Space Research

NASA has officially decommissioned the NEOWISE mission, a key component of its planetary defense strategy. Over its more than 10-year lifespan, NEOWISE exceeded its objectives by detecting thousands of asteroids and comets, including many near-Earth objects that could potentially pose a threat to our planet. The infrared data collected by the space...

Gaia’s recent data release reveals that over 350 asteroids, once believed to be solitary, have hidden moons. This discovery nearly doubles the known binary asteroid systems, highlighting Gaia’s ability to find new asteroid-moon pairs. The detailed observations from Gaia’s DR3 release offer a glimpse into the early solar system and asteroid fo...

A new study led by MIT's Nicole Nie has determined that meteorite impacts are the main source of the moon’s atmosphere, with impact vaporization accounting for 70% of the exosphere. Solar wind contributes the remaining 30%. This research, using Apollo lunar soil samples, offers a significant update on how the moon’s atmosphere is sustained.

James Webb Space Telescope images have uncovered an unexpected dust formation around a supermassive black hole, showing that gas collisions, not black hole radiation, heat the dust. This breakthrough by Newcastle University’s team challenges existing theories and offers new perspectives on galaxy evolution.

NASA's Starliner mission, which was supposed to be a 10-day mission with astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, could extend until February 2025 due to persistent technical problems. The agency is evaluating using SpaceX’s Crew Dragon as a potential return option. In the meantime, the astronauts are safe on the ISS, with Williams working o...

India's spacetech sector witnessed record-breaking funding of $126 million in 2023 - a 7 per cent increase from the $118 million raised in 2022 and a whopping 235 per cent increase from $37.6 million in 2021, a report showed today.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has achieved a new milestone in space communication by streaming 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station (ISS) and back using laser technology.

S Somanath, an aerospace engineer and chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, is now 'Dr' Somanath.

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is safe and continues helping with research and maintenance of the International Space Station, said American space agency NASA.

Aditya-L1 spacecraft, known as India's solar observatory, has completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1), announced mission officials at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

It will be a "very proud" moment for the entire nation if we can fly Prime Minister Narendra Modi to space, Dr S Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, has said.

The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) work to send an astronaut to space in a joint project with the US' NASA is going on as scheduled, the Indian agency's chief Dr S Somanath told NDTV in an exclusive interview.

The Indian Space Research Organisation is setting its sights again on the Moon after a successful Chandrayaan-3 mission last year, but now it plans to send humans to the natural satellite.

In a rare distinction for any space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today achieved a rare hat-trick of safe landing of an uncrewed, autonomous winged reusable launch vehicle.

So far, medications and other treatment can help manage the disease and reduce the chances of a heart attack. But regenerating a heart muscle has left researchers excited.

NASA has officially decommissioned the NEOWISE mission, a key component of its planetary defense strategy. Over its more than 10-year lifespan, NEOWISE exceeded its objectives by detecting thousands of asteroids and comets, including many near-Earth objects that could potentially pose a threat to our planet. The infrared data collected by the space...

Gaia’s recent data release reveals that over 350 asteroids, once believed to be solitary, have hidden moons. This discovery nearly doubles the known binary asteroid systems, highlighting Gaia’s ability to find new asteroid-moon pairs. The detailed observations from Gaia’s DR3 release offer a glimpse into the early solar system and asteroid fo...

A new study led by MIT's Nicole Nie has determined that meteorite impacts are the main source of the moon’s atmosphere, with impact vaporization accounting for 70% of the exosphere. Solar wind contributes the remaining 30%. This research, using Apollo lunar soil samples, offers a significant update on how the moon’s atmosphere is sustained.

James Webb Space Telescope images have uncovered an unexpected dust formation around a supermassive black hole, showing that gas collisions, not black hole radiation, heat the dust. This breakthrough by Newcastle University’s team challenges existing theories and offers new perspectives on galaxy evolution.

NASA's Starliner mission, which was supposed to be a 10-day mission with astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, could extend until February 2025 due to persistent technical problems. The agency is evaluating using SpaceX’s Crew Dragon as a potential return option. In the meantime, the astronauts are safe on the ISS, with Williams working o...

India's spacetech sector witnessed record-breaking funding of $126 million in 2023 - a 7 per cent increase from the $118 million raised in 2022 and a whopping 235 per cent increase from $37.6 million in 2021, a report showed today.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has achieved a new milestone in space communication by streaming 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station (ISS) and back using laser technology.

S Somanath, an aerospace engineer and chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, is now 'Dr' Somanath.

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is safe and continues helping with research and maintenance of the International Space Station, said American space agency NASA.

Aditya-L1 spacecraft, known as India's solar observatory, has completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1), announced mission officials at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

It will be a "very proud" moment for the entire nation if we can fly Prime Minister Narendra Modi to space, Dr S Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, has said.

The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) work to send an astronaut to space in a joint project with the US' NASA is going on as scheduled, the Indian agency's chief Dr S Somanath told NDTV in an exclusive interview.

The Indian Space Research Organisation is setting its sights again on the Moon after a successful Chandrayaan-3 mission last year, but now it plans to send humans to the natural satellite.

In a rare distinction for any space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today achieved a rare hat-trick of safe landing of an uncrewed, autonomous winged reusable launch vehicle.

So far, medications and other treatment can help manage the disease and reduce the chances of a heart attack. But regenerating a heart muscle has left researchers excited.