Space

NASA's diffractive solar sailing project could take science to new heights

Existing reflective solar sail designs are typically very large and very thin, and they are limited by the direction of the sunlight, forcing tradeoffs between power and navigation

Blue Origin delays May 20 space tourist launch due to vehicle issue

"During our final vehicle check-outs, we observed one of New Shepard's back-up systems was not meeting our expectations for performance," the company said

Scientists for first time grow plants in lunar soil brought back to Earth

The researchers at the University of Florida (UF) in the US showed that plants can successfully sprout and grow in lunar soil

Wealthy nations carve up space and its riches, leave others behind

In the not-so-distant future, the ability to extract resources from the Moon and asteroids could become a major point of difference between the space haves and have-nots.

3 Chinese astronauts return after spending record 6 mnths on space station

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth safely on Saturday after spending six months aboard China's new space station, doubling the previous stay of the country's longest single flight in space.

China, Russia vying for space dominance, to exploit moon resources: US

A senior defence analyst for space and counter space of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Keith Ryder warned on Tuesday that Moscow and Beijing plan to explore and exploit the natural resource

India, United States to sign space MoU during 2+2 meeting in Washington

The Space Situational Awareness Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aims to protect the satellites of the two countries.

Spacetech startup Pixxel raises $25-mn funding led by Radical Venture

The new funding will enable Pixxel to expedite production of the world's highest resolution hyperspectral satellite constellation and to offer industry AI-powered insights

China develops laser weapon that could destroy satellites in space

Researchers in China have developed a microwave machine "Relativistic Klystron Amplifier (RKA)", that could jam or destroy satellites in space.

Pete Davidson skipping ride to space on Jeff Bezos' rocket Blue Origin

The Saturday Night Live star is no longer able to make the flight, which has been delayed for nearly a week, Bezos' space travel company said Thursday night

India, Israel discuss avenues to expand cooperation in Space sector

India and Israel discussed avenues for expanding space relations, in the backdrop of reforms in the sector announced by the Narendra Modi government, in addition to ongoing cooperation. Ambassador of Israel to India Naor Gilon called on Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and Secretary in the Department of Space, S Somanath at ISRO headquarters here on Tuesday. "The ongoing interactions between the space agencies and the avenues for expanding space relations between India and Israel, in view of space reforms announced by Government of India, were discussed during the meeting", an ISRO statement said. The ISRO is in discussions with Israel Space Agency (ISA) to enhance cooperation and identify potential opportunities to work together. Last year, ISRO and ISA reviewed the progress of the ongoing activities including cooperation in electric propulsion system (EPS) for small satellites and GEO-LEO (Geosynchronous Earth Orbit-Low Earth Orbit) optical link. The two agencies h

PM greets space scientists on successful launch of PSLV C52 mission

In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi said, "Congratulations to our space scientists on the successful launch of PSLV C52 mission"

Countdown for Isro's first launch mission of 2022 commences

The launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, which will also carry two small co-passenger satellites, is scheduled at 05:59 hours on Monday

SpaceX's Starship would reach orbit within six months, says Elon Musk

In a short presentation, Musk said that in the future, Starships could be built every three days

NASA selects two missions to help better understand earth-sun environment

These missions will provide deeper insights into our universe and offer critical information to help protect astronauts, satellites, and communications signals such as GPS.

ISRO to kick off launch mission in 2022 with PSLV-C52 on Feb 14

The Indian Space Research Organisation's first launch mission of 2022 is slated for February 14, with PSLV-C52 orbiting an earth observation satellite (EOS-04). The launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C52) is scheduled at 05:59 hours on Monday from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said. PSLV-C52 is designed to orbit the EOS-04, weighing 1710 kg, into a sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km, ISRO said in an update. PSLV-C52 mission will also carry two small satellites as co-passengers. They are: student satellite (INSPIREsat-1) from Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) in association with Laboratory of Atmospheric & Space Physics at University of Colorado, Boulder, and a technology demonstrator satellite (INS-2TD) from ISRO, which is a precursor to India-Bhutan Joint Satellite (INS-2B). EOS-04 is a Radar Imaging Satellite designed to provide high quality images under all ...

Hope more start-ups enter the space sector: ISRO chairman S Somanath

Somanath recently took charge as the 10th chairman of the organisation

2021, the year that was for world: A chaotic return to the usual

2021 started on a sour note for the democratic world and it remained under pressure from a dominant communist China

Indian scientist helps trace clues of high-energy pulses from magnetars

Shashi Bhushan Pandey from ARIES worked with lead scientist Alberto Castro Tirado and other group members in this research

Japanese space tourists depart ISS, wrap up 1st self-paying visit in 10 yrs

A Japanese billionaire, his producer and a Russian cosmonaut departed the International Space Station and headed back to Earth