Launch rehearsal completed, ISRO ready for PSLV-C51 mission on Feb 28
Feb 25, 2021, at 10:45 pm
Chennai/UNI : In its first mission this year and the first dedicated commercial mission for the newly formed NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), PSLV-C51 will launch the 637 kg Brazillian satellite Amazonia-1 and 18-co-passenger satellites from the SDSC SHAR Range, Sriharikota, on February 28.
Elon Musk's Starlink broadband service to cover most of the earth by 2022
Feb 25, 2021, at 06:12 am
New York/IBNS : Elon Musk has confirmed a speed boost of around 300mbps and latency reduction to around 20ms of Starlink satellite broadband service which is being tested by his company SpaceX.
Indian American scientist Swati Mohan leads NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover touchdown
Feb 20, 2021, at 06:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS : Indian American scientist Swati Mohan, who led the guidance, navigation, and control operations of NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover, trended throughout Friday, as she confirmed the successful landing of the rover on the red planet at around 3:55 PM Eastern Time (2055 GMT) the day before.
NASA's Perseverance Rover lands on Mars in search of ancient microbial life
Feb 19, 2021, at 02:22 pm
Washington/Sputnik: NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover landed on the Red Planet on Thursday, surviving a perilous 7-minute descent suspended by cables in the final minutes from a saucer-shaped spacecraft that slowed the plunge to walking speed before releasing the six-wheeled robot.
UAE's Hope Probe sends first image of Mars
Feb 15, 2021, at 01:00 am
Dubai/IBNS: UAE's "Hope" probe has sent the first image of Mars the national space agency said Sunday, after it entered the atmosphere of the red planet on Tuesday.
NASA appoints Indian-American Bhavya Lal as its acting chief of staff
Feb 03, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Washington: NASA on Tuesday named Indian-American Bhavya Lal as the agency's new acting chief of staff.
Follow the science: UN plans for a stronger pandemic recovery
Jan 30, 2021, at 04:24 pm
Funders responsible for more than $100 million of annual global research investments joined the deputy UN chief Amina Mohammed on Friday to discuss how to unify research efforts, and use science to recover effectively from the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISRO's collaboration with private sector will boost Atmanirbhar Bharat: Jitendra Singh
Jan 05, 2021, at 01:14 am
New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister for Space Jitendra Singh on Monday said the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) collaboration with private sector will boost the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'.
ISRO inks pact with IIT, Varanasi
Dec 25, 2020, at 12:34 am
Chennai, Dec 24 (UNI) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed an MoU with Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi for setting up the Regional Academic Centre for Space at IIT BHU.
ISRO successfully launches satellite for improved disaster management, internet connectivity
Dec 18, 2020, at 02:00 am
Sriharikota/IBNS: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday launched the country's 42nd communication satellite which will help in disaster management and boost internet connectivity.
IIT Guwahati researchers develop efficient method to harvest drinking water from air
Dec 08, 2020, at 10:10 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati have developed novel materials that can efficiently harvest water from humid air.
Chinese Spacecraft Chang'e-5 successfully lands on Moon
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:50 am
Beijing/UNI: Chinese probe Chang'e-5 made a successful landing on Tuesday in a designated area on the visible side of the Moon to collect lunar soil samples later, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.
Nov 23, 2020, at 09:08 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A research team led by IIT Guwahati faculty, Dr. Bosanta Ranjan Boruah, Department of Physics, IIT Guwahati, and Dr. Santanu Konwar, presently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics, Abhayapuri College, Assam, has developed a novel free-space optical communication system for information transfer.
Stanford University enlists Kashmiri among top scientists
Nov 17, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Srinagar: Bringing laurels to Kashmir, a young scientist, Dr Ahsanulhaq Qurashi has been enlisted in the top two percent scientists of 2020 by Standford University.
Nov 16, 2020, at 08:39 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A research team of IIT Guwahati professors has formulated efficient ‘pincer’ catalytic systems that transform industrial, biomass wastes into valuable chemicals.
SpaceX ‘Resilience’ commercial crew Mission to ISS launches on Falcon 9 Rocket: NASA
Nov 16, 2020, at 02:42 pm
Wasington/Sputnik: The SpaceX "Resilience" Crew Dragon manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Russia to launch first satellite to monitor Arctic climate in February 2021
Nov 14, 2020, at 02:55 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia's Arktika-M, the first satellite to monitor the Arctic climate and environment, is going to be launched in February 2021, a source in the space and rocket industry said.
India test fires Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system in Odisha
Nov 14, 2020, at 04:21 am
Balasore/IBNS: India on Thursday test-fired Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) System off the Balasore coast in Odisha.
Nov 07, 2020, at 10:42 pm
Sriharikota: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its fifty first flight (PSLV-C49), on Saturday successfully launched EOS-01 along with nine international customer satellites from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
Russian Research Agency develops tech for 3D-printing missile engine parts : Expert
Nov 05, 2020, at 09:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects in the Defense Industry (FPI) developed a technology for creating missile parts, including a combustion chamber of an engine, via a 3D printer, Alexander Panfilov, who leads chemical-biological and medical research at the FPI, told Sputnik on Thursday.
Russian space agency halts launch of Sfera satellite constellation for one year
Nov 04, 2020, at 08:49 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The launch of satellites within the Sfera constellation will begin in 2024 rather than in 2023, as previously intended, Sergey Prokhorov, the head of the Department of Advanced Programs at the Russian state space agency, Roscosmos, and the director of the Sfera program, said on Wednesday.
NASA’s SOFIA discovers water on sunlit surface of Moon
Oct 27, 2020, at 07:55 pm
Washignton: NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon.
Jammu and Kashmir: Young scientist Dr. Sameena takes giant leap from Tangmarg to California
Oct 11, 2020, at 12:26 am
Srinagar: Dr. Sameena Wani, daughterof Gulzar Ahmad Wani, who hailsfrom a small village Wussan BangilTajpora in Tangmarg, Kashmir hasmade the J&K proud by herachievements.
Space sector works to keep societies and economies on track during COVID-19
Oct 09, 2020, at 03:15 pm
New York: Decades of developments in the space sector are being utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping countries to keep their citizens safe and economies on track, the head of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) said on Wednesday, in a speech to a virtual conference held by the world’s richest nations.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna
Oct 07, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Stockholm: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded Nobel Prize in chemistry to French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna.
Planet Mars closest to Earth on Oct 6: PSI Director
Oct 05, 2020, at 09:19 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Planet Mars will be closest and it can get to Earth on Tuesday.
Russia may send in 2027 mission to Venus to study biomarkers in atmosphere
Oct 03, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia may send an urgent space mission to Venus in 2027 to study possible signs of life in the planet’s atmosphere, a spokesperson for the Russian aerospace company NPO Lavochkin said on Saturday.
NASA lifts off cargo spacecraft named after Kalpana Chawla, carries 8000 pound supplies
Oct 03, 2020, at 03:26 pm
Washinton: A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft, which has been named after late India-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla, is on its way to the International Space Station with nearly 8,000 pounds of scientific investigations, technology demonstrations, commercial products, and other cargo after launching at 9:16 p.m. EDT Friday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.
New scientific study suggests evidence of liquid water bodies under surface of Mars
Sep 29, 2020, at 10:50 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A new scientific study has put forward evidence of the presence of bodies of water under the surface of Mars, with these findings potentially offering crucial insights into whether there is life on the planet.
Scientists find potential sign of life in Venus
Sep 15, 2020, at 11:24 pm
An international team of astronomers today announced the discovery of a rare molecule — phosphine — in the clouds of Venus.