Natural Satellite

The study highlights that the Moon is receding from Earth at a rate of approximately 3.8 centimetres per year, which will have a very real impact on the length of days on our planet.

The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite gracefully concluded its three-decade-long mission with a natural atmospheric reentry over the North Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, February 21, as per the ESA.

An array of unconventional, privately funded plans to exploit the moon, including as a site for human ashes and sports drink containers, has gathered steam in recent years as NASA pushes to make Earth's natural satellite more accessible.

The largest floating ice shelves in the polar ice sheet have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978.

Satellites can reflect the sun's light down to Earth, which can disturb optical astronomers by covering important astronomical objects or overwhelming their delicate equipment.

Apple announced that it is expanding the Emergency SOS via satellite feature to two new countries. With this development, iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 users in Spain and Switzerland will be able to contact emergency services and share their location with friends and family in places with no cellular or Wi-Fi connectivity. The functionality will be avail...

The first-ever on-site measurements of the south polar region of the moon have confirmed the presence of sulphur on Earth's only natural satellite, ISRO said today.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has three main assets off the west coast - Mumbai High, Heera and Neelam, and Bassein and Satellite, which contributed the bulk of 21.7 million tonnes of oil and 21.68 billion cubic metres of gas it produced in 2021-22.

Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons of Jupiter, taking the total number of natural satellites revolving around the Gas Giant to 92. Now Jupiter, which is the biggest planet in the solar system, has the most number of moons.

The European Space Agency on Wednesday announced the names of seven astronauts that would be trained by the agency to embark on NASA's Artemis II moon mission. Astronauts from France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, and the UK will train for the US space agency's upcoming 'Lunar Gateway' orbiting module, and three astronauts will be selected for the missi...

A team of researchers have developed a method to help explore the darkest areas of the Moon that never receive sunlight. These are some of the coldest locations on the Earth's only natural satellite, and could contain ice which could be useful for future space missions. Researchers used a deep learning-driven post-processing tool and produced high-...

On its way to the space rocks Trojans, NASA's Lucy probe observed its smallest asteroid target named Polymele, which was expected to pass in front of a star. As the asteroid passed, it blocked the star briefly allowing astronomers to observe the star blink along with another object. Located some 200km from Polymele, astronomers think that is likely...

NASA’s recent study led by researchers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has revealed that Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice. This raises new concern about how fast climate change is weakening Antarctica's floating ice shelves and accelerating the rise of global sea...

Iran has dismissed the US claims suggesting that the country launched Khayyam satellite with an intent to spy. According to the US, Russia's growing cooperation with Iran should be viewed as a "profound threat". Iran earlier said that Khayyam satellite is designed and built to meet the needs of the country in crisis and urban management, natural re...

ISRO is all set to launch its new Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on August 7. The launch, scheduled for 9:18am IST is open for the public to witness through ISRO's Launch Viewers gallery. The ground testing of the newly developed solid booster stage (SS1) was carried out on March 14.

The study highlights that the Moon is receding from Earth at a rate of approximately 3.8 centimetres per year, which will have a very real impact on the length of days on our planet.

The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite gracefully concluded its three-decade-long mission with a natural atmospheric reentry over the North Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, February 21, as per the ESA.

An array of unconventional, privately funded plans to exploit the moon, including as a site for human ashes and sports drink containers, has gathered steam in recent years as NASA pushes to make Earth's natural satellite more accessible.

The largest floating ice shelves in the polar ice sheet have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978.

Satellites can reflect the sun's light down to Earth, which can disturb optical astronomers by covering important astronomical objects or overwhelming their delicate equipment.

Apple announced that it is expanding the Emergency SOS via satellite feature to two new countries. With this development, iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 users in Spain and Switzerland will be able to contact emergency services and share their location with friends and family in places with no cellular or Wi-Fi connectivity. The functionality will be avail...

The first-ever on-site measurements of the south polar region of the moon have confirmed the presence of sulphur on Earth's only natural satellite, ISRO said today.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has three main assets off the west coast - Mumbai High, Heera and Neelam, and Bassein and Satellite, which contributed the bulk of 21.7 million tonnes of oil and 21.68 billion cubic metres of gas it produced in 2021-22.

Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons of Jupiter, taking the total number of natural satellites revolving around the Gas Giant to 92. Now Jupiter, which is the biggest planet in the solar system, has the most number of moons.

The European Space Agency on Wednesday announced the names of seven astronauts that would be trained by the agency to embark on NASA's Artemis II moon mission. Astronauts from France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, and the UK will train for the US space agency's upcoming 'Lunar Gateway' orbiting module, and three astronauts will be selected for the missi...

A team of researchers have developed a method to help explore the darkest areas of the Moon that never receive sunlight. These are some of the coldest locations on the Earth's only natural satellite, and could contain ice which could be useful for future space missions. Researchers used a deep learning-driven post-processing tool and produced high-...

On its way to the space rocks Trojans, NASA's Lucy probe observed its smallest asteroid target named Polymele, which was expected to pass in front of a star. As the asteroid passed, it blocked the star briefly allowing astronomers to observe the star blink along with another object. Located some 200km from Polymele, astronomers think that is likely...

NASA’s recent study led by researchers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has revealed that Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice. This raises new concern about how fast climate change is weakening Antarctica's floating ice shelves and accelerating the rise of global sea...

Iran has dismissed the US claims suggesting that the country launched Khayyam satellite with an intent to spy. According to the US, Russia's growing cooperation with Iran should be viewed as a "profound threat". Iran earlier said that Khayyam satellite is designed and built to meet the needs of the country in crisis and urban management, natural re...

ISRO is all set to launch its new Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on August 7. The launch, scheduled for 9:18am IST is open for the public to witness through ISRO's Launch Viewers gallery. The ground testing of the newly developed solid booster stage (SS1) was carried out on March 14.