Ukraine’s drone strikes hit Yandex, Sberbank and VKontakte. Is Russia’s AI future at risk?Ukrainian drone strikes have damaged data centers belonging to Yandex, Sberbank and VKontakte, disrupting digital services across Russia. W...
23 Oct, 2026, 03.29 AM IST
Russian satellite dangerously nears European spacecraftRussia launched the Cosmos-2612 military satellite into low Earth orbit in April. It began changing course late September and eventually mo...
20 Oct, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
A satellite was launched for the first time with frequency division multiple access in 1966. After functioning for nearly 20 years, it slipped into a useless orbit almost 7 years after official deactivationATS-1 was launched on December 7, 1966, to test satellite communications, weather observation and orbital technologies. The spacecraft was ...
13 Oct, 2026, 12.49 AM IST
Defence stocks: Time to change strategy in a bearish market? An ecosystem with down and upside potential of -39% to plus 37%The current fall is both at the level of the indices and the broader market. And when the selling is this broad, almost every sector is aff...
04 Oct, 2026, 07.04 AM IST
By 2014, 16,000 volunteers had traced solar eruptions across spacecraft images; 38,000 hand-drawn tracks helped scientists catalog 144 coronal mass ejectionsSolar Stormwatch involved over 16,000 volunteers who tracked solar eruptions using images from NASA's STEREO spacecraft. Participants marke...
01 Oct, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: All about TakeMe2Space, India’s first orbital computing satelliteThe company’s MOI-1A satellite is scheduled to launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission. The sub-50 kg spacecraft will carry Nvi...
28 Sep, 2026, 04.08 PM IST
ISRO satellite INSAT-3DS captures contrasting weather across India, here’s what the image showsThe September 24 INSAT-3DS image captured a notable contrast across India, with extensive cloud formations covering central and eastern are...
26 Sep, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
In 2012, 18,000 volunteers classified 1 million cyclone images; their crowdsourced assessments helped scientists study past stormsInitiated in 2012, the Cyclone Center mobilized volunteers to classify hurricanes via satellite imagery. This groundbreaking initiative sou...
23 Sep, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
55 million light-years away, scientists spot something unusual: A strange galactic collision may have left this spiral galaxy with a centre that spins sidewaysThe Hubble telescope captured images of spiral galaxy NGC 4698. Its central bulge is tilted at an unusual angle to the main disk. Astronome...
19 Sep, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
A newly discovered solar phenomenon could help scientists predict the Sun’s next powerful outburst and solar flareNew solar telescope observations reveal swirling plasma movements on the Sun's surface. This phenomenon, known as Kelvin-Helmholtz instabil...
11 Sep, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
Iran seizes US submarine drone, Houthis hit four Saudi citiesThe escalation of hostilities in the region bordering Yemen is already deepening worries about additional supply disruptions as energy ship...
09 Sep, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
Indian space startup GalaxEye wins US patent for satellite imaging technologyIndian space startup GalaxEye secured a US patent for its satellite sensor synchronisation system. This technology allows for precise, simu...
08 Sep, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
In 2006, NASA and French Space Agency CNES launched a satellite in a joint mission to probe the properties of Earth's thin clouds and aerosolsIn 2006, NASA and French Space Agency CNES launched a satellite in a joint mission to probe the properties of Earth's thin clouds and aeros...
02 Sep, 2026, 02.30 AM IST
India's new eye in the sky: Everything to know about ISRO's GSLV-F17 launch of first geostationary imager on Sept 4India's space agency ISRO is preparing to launch its GSLV-F17 rocket soon. This rocket will carry the EOS-05 satellite into a specific orbi...
01 Sep, 2026, 01.08 PM IST
In 2000, NASA's MISR used 9 cameras aboard Terra to study clouds, winds and aerosols. 1 year later, scientists showed it could measure cloud heights to within 400 meters worldwide, opening new possibilities for meteorologyNASA’s MISR instrument is giving scientists a different way to study Earth’s atmosphere. Its nine cameras view the planet from different an...
27 Aug, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
In 1997, NASA sent a lightning sensor into orbit aboard TRMM to study storms. 29 years later, the mission’s data still helps scientists understand lightning, rainfall and climateNASA's Lightning Imaging Sensor aboard TRMM studied lightning's role in weather. Earlier missions observed lightning from space, revealing ...
25 Aug, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
- India’s spy sat to track infiltrators
India will launch a spy satellite from Sriharikota on April 20 primarily to keep an eye on its borders round-theclock and help the governme...
09 Apr, 2009, 12.39 PM IST