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SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown

The three U.S. astronauts and one German in the capsule were bobbing off the Florida coast, near Tampa, less than 24 hours after leaving the International Space Station

SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown
Updated On : 06 May 2022 | 11:32 AM IST

Russia war's ripple effect reaches space, may touch Isro's manned mission

Isro's manned mission ambitions are linked to Russia in terms of cosmonaut training, supply of space suits, design of habitable capsules, plus training of personnel in space medicine

Russia war's ripple effect reaches space, may touch Isro's manned mission
Updated On : 24 Mar 2022 | 10:12 PM IST

Ukraine war: ESA suspends ExoMars rover launch on Russian rocket

The ExoMars rover mission, built in partnership with Russia, has been suspended by the European Space Agency (ESA) in the wake of Moscow's ongoing war on Ukraine.

Ukraine war: ESA suspends ExoMars rover launch on Russian rocket
Updated On : 18 Mar 2022 | 1:20 PM IST

A new universe

JWST will enhance the understanding of stars and galaxies

A new universe
Updated On : 30 Dec 2021 | 10:55 PM IST

After 50-year hiatus, international space mining treaties are on the table

A dozen nations have signed on Artemis Accords, a NASA initiative that focuses on peaceful use of astronomical objects

After 50-year hiatus, international space mining treaties are on the table
Updated On : 08 Jun 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

Talking to the moon: European Space Agency pitches lunar satellites plan

The European Space Agency presented a vision Thursday to put satellites in orbit around the moon that would facilitate future missions to Earth's closest neighbour

Talking to the moon: European Space Agency pitches lunar satellites plan
Updated On : 21 May 2021 | 6:55 AM IST

Chinese rocket debris set for re-entry by Sunday, say research centers

EU Space Surveillance and Tracking said its latest prediction for the timing of the re-entry of the Long March 5B rocket body was 190 minutes either side of 0211 GMT on Sunday

Chinese rocket debris set for re-entry by Sunday, say research centers
Updated On : 08 May 2021 | 9:35 PM IST

The Webb Telescope, NASA's golden surfer, is almost ready, again

Thirty years, $8.8 billion, multiple mishaps and budget crises and a threatened congressional cancellation later, the James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready

The Webb Telescope, NASA's golden surfer, is almost ready, again
Updated On : 03 Feb 2021 | 10:26 PM IST

This startup set up by 21-year-olds tracks dead satellites and 'space junk'

Digantara, a company incubated at Indian Insitute of Science (IISc), aims to combat the growing problem of space debris by developing India's first space-based surveillance platform

This startup set up by 21-year-olds tracks dead satellites and 'space junk'
Updated On : 05 Jan 2021 | 6:09 PM IST

Arctic heatwave: Wildfire triggers polar ice melt, emits 56 megatonnes CO2

The polar region is warming at two to three times the global average, impacting nature and humanity at a global scale

Arctic heatwave: Wildfire triggers polar ice melt, emits 56 megatonnes CO2
Updated On : 29 Aug 2020 | 12:14 PM IST

Bringing Mars rocks to Earth: Our greatest interplanetary circus act

With fresh Mars rocks on Earth, more scientists will be able to examine them, employing a wide array of the most sophisticated equipment in laboratories around the world

Bringing Mars rocks to Earth: Our greatest interplanetary circus act
Updated On : 29 Jul 2020 | 11:26 AM IST