NASA Delays SpaceX Mission to Prioritise Fixing Space-Stuck Boeing Starliner
NASA said on Tuesday it pushed a routine SpaceX launch of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) back a month to spend more time analysing issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which remains docked at the station. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon…
Artemis I SLS-Orion Spacecraft Launch May Not Be Possible This Month, NASA Says
NASA’s Artemis I moon rocket launch — the US space agency’s second attempt to send its lunar rocket to the moon — was halted for the second time on Saturday, after a fuel leak was detected. According to NASA, the launch will not…
ISRO Looking to Design, Build New Reusable Rocket for Global Market, ISRO Chairman Says
India is reportedly planning to design and build a new reusable rocket for the global market, Department of Space Secretary and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath announced during the Bengaluru Space Expo (BSX) 2022 on Monday. The…
Menopause Symptom-Management Clothing Made Possible By NASA Technology
US space agency NASA has a significant impact in all areas of human life. The commercial sector has traditionally benefited from technological transfers from NASA. As part of its most recent effort to improve human life, he space agency has…
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Reveals Never-Before-Seen Stellar Image of Tarantula Nebula
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured in-depth details of a stellar nursery nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula. Webb’s recent image of the 30 Doradus, or Taratula Nebula, displays several never-before-seen young, with galaxies in background. The picture also reveals the composition…
NASA’s Artemis I SLS-Orion Spacecraft Could Be Launched on September 23, Senior Official Says
NASA is reportedly considering a third attempt at launching its Artemis I Moon rocket on September 23, according to a senior official. The US space agency could launch the Artemis I SLS-Orion spacecraft on either September 23 or on September 27. The new…
NASA Replaces Leaking Fuel Seals on Artemis I SLS Rocket Ahead of Planned September 23 Launch
NASA has completed important repairs on its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, the US space agency recently announced. The leaking fuel seals on the SLS were replaced by engineers last week. One of the fuel lines to the SLS started…
Blue Origin Rocket Fails Shortly After Lift-Off: All Details
Blue Origin rocket has failed mid-flight, a day after its lift-off. This has caused the rocket to abort its cargo capsule to safety before crashing into the Texas desert. The rocket aimed to send NASA-funded experiments and other payloads to…
ISRO’s Gaganyaan Expected to Launch in 2024, Four Fighter Pilots Identified as Potential Crew
India’s first human space-flight mission, Gaganyaan, is expected to launch in 2024, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said recently. The government had planned the space flight for 2021, but the schedule got delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first test-flight…
NASA Updates ‘Eye In The Solar System’ Website Lets Users Explore Outer Space From Home
American space agency NASA has updated its Eyes on the Solar System website, which allows space enthusiasts to explore the “universe beyond and the spacecraft exploring them”. Visitors can explore the planets, their moons, asteroids, comets and the spacecraft from…
Scientists Claim to Create Matter From Nothing, Prove Schwinger Effect Correct
A team of scientists has announced a surprising discovery – that they were able to create matter out of nothing. The experiment was carried out in January 2022, in which strong electric fields were created in a simple laboratory leveraging…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Its First Images of Mars, Reveals Intriguing Details
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, known for capturing some incredible images of the universe, has presented us with new pictures of our neighbouring planet, Mars. The telescope captured its first images and spectra of Mars on September 5. The James…
NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Records Vibrations of Space Rocks’ Impact on Mars Surface: All Details
Mars, by virtue of its tenuous atmosphere and proximity to our solar system’s asteroid belt, is far more vulnerable than Earth to being struck by space rocks – one of the many differences between the two planetary neighbours. Scientists are…
NASA, Roscosmos Astronauts Set to Blast Off for ISS on Soyuz Rocket Amid Tensions Over Ukraine Conflict
A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are set to blast off to the International Space Station Wednesday on a Russian-operated flight despite soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. NASA’s Frank Rubio and Russia’s Sergey…
SpaceX to Seek Iran Sanctions Exemption to Bring Starlink Satellite Internet Connectivity, Elon Musk Says
SpaceX will apply for an exemption from US sanctions against Iran in a bid to offer its satellite internet service to the country, owner Elon Musk said on Monday. “Starlink will apply for an exemption from sanctions against Iran,” Musk…
Cyborg Cockroaches Powered by Solar Cells Could Help First Responders in Disaster Areas: Details
If an earthquake strikes in the not too distant future and survivors are trapped under tonnes of rubble, the first responders to locate them could be swarms of cyborg cockroaches. That’s a potential application of a recent breakthrough by Japanese…
NASA Artemis I SLS Rocket Passes Fueling Test Ahead of Planned September 27 Launch Date: Details
NASA said Wednesday it had successfully trialed the fuelling process for its new rocket, after technical issues a few weeks ago halted two attempts to get the behemoth off the ground and headed towards the Moon. “All of the objectives…
ESA Astronaut Candidates for Artemis II Lunar Mission Announced: All Details
The European Space Agency announced a team of seven astronauts on Wednesday to train for NASA’s Artemis mission to the moon — but only one will have the chance to become the first European to walk on the lunar surface….
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Its First Image of Neptune
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first image of Neptune, revealing the clearest view of the distant planet’s rings in more than 30 years, NASA said. The most striking feature in the image is the crisp view of…
Astronomers Spot Hot Gas Bubble Spinning Clockwise Around Milky Way Black Hole
Astronomers said Thursday they have spotted a hot bubble of gas spinning clockwise around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy at “mind blowing” speeds. The detection of the bubble, which only survived for a few hours, is…
Water Drop Discovered on Ryugu Asteroid Offers Clues to Origins of Life on Earth
Specks of dust retrieved by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million kilometres from Earth have revealed a surprising component: a drop of water, scientists said Friday. The discovery offers new support for the theory that life…
NASA’s Artemis 1 Launch Faces Another Obstacle, Next Launch Window in October
NASA’s historic uncrewed mission to the Moon is facing fresh difficulties. After technical problems derailed two launch attempts several weeks ago, a new liftoff of the Artemis 1 mission scheduled for Tuesday is now threatened by a storm gathering in…
Can We Really Deflect an Asteroid by Crashing Into It? Nobody Knows, but We Are Excited to Try
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft is designed to be a one hit wonder. It will end its days by crashing into an asteroid at 24,000 kilometres per hour on September 26. Launched from Earth in November 2021, DART…
Elon Musk Deploys Starlink Service in Iran Amid Country-Wide Internet Restrictions
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has deployed his satellite-based Starlink service in Iran amid widespread protests in the country following which authorities had restricted internet access. This Iranian government had cut off internet access for many of its citizens on Wednesday…
Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has “Almost All” Ingredients for Life to Survive: Study
The search for alien life just got more interesting as a team of scientists recently discovered new evidence suggesting that Saturn’s moon Enceladus has oceans that have all the basic requirements and materials needed for life to survive. According to…
NASA Aims to Redirect Asteroid in DART Mission’s First Attempt at Planetary Defence
Ten months after launch, NASA’s asteroid-deflecting DART spacecraft neared a planned impact with its target on Monday in a test of the world’s first planetary defense system, designed to prevent a doomsday collision with Earth. The cube-shaped “impactor” vehicle, roughly…
ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission Completes Eight Years in Orbit, Well Beyond Planned Six-Month Lifespan
India’s Mars orbiter craft has completed eight years in its orbit, well beyond its designed mission life of six months. Plans on a follow-on ‘Mangalyaan’ mission to the Red Planet, however, are yet to be firmed up. The Mars Orbiter…
NASA DART Spacecraft Successfully Slams Into Asteroid Dimorphos in First Planetary Defence Test
NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully slammed into a distant asteroid at hypersonic speed on Monday in the world’s first test of a planetary defense system, designed to prevent a potential doomsday meteorite collision with Earth. Humanity’s first attempt to alter the…
Adani Group to Invest $100 Billion in Renewable Energy, Data Centres Over Next Decade: All Details
Adani Group will invest $100 billion (roughly Rs. 8,14,200 crore) over the next decade, primarily in new energy and digital space that includes data centres, Chairman Gautam Adani said on Tuesday, as the group bets big on India growth story….
NASA’s DART Mission First Step Towards Preventing Possible Asteroid Armageddon, Indian Scientists Say
NASA’s mission to deflect asteroid is a step towards preparing the world for a potential future asteroid strike like the one which killed the dinosaurs some 66 million years ago, the chances of which are very slim in our lifetime,…
NASA Says Artemis I October Launch Will Be ‘Difficult’, Shelters SLS Rocket From Hurricane Ian
It will be “difficult” for NASA to make a new attempt to launch its massive Moon rocket in October, an official from the US space agency said Tuesday, with a lift-off in November looking more likely. The SLS rocket, the…
NASA Crashed a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid; Photos Show the Last Moments of the Successful DART Mission
In a world first, NASA has crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to push the rocky traveler off its trajectory. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test – or DART – is meant to test one potential approach that…
Cosmicflows-4: Astronomers Assemble Largest Catalogue of 56,000 Galaxy Distances
Astronomers have assembled the largest-ever compilation of high-precision galaxy distances, called Cosmicflows-4. Galaxies, such as the Milky Way, are the building blocks of the universe, each comprised of up to several hundred billion stars. Galaxies beyond our immediate neighborhood are…
NASA, SpaceX to Explore Methods to Boost Hubble Telescope Orbit to Extend Lifespan
NASA and SpaceX have agreed to study the feasibility of awarding Elon Musk’s company a contract to boost the Hubble Space Telescope to a higher orbit, with a goal of extending its lifespan, the US space agency said Thursday. The…
Meta Unveils ‘Make-A-Video’ AI Text-To-Video Generator: All Details
Meta has unveiled a new artificial intelligence system called ‘Make-A-Video’ that will allow users to generate short video clips by entering a text description of the desired scene. The announcement follows the company’s recent advancements in generative technology research, which…
ISRO Loses Link With Mars Orbiter Mission as Satellite’s Battery Gets Drained
India’s Mars Orbiter craft has run out of propellant and its battery drained beyond the safe limit, fuelling speculation that the country’s maiden interplanetary mission ‘Mangalyaan’ may have finally completed its long innings. The Rs. 450 crore Mars Orbiter Mission…
Delhi Government Launches Green War Room to Monitor, Combat Air Pollution 24X7
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday launched an advanced Green War Room to monitor air pollution 24X7 in the national capital and ensure effective implementation of winter action plan to curb it. This war room will work from the…
SpaceX to Fly Russian Cosmonaut Anna Kikina to International Space Station Amid Ukraine War
The United States will on Wednesday carry a Russian to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX ship, in a voyage that carries symbolic significance amid the Ukraine war. Anna Kikina, the only female cosmonaut in service, is part of…
SpaceX Rocket With Next International Space Station Crew Enters Orbit, Including Russian Cosmonaut: All Details
A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit from Florida on Wednesday carrying the next long-term International Space Station crew, with a Russian cosmonaut, two Americans and a Japanese astronaut flying together in a demonstration of US-Russian teamwork in space despite Ukraine…
SpaceX Crew Including Russian Cosmonaut Welcomed Aboard Space Station Ahead of Five-Month Mission
A four-member SpaceX Crew Dragon team, including a Russian cosmonaut and the first Native American woman sent to orbit, safely docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday and moved aboard to begin a five-month science mission. Rendezvous of…
NASA-Funded Technology for Future Missions May Charge EVs in 5 Minutes on Earth
A new NASA-funded technology for future space missions may charge an electric car in just five minutes on Earth, paving the way for increased adoption of such vehicles, the US space agency said. Researchers at Purdue University, US developed the…
Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter’s CLASS Spectrometer Maps Abundance of Sodium for the First Time, ISRO Says
The X-ray spectrometer ‘CLASS’ on the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter has mapped an abundance of sodium on the moon for the first time, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation. Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (C1XS) detected sodium from its characteristic line in…
Indian Startups Will Soon Launch Space Satellites: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
The Union Minister for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Monday said the Indian startups would soon launch space satellites as well as satellite constellations and try their rockets. Speaking at the India Space Conclave here on the occasion of…
Partial Solar Eclipse on October 25 to Be Visible From Most Parts of India, Says Astrophysicist
During the Diwali festival on October 25, there will be a partial solar eclipse which will be visible from the city as well as from most parts of the country, astrophysicist Debi Prasad Duari said. The eastern metropolis, however, will…
Mobile Phone Calls Eavesdropped Remotely Using Sensors in Latest Research
Researchers have demonstrated a method to detect the vibrations of a mobile phone’s earpiece and decipher what the person on the other side of the call was saying with up to 83 percent accuracy. The team at Pennsylvania State University…
NASA Confirms DART Mission Test Successfully Altered Asteroid Dimorphos’ Orbit by 32 Minutes: All Details
NASA on Tuesday celebrated exceeding expectations during a mission to deflect a distant asteroid, in a sci-fi like test of humanity’s ability to stop an incoming cosmic object from devastating life on Earth. The fridge-sized Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)…
Epsilon Rocket Launch: Japan Sends Self-Destruct Order to Rocket After Failed Launch
Japan’s space agency said it sent a self-destruct order to its Epsilon rocket after a failed launch on Wednesday because of a problem that meant the craft could not safely fly. The unmanned rocket, designed to launch in three stages,…
SpaceX to Fly First Space Tourist, Entrepreneur Dennis Tito, Around the Moon on Starship
SpaceX plans to announce two new space tourists slated to fly on the Starship rocket: Dennis Tito, the world’s first-ever space tourist in 2001, and his wife, Akiko. The couple paid an undisclosed amount to fly around the moon on Starship once…
Alien Megastructures? Cosmic Thumbprint? What’s Behind a James Webb Telescope Photo That Stumped Astronomers
In July, a puzzling new image of a distant extreme star system surrounded by surreal concentric geometric rungs had even astronomers scratching their heads. The picture, which looks like a kind of “cosmic thumbprint”, came from the James Webb Space…
Elon Musk Says SpaceX Cannot Indefinitely Fund Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine
Elon Musk said on Friday SpaceX cannot “indefinitely” fund the Starlink internet service in Ukraine and send it several thousand more terminals after a report suggested that his rocket company had asked the Pentagon to pay for the donations. Musk’s…
SpaceX Capsule Leaves ISS to Bring 4 Astronauts Back to Earth After 6 Months
The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA departed the orbiting outpost on Friday to begin their flight back to Earth, capping a science mission of nearly six months. The SpaceX Crew…
ISRO’s LVM3 Rocket to Launch OneWeb’s 36 Broadband Satellites on October 23
ISRO’s heaviest rocket LVM3 will launch British start-up OneWeb’s 36 broadband satellites from the spaceport in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on October 23, marking the launcher’s entry into the global commercial launch service market. LVM3 was earlier called GSLV Mk III….
Space Technology Startups’ Ambitions Face Limits as VC Backers Turn to Safer Bets Amid Economic Turmoil
Space technology startups are being forced to limit their sky-high ambitions, as their venture-capital backers turn to safer bets due to the current economic turmoil, VC firm Space Capital said. Decades-high inflation, rapidly rising interest rates and the Ukraine war…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Rolls Out In-Flight WiFi Services for Private Jets With Starlink Aviation
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expanding its satellite internet unit’s foray into in-flight WiFi services with the rollout on Wednesday of Starlink Aviation, offering customers a $150,000 (nearly Rs. 1.2 crore) airplane antenna amid mounting competition for airborne connectivity. Starlink, SpaceX’s…
Neuralink Brain Chip Implant Wires Now Stable in First Patient, Musk Hopes for More Human Trials This Year
The tiny wires of Neuralink’s brain chip implant used in the first participant in a trial run by Elon Musk’s company have become “more or less very stable”, a company executive said on Wednesday. The company had in May said…
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NASA’s James Webb Telescope Renders Awe-Inspiring Pillars of Creation With Greater Depth, Clarity
One of the most celebrated, awe-inspiring images of modern astronomy, revealing colossal spires of interstellar gas and dust called the Pillars of Creation, has been rendered anew with greater depth, clarity and colour by the James Webb Space Telescope. The…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Commission Two ESA Launches to Fill Gap Left by Russia
Europe will commission two rocket launches from Elon Musk’s SpaceX after the Ukraine conflict barred access to Russia’s Soyuz, the European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed on Thursday. The launches include the Euclid space telescope and the Hera probe, a follow-up…
ISRO to Launch Chandrayaan-3, Its Third Mission to Moon, in June 2023
ISRO plans to launch Chandrayaan-3, its third mission to the moon, in June next year with a more robust lunar rover onboard which is crucial for future inter-planetary explorations. The space agency has also lined up the first test flight…
NASA, IIT-Madras Researchers Study Microbes on ISS to Understand Risks Associated With Space Travel
The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) researchers have studied the interactions between microbes in the International Space Station (ISS), the institute said on Friday. A key finding is that a microbe that resides on the…
NASA’s Webb Captures Pillars of Creation Filled With New Stars, Dense Cloud of Dust
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a lush, highly detailed landscape the iconic Pillars of Creation where new stars are forming within dense clouds of gas and dust. The three-dimensional pillars look like majestic rock formations but are far…
ISRO’s LVM3 to Launch With 36 Broadband Communication Satellites on Saturday
Shortly after Friday midnight, the countdown will begin for the launch of 36 broadband communication satellites on board ISRO’s heaviest rocket Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) from Sriharikota spaceport. The launch of ‘LVM3 – M2/OneWeb India-1 Mission’ is scheduled at…
ISRO Set for Commercial Launch of 36 OneWeb Broadband Satellites Aboard Heaviest Rocket LVM3-M2
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to make its maiden commercial launch of 36 broadband communication satellites on-board the space agency’s heaviest rocket Launch Vehicle LVM3-M2, the countdown for which began early on Saturday at Sriharikota spaceport…
ISRO’s Commercial Arm NSIL Launches 36 OneWeb Broadband Satellites Aboard Heaviest Rocket LVM3
OneWeb on Sunday announced the successful deployment of 36 satellites launched by ISRO’s commercial arm NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Bharti Global is the largest investor in OneWeb, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO)…
ISRO Renames GSLV Mark-3 as LVM-3 to Identify Its Task of Placing Satellites Into Various Orbits
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has renamed the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark -III as Launch Vehicle Mark-III, mainly to identify its task of placing satellites into a variety of orbits. The LVM3 rocket will also be used…
How Rats With Backpack Are Being Trained to Rescue Earthquake Survivors
Scientists who are training rats to save people from under the debris of a building after an earthquake have shared an update about the project. These scientists from Eindhoven University of Technology are training the rats to locate a survivor…
Partial Solar Eclipse Seen in Parts of India, Set to End After Sunset: All You Need to Know
Astronomy enthusiasts turned their gaze towards the sun as the moon started to cover the solar disc as a partial solar eclipse began on Tuesday. The partial solar eclipse is being observed in several parts of the country with Srinagar…
Apple Asks Suppliers to Decarbonise Operations; New Solar, Wind Energy Investments in Europe Announced
Apple said on Tuesday it would make fresh investments to set up solar and wind projects in Europe and called on its suppliers to decarbonize operations related to the production of iPhones and other products. The company in 2020 had…
ISRO to Conduct First Test Flight of Gaganyaan Mission in February Next Year
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will start a series of test flights for India’s maiden human space flight mission from February next year, a senior official said on Thursday. The space agency also plans to deploy the heavy lift…
NASA Spacecrafts at Mars Record Biggest Meteor Strikes, Impact Craters Yet
Two NASA spacecraft at Mars — one on the surface and the other in orbit — have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet. The high-speed barrages last year sent seismic waves rippling thousands of miles across Mars,…
ISRO Says It Wants to Develop Reusable Rocket for Carrying Heavy Payloads, Asks Industry to Collaborate
As India eyes setting up its own space station by 2035, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has proposed to the industry to collaborate with it in developing a reusable rocket capable of carrying heavier payloads into orbit. Dubbed as…
Important for India and US to Work Together in Science and Technology: NSF Director
India and the US have “a natural synergy” and similar aspirations and it is important for them to work together in the field of science and technology not only for the welfare of their own people but also to solve…
ESO Releases Image of Aftermath of Large Star’s Explosive Death
The aftermath of a large star’s explosive death is seen in an image released on Monday by the European Southern Observatory, showing immense filaments of brightly shining gas that was blasted into space during the supernova. Before exploding at the…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX May Launch Starship Rocket System by Early December: NASA
SpaceX is targeting early December to launch its giant Starship rocket system into orbit for the first time, a pivotal demonstration flight as it aims to fly NASA astronauts to the moon in the next few years, a US official…
China’s ‘Mengtian’ Module Docks With Tiangong Space Station Ahead of Plans to Launch Xuntian Space Telescope
China’s third and final module docked with its permanent space station Tuesday to further a more than decade-long effort to maintain a constant crewed presence in orbit, as its competition with the US grows increasingly fierce. The Mengtian module arrived…
Microsoft President Says Businesses Must Train Employees on Sustainability to Meet Climate Change Pledges
Thousands of businesses will fail to meet pledges to combat climate change unless they start training employees on sustainability, Microsoft’s President Brad Smith told Reuters. Speaking ahead of a report the software maker released Wednesday, Smith said common instruction on…
Synchron Switch Now Lets You Control Your iPhone or iPad Using Brain: All Details
New York-based company Synchron is working on a brain-computer interface (BCI) technology with the goal of enabling patients to control digital devices hands-free. It has created a device named ‘Synchron Switch’ for converting the thoughts of people with paralysis into…
NASA Rolls Out SLS Rocket to Launch Pad in Florida 10 Days Before Artemis I Launch
NASA rolled out its largest-ever rocket, Space Launch System (SLS), to a launch pad in Florida on Friday and will try again 10 days from now to blast off on a much-delayed uncrewed mission Artemis I to the Moon. After two…
ISRO Plans to Explore Dark Side of the Moon With Japan, to Send Probe to Mars
After missions to the Moon and Mars, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has now set its eyes on Venus and also plans to explore the dark side of the Moon in collaboration with Japan. Making a presentation on ISRO’s…
ISRO Operational Activities Set to Be Moved to NSIL, to Focus on Research and Development, Chairman Says
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will move its operational activities to its marketing arm NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) and focus on research and development in the area of advanced space technologies in the coming years, its Chairman S Somanath said…
Lunar Eclipse 2022: How to Watch the Last Total Lunar Eclipse or Blood Moon Until 2025
The last total lunar eclipse of the year is set to take place on Tuesday, when the Earth blocks the Sun’s rays from reaching the Moon. Also known as the Blood Moon, the lunar eclipse will take place almost a…
Vikram S Rocket Launch Window Announced, India’s First Private Rocket Set to Launch Between November 12 and 16
India’s first privately developed rocket – Vikram-S – is set for a launch between November 12 and 16, Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace announced on Tuesday. The maiden mission of Skyroot Aerospace, named ‘Prarambh’ (the beginning), will carry three customer…
ISRO to Conduct First Runway Landing Experiment of Reusable Launch Vehicle,
The Indian Space Research Organisation appears set for the first runway landing experiment (RLV-LEX) of Reusable Launch Vehicle – Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) from aeronautical test range in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district, with its Chairman S Somanath indicating that weather is being…
ISRO’s Heaviest LVM3 Rocket Payload Capability Enhanced by Up to 450kg With Successful Engine Test
ISRO announced on Thursday that the payload capability of India’s heaviest LVM3 rocket has been enhanced by up to 450kg with a successful engine test. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation, the CE20 cryogenic engine indigenously developed for Launch…
NASA Test Payload Launches Into Space Onboard US Satellite for Improved Weather Forecasting
A satellite intended to improve weather forecasting and an experimental inflatable heat shield to protect spacecraft entering atmospheres were launched into space from California on Thursday. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 satellite…
ISRO Supplies Rocket System to Private Launch Vehicle Agnibaan
The Indian Space Research Orgnisation (ISRO) has for the first time supplied a rocket system to support a private launch vehicle built in the country. Chennai-based space technology startup Agnikul Cosmos received its first flight termination system (FTS) on November…
NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Endures Hurricane-Force Winds Ahead of Launch, Minor Damage Detected
NASA’s new $4 billion (roughly Rs. 32,280 crore) moon rocket endured fierce winds and heavy rains early Thursday as it rode out Hurricane Nicole on its Florida launchpad, apparently with only minor damage, according to an early NASA inspection in the storm’s…
Twitter, Tesla, Other Elon Musk Companies to Remain Well Positioned Till 2023
Elon Musk, who heads five companies including Tesla and Twitter, said in a tweet on Friday that his companies will be well positioned in 2023 despite the possibility of a tough economy. Musk’s tweet comes a day after he raised…
India’s First Privately Developed Rocket Vikram-S to Launch on November 15
India’s first privately developed rocket — Vikram-S — is set for a November 15 launch on a sub-orbital mission with three payloads, Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace announced on Tuesday. The maiden mission of Skyroot Aerospace, named ‘Prarambh’ (the beginning), will carry…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Buys Advertising Package for Starlink on Twitter
SpaceX has bought an advertising package on Twitter for its satellite internet service Starlink, said Elon Musk, who owns the rocket company and the social media platform that is seeing an exodus of advertisers. “SpaceX Starlink bought a tiny –…
NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Launch Countdown Begins Ahead of November 16 Maiden Flight
Third time’s the charm? After two failed attempts, NASA plans to launch its new mega Moon rocket early Wednesday from Florida, less than a week after the massive machine withstood a hurricane. “Our time is coming. And we hope that…
NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Launched Days After Surviving Hurricane, Multiple Delays
NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the space agency’s new flagship program, Artemis. The 32-story tall Space…
NASA’s Artemis I on Its Trajectory to Moon After Launching Successfully in Third Attempt
NASA’s huge next-generation rocketship was on course Wednesday for a crewless voyage around the moon and back hours after blasting off from Florida on its debut flight, half a century after the final lunar mission of the Apollo era. The…
SpaceX Employees Fired for Criticising Elon Musk Accuse Firm of Violating US Labour Law
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NASA Formally Retires Mars InSight Lander 4 Years After Its Arrival on Red Planet
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Samsung Partners With IISc for Advanced Nanoelectronics Device Research
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ISRO Conducts ‘Extremely Challenging’ Controlled Re-Entry Experiment of Aged MT-1 Satellite
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NISAR Earth Observation Satellite Handed Over by US Air Force to ISRO in Bengaluru
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Asteroid Discovery Suggests Ingredients for Life on Earth Came From Space
Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for the advent of life arrived on Earth aboard rocks from space billions of years ago….
Elon Musk Denies Report on Plans for Multi-Billion Dollar Funding From Saudi, UAE for SpaceX
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IISc Team Working on Antennas to Empower 6G Technology for V2X Communications
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Neuralink Said to Approach US Neurosurgery Centre as Potential Human Clinical Trials Partner
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Indian-Origin Engineer Amit Kshatriya to Head NASA’s Moon to Mars Programme
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ISRO Chairman Congratulates RLV Project Management Team After Successful Test Landing Mission
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NASA to Announce Astronauts Selected for 2024 Artemis II Lunar Flyby Mission
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NASA Artemis II Crew Unveiled, First Woman and Black Astronauts Set to Fly Around Moon in 2024
NASA unveiled the crew on Monday for its first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years –- including the first woman and Black man to voyage into deep space. Christina Koch, a NASA astronaut who holds the…
Virgin Orbit Files for Bankruptcy, to Sell Satellite Launch Business After Failing to Secure Funding
Virgin Orbit, the satellite launch company founded by Richard Branson, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will sell the business, the firm said in a statement Tuesday. The California-based company said last week it was laying off 85 percent…
AInstein Robot With ChatGPT Brings AI Technology to Cyprus Classrooms: Details
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SpaceX Starship Rocket Launch Test Could Take Place Next Week, Says FAA
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NASA’s Hubble Telescope Spots Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Leaving Behind Trail of Newborn Stars
A supermassive black hole, weighing as much as 20 million Suns, has left behind a 2,00,000-light-year-long condensed trail of newborn stars, twice the diameter of the Milky Way galaxy, in its wake, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
SpaceX’s Launch for Private Mission to ISS to Be Joined by Saudi Astronauts
Two astronauts from Saudi Arabia, including the first Saudi woman, will blast off from Florida on May 8 on a private mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Axiom Space and NASA officials said Thursday. Rayyanah Barnawi, a breast cancer…
NASA to Provide Advanced Training to Indian Astronauts for Joint Mission to ISS, US Envoy Says
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Set to Launch Its New Starship Rocket to Space in Uncrewed Test Flight
Elon Musk’s SpaceX made final preparations early on Monday to launch its powerful new Starship rocket system to space for the first time, on a brief but highly anticipated uncrewed test flight from the Gulf Coast of Texas. The two-stage…
Starship Test Flight Rescheduled to April 20 After ‘Wet Dress Rehearsal’ Following Technical Glitch
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SpaceX Gains Approval to Set Up Fifth US Rocket Launch Site at Vandenberg Space Force Base
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink Switches Location of Incorporation From Delaware to Nevada
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Mobile 3D Printer to Produce Thumbnail-Sized mRNA Covid Vaccine Patches Developed by Scientists: Details
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