Astronomers Can Make Stars on Demand, and the Reason Is Surprisingly CleverAstronomers are now creating 'artificial stars' using powerful lasers to overcome Earth's atmospheric distortions that blur telescope image...
07 Mar, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Can we be a star-maker? Budget 2026’s outlay for telescopes is big deal— it can spur India to be a global astronomy leaderIndia embarks on a journey to expand its celestial horizons through investments in advanced telescopes and observatories. This strategic sh...
21 Feb, 2026, 01.15 AM IST
3I/ATLAS sending radio signals? New shocking revelation by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory throws challenge to speculations and scientific theories; here’s the reality behind latest observationNew findings bolster the natural origin theory for comet 3I/Atlas. An observatory in South Africa detected radio frequency patterns. These ...
12 Nov, 2025, 01.52 PM IST
Google plans to launch solar-powered AI data centres into space by 2027 - here’s how it’ll workGoogle AI data centres in space: Google is planning to launch AI datacenters into space with solar-powered satellites by early 2027, aiming...
12 Nov, 2025, 03.45 AM IST
How the ‘Devil Comet,’ almost as big as Everest, brought scientists closer to solving Earth’s biggest mysteryA recent study of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, the "devil comet," reveals that its water vapor possesses a chemical composition nearly identical ...
24 Aug, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
Exploring lunar caves: Scientists discover potential homes for futureScientists have detected a large underground cave near the Apollo 11 landing site on the moon. The cave, potentially 130 feet wide, could o...
16 Jul, 2024, 01.27 PM IST
ISRO to put first Indian astronaut on Moon by 2040Currently, they are undergoing mission-specific training at Astronaut Training Facility (ATF) in Bengaluru, said ISRO chief S Somanath, who...
12 Dec, 2023, 04.10 PM IST
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope: Know about its mission, discoveries, observations, contributionsNASA's Hubble Space Telescope is in the news once again after studying a dwarf red star located 32 light years from the Earth. What is Hubb...
01 Aug, 2023, 07.46 PM IST
'Astro-stays' bring tourists and solar power to Himalayan villagesGlobal Himalayan Expedition (GHE) has brought solar electricity to more than 130 Indian villages, benefiting about 60,000 people, while set...
30 Oct, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
- Astronomers find methanol around Saturn moon Enceladus
London, July 5 (IANS) Using a ground-based telescope, astronomers have detected large quantities of methanol around Saturn moon Enceladus -...
05 Jul, 2017, 01.32 PM IST
China plans to become first country to land on far side of moonChina will continue its lunar exploration project in the next five years, and strive to attain the automated extra-terrestrial sampling and...
27 Dec, 2016, 01.28 PM IST
NASA's 'flying' telescope begins studying asteroids, starsNASA's "flying" telescope aboard a highly modified Boeing 747SP jetliner has begun its fourth series of flights to map planets, asteroids, ...
22 Feb, 2016, 03.15 PM IST
LIGO India could be operational by 2023: US scientistScientists have made trips to India to work with Indian colleagues, especially with three nodal institutes that would have primary responsi...
20 Feb, 2016, 11.43 AM IST
NR Narayana Murthy's son Rohan Murthy puts $1 million in astronomy project CaltechThe Robo-AO project was co-developed about three years ago by the Caltech Optical Observatories and the the Inter-IUCAA in Pune.
17 Oct, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
New chairman AS Kiran Kumar and PM Narendra Modi's focus on science to catapult ISRO into its next growth orbitWithin ISRO, Kumar has been known to be a quiet but tenacious engineer, with a deep technical understanding of satellites and their applica...
09 Sep, 2015, 12.50 PM IST
- Sino-India S&T cooperation set for August launch
A key element of the cooperation could be the NLST, world's largest such facility that India plans to set up in collaboration with Germany ...
09 Jun, 2013, 10.39 AM IST
- NASA picks Florano's solution for space prog
Florano Software Inc, a leading business integration and SOA-ESB middleware solutions provider, today announced that NASA's Jet Propulsion ...
04 Aug, 2006, 05.55 PM IST