The rough sea at Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu on November 28 as the India Meteorological Department issues a warning ahead of Cyclone Fengal. | Photo Credit: ANI The Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday, November 28, said its EOS-06(Oceansat-3) and INSAT-3DR satellites are closely tracking Cyclone Fengal that has been approaching Tamil Nadu since November … Read more
ISRO conducting a hot-fire test of the CE-20 cryogenic engine for the LVM-3 at its test facility in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: ISRO handout On February 21, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) reported it had successfully completed human-rating the CE-20 rocket engine ahead of its use in an important test flight later … Read more
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) AstroSat’s full multi-wavelength capabilities have enabled an international team of scientists to unravel the mysteries surrounding the X-ray binary system MAXI J1820+070, hosting a black hole. AstroSat is India’s first multi-wavelength space observatory which was launched in September 2015 and now a comprehensive study presents unique insights into the … Read more
Sonia Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on August 24 wrote to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath over the success of Chandrayaan-3, saying the space agency’s outstanding capabilities have been built up over decades and it being anchored on self-reliance since the early sixties has contributed to … Read more
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on August 1 performed the TransLunar Injection (TLI) to slingshot Chandrayaan-3 towards the moon. Watch | All you need to know about Chandrayaan-3 mission The TLI was performed successfully from ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru. “Chandrayaan-3 completes its orbits around the Earth and heads towards the … Read more
A security guard stands behind the logo of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at its headquarters in Bengaluru, India. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced a new introductory-level online training programme called Space Science and Technology Awareness Training (START). START is aimed at postgraduate and final-year undergraduate students of … Read more
The LVM3-M3/OneWeb India-2 mission mission has commenced | Photo Credit: ANI The countdown for the launch of 36 satellites on-board LVM3-M3/OneWeb India-2 mission has commenced, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Saturday. Network Access Associates Ltd, United Kingdom (OneWeb Group Company) has signed an agreement with ISRO’s commercial arm NewSpace India Ltd to launch 72 satellites … Read more
The government is planning to come out with a comprehensive policy for mandatory adoption of Indian Standard Time (IST) nationwide, a senior consumer affairs ministry official said. The purpose is to ensure synchronization of all networks and computers to IST and adoption of IST by Telecom Service Providers, Internet Service Providers, power grids, banks, stock … Read more
By Girish Linganna In a bid to explore the brightest planet in the solar system, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced project Venus, scheduled for launch by December 2024. After the success of the famed Mangalyaan, ISRO is now on a quick mission to Venus- to gather new and unique additional knowledge of … Read more
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will jointly realise a satellite mission with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) — to conduct scientific studies of the Earth, Union Minister Jitendra Singh told Lok Sabha. Singh was responding to over upcoming ISRO space missions in 2022 in the House. He … Read more