'Nobody will fly': India's plane versus train battle gets a twistIndia's Railway Minister said upcoming bullet trains will dominate short-haul routes like Mumbai-Pune and Bengaluru-Chennai, mirroring glob...
12 May, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
Can satellites bump into each other? New 'CRASH Clock' study reveals a potential threat in spaceEarth's orbit faces growing collision risks. A new 'CRASH Clock' measures how quickly satellites could collide if control is lost, potentia...
06 May, 2026, 10.24 AM IST
One giant leap for AI: Companies rethink how and where data is processedBig tech and startups are developing orbital data centers to process AI-driven data in space, reducing latency and energy use. This edge co...
28 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
G20 satellite expected to be launched in 2027: ISRO chief NarayananIndia's G20 satellite for climate and pollution study is set for a 2027 launch. ISRO is leading this initiative. The nation also aims for a...
18 Apr, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
1.5 lakh close-approach alerts issued for ISRO's Earth-orbiting satellites in 2025: ReportFour collision avoidance manoeuvres (CAM) were performed for Geo-synchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites, while 14 CAMs, including one for...
16 Apr, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
World War III's first shots will be fired in spaceThe next global conflict may start in space. Nations are developing advanced weapons to target satellites. This includes jamming, lasers, a...
30 Mar, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 strikes TibetTibet experienced a magnitude 4.3 earthquake on Sunday. The tremor occurred at a depth of 145 kilometers. Earlier, on March 27, a magnitude...
29 Mar, 2026, 01.44 PM IST
Amazon calls on regulator FCC to reject rival SpaceX’s ‘million satellite’ space data centre planAmazon’s satellite arm, Amazon Leo, has urged the FCC to reject SpaceX’s plan for up to one million orbiting data-centre satellites. In a f...
09 Mar, 2026, 02.03 PM IST
Catastrophe in 2.8 days: Scientists predict a scary scenario where humans could fall into a digital dark ageA powerful solar storm could cripple Earth's satellite infrastructure within days, a new paper warns. Increased satellite density in low-Ea...
06 Jan, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
ISRO averts 10 collisions in space, backs requirement of Space Traffic Management systemIn 2024, the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully avoided ten possible satellite collisions. ISRO released a report highlighting...
29 May, 2025, 08.04 PM IST
1,000 collision warnings per day: Earth's orbit is so crowded that the situation could get dangerously out of controlRecent reports have revealed that the orbit of the earth is getting very much crowded with every passing day and is getting absolutely fill...
28 Dec, 2024, 05.03 AM 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
What is ‘Kessler Syndrome’ — and why do some scientists think the space disaster scenario has already started?Recent reports are claiming that a pretty significant term is gaining prominence in the field of space science with every passing day which...
27 Dec, 2024, 08.08 PM 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
Space startup Manastu raises $3 million in pre-series A fundingThis funding will accelerate the development and deployment of Manastu’s green propulsion and debris collision avoidance system and in-spac...
05 Sep, 2023, 07.39 PM IST
US satellite debris threatens other space missionsIn the case of the explosion of DMSP-F13, they detected 100 new catalogued objects, which suggest that more than 50,000 small fragments lar...
06 May, 2015, 08.43 PM IST
ISRO conducts special analysis for satellite safety: Govt"Collision Avoidance Analysis is also carried out to identify the safe lift-off time for launching of satellites from Sriharikota," said Ji...
24 Jul, 2014, 05.31 PM IST