you can properly phrase the question, then the answer is the ...
29 Jul, 2016, 11.29 AM IST
Laser-propelled spacecraft to reach Mars in 3 days?NASA is working on a technology that could harness the power of light and may be the key to cutting down travel time to Mars from months to...
22 Feb, 2016, 06.46 PM IST
Current Indian batting good but Virender Sehwag was nightmare: South Africa's Dale SteynThe bowler, whose lethal pace is intimidating for most batsmen around the world, said he always found the going tough against an on-song Se...
03 Nov, 2015, 04.31 PM IST
When a lecture on the seashore gave former President APJ Kalam his aim in life!Kalam says as a young boy, he used to love the stories of the pilots and their planes and was curious about planes.
26 May, 2015, 01.40 PM IST
Moon rich ground for mining: ExpertsWith an estimated 1.6 billion tonnes of water ice at its poles and an abundance of rare-earth elements hidden below the lunar surface, expe...
03 Feb, 2015, 03.50 PM IST
US should embrace Antares' launch failure in order to progress in space exploration missionsIn 2011, a Progress mission to the space station failed when the third stage of a rocket didn’t ignite, stranding the cargo in low Earth or...
31 Oct, 2014, 04.01 AM IST
ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission: Mylswamy Annadurai & other people who played a key roleThe 56 -year-old scientist from Kodhawady, a small vil lage near Coimbatore, had never stepped out of his district until he finished his Ma...
25 Sep, 2014, 06.56 AM IST
Mars, the 'most exciting planet in solar system', demystified for young readers in a tell-all bookISRO's mission to Mars makes for great reading and will spark the interest of young minds in space science and space journeys, says its chi...
05 Nov, 2013, 01.09 PM IST