NEW DELHI: NASA scientists have unearthed a celestial gem, a ‘super-Earth’ named TOI-715 b, which holds the potential to harbour life. Situated 137 light-years away from our planet, TOI-715 b boasts a size approximately one and a half times that of Earth. Its orbit falls within the conservative habitable zone around its parent star, a […]
NEW DELHI: Following multiple victories for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on fronts of space exploration, NASA administrator Bill Nelson, on Friday, announced the launch of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) in March 2024. Nelson said, while addressing the media, that the joint-launch is slated to mark a major milestone in the Indo-US […]
NEW DELHI: The launch vehicle of the famed Chandrayaan-3 that made its soft landing on the moon’s south polar surface, reportedly entered the Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has predicted that the upper stage will make a deep dive into the Pacific Ocean. “The cryogenic upper stage of the LVM3 […]
NASA plans to build lunar houses by 2040, marking half a century since the Apollo 17 mission, where astronauts spent 75 hours on the moon's surface. This signifies NASA's aspiration for more extended lunar sojourns.
How Dr. Vivek Lall's expertise bolsters India's defence capabilities with historic MQ-9B drone deal
ISRO, India’s premier space agency will be looking for some better days in the coming year as it plans to speed several pending and new missions that have been delayed due to successive lockdowns this year. They have already given signals that there will be more launches and possibly 2022 will be the year of […]
What is the James Webb Space Telescope? NASA launched the most powerful James Webb Space Telescope this Christmas. This Space Telescope is built to give the world a glimpse of how the universe looked when the first galaxies formed. The James Webb Space Telescope was successfully lifted by an European Ariane 5 rocket from South […]