ISRO Chairman V Narayanan NEW DELHI: The ISRO will resume experiments on the SpaDeX mission in mid-March by trying to separate the two satellites – Chaser and Target – and re-dock them again as it attempts to master the technologies for future projects. The SpaDeX mission was launched on December 30 last year when it…
Chennai: India should take the lead in establishing an Asian Space Agency (ASA) on the lines of European Space Agency (ESA), for regional collaborations in space missions, said former Isro scientist S Nambinarayanan on Friday. If China joins the coalition, it could help resolve many issues including the Sino-Indian border dispute.At the Loyola Centenary Conclave…
This image provided by Firefly Aerospace on Feb. 26 shows Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander orbiting the moon. (Firefly Aerospace via AP) WASHINGTON: More than fifty years passed between the last Apollo mission and the United States’ return to the lunar surface, when the first-ever private lander touched down last February. Now, starting Sunday,…
Elon Musk shared a rare video on X (formerly Twitter), showing a Starship upper stage making a vertical water landing. “We need to perfect ship reentry at extreme temperatures before attempting to catch the ship with the tower arms, like the booster,” he wrote. SpaceX’s Starship Super Heavy is preparing for a major test flight…
In a significant transition of leadership aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin has officially taken command from NASA astronaut Sunita Williams. The ceremonial handover marks yet another instance of international collaboration between NASA and Roscosmos, despite geopolitical tensions on Earth. Sunita Williams, who has played a crucial role in ISS operations,…
SpaceX delayed the eighth test flight of its Starship Super Heavy rocket on Tuesday after computers detected technical issues. The company plans to try again on Wednesday, CNN reported. The announcement came during a livestream after multiple holds were triggered by both Starship and the Super Heavy booster, stopping the countdown just 40 seconds before…
A gigantic asteroid, 535844 (2015 BY310), is already racing through space at a record speed and will pass close to Earth in a perilous manner. NASA has warned of this space rock that is approximately 460 foot in diameter. The asteroid, hurtling at record speed, will pass closest to our planet on March 5, 2025….
It’s the first time in history when that NASA has implemented GPS signals on the Moon and it is an important milestone of space exploration. The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals were taken and tracked on the Moon’s surface, which will boost navigation on later lunar missions. This achievement leads to more accurate guidance…
In an astonishing recent discovery, NASA‘s Hubble Space Telescope has revealed 36 new unknown dwarf galaxies surrounding the Andromeda galaxy. Not only does this incredible discovery reveal more about the enormous universe, but it also illuminates one of the Milky Way’s closest galactic neighbors’ mysterious cosmic neighborhood. The newly discovered dwarf galaxies, tiny but intriguing,…
On 14th March 2025, there will be a celestial occurrence happening along with the celebratory mood of Holi because the total lunar eclipse would overlap with the spectacular festival of colors. The phenomenon will create a stunning “Blood Moon” where the Moon would be glowing red-ish as it moves through the Earth’s shadow. The eclipse…
