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China takes on Elon Musk's Starlink with hundreds of low-orbit satellites
A Chinese company plans to launch the first in a network of 300 very-low-earth-orbit satellites in …
Polly Thompson
Elon Musk says Starlink is now breaking even — and accounts for a 'majority' of active satellites
Elon Musk said the satellite internet operator, which is part of SpaceX, now accounts for a "major…
Tom Carter
Venus has Earth-like plate tectonics, indicating possibility of hosting life once
Venus, known as a scorching wasteland of a planet, may have once had tectonic plate movements simil…
Partial lunar eclipse – A quick guide to understanding the celestial event on Oct 28
Following the solar eclipse that happened on October 14, 2023, the world will witness a lunar ecl…
Partial lunar eclipse on Oct 28 – When, where and how to watch
Lunar eclipse happens when the sun, earth and the moon align in a straight line. Sky watchers are g…
Russia moved one of its satellites uncomfortably close to a French one, possibly to spy on it: report
Russia moved one of its satellites uncomfortably close to France's Eutelsat 3B satellite, possibly …
Marianne Guenot
ISRO successfully launches Test Flight Abort Mission for project Gaganyaan
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully executed the Test Flight Abort Mission, for …
ANI
ISRO 'very busy' with various exploration missions in pipeline: Chairman
ISRO has lined up a series of exploration missions including to Mars, Venus and to the Moon again, …
PTI
Solar eclipse on Oct 14 – When and where to watch the 'Ring of Fire'
Eclipses are interesting astronomy events and become curious topics for discussion. An eclipse occu…
Annual solar eclipse Oct 14 – Here’s why sky gazers are so excited
The solar eclipse on 14 October 2023 can be seen from North America, Central America and the majori…
Amazon launches its first internet satellites as Jeff Bezos looks to rival SpaceX's Starlink
The satellites were prototypes for Project Kuiper, Amazon's $10 billion plan to create a constellat…
Polly Thompson
Riding into the sun: Indian-origin NASA scientist to lead rocket mission into 2023 solar eclipse
An Indian-origin scientist at NASA is helming a mission that aims to launch three rockets during th…
Explained: What is NavIC, developed by ISRO, that the government wants to make mandatory for smartphones
Navigation with Indian Constellation, also known as NavIC, is a stand-alone satellite navigation sy…
From space to cloud – ISRO signs MoU with Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Indian Spac…
Aditya-L1 camera takes a selfie, images of Earth, Moon
The images show VELC (Visible Emission Line Coronagraph) and SUIT (Solar Ultraviolet Imager) ins…
PTI
Chandrayaan's detection of sulphur, other elements will help unveil Moon's mysteries, say experts
What was known in theory has now been confirmed twice. The Chandrayaan-3 mission has authenticated …
PTI
Space imagery shows 2 big hurricanes menacing the US East Coast. The International Space Station just flew over both of them.
Hurricane Idalia is bringing disaster to Florida. Hurricane Franklin is making dangerous surf and r…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Maiya F…
ISRO’s Solar Mission launch on Sept 2 – Here is how you can register to watch it from Sriharikota
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which recently made history by becoming the first co…
SpaceX rocket explosion left craters a foot deep, and incinerated 7 bobwhite quail eggs and a "collection of blue land crabs," report says
Bloomberg reported that officials were shocked at the damage caused by the explosion of the Starshi…
Ryan Hogg
From Musk to Adani to Sachin to SRK, congratulations pour in for ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 feat
From Musk to Adani to Sachin to SRK, congratulations pour in for ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 feat
India walks on the moon as Pragyan rover rolls on to the lunar surface
Chandrayaan-3 mission's Lander Module which touched down on the lunar surface, has rolled out the r…
PTI
A packed launch schedule for ISRO after Chandrayaan-3 mission
Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, is getting ready for the l…
PTI
"Welcome, buddy!" Chandrayaan-2 orbiter greets Chandrayaan-3 lander as they establish communication
In a significant development, the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter which was already fixed around the moon est…
ANI
Russia's attempt to land on the moon for the first time in almost half a century ended in disaster
The Russian space agency Roscosmos said the Luna-25 had crashed into the moon after deviating from …