Space
- Technology
Webb telescope to explore two rocky, Earths-like planets
Washington: NASA’s much celebrated James Webb Space Telescope is just weeks away from full operation. The huge telescope plans to start it’s in-depth science investigation by exploring strange, new rocky worlds in…
- Technology
NASA suspends routine spacewalks due to leaky spacesuit helmet
Washington: After finding water in an astronaut’s helmet, NASA has suspended all, except the most urgent spacewalks, the agency officials have announced. Water was found in the helmet worn by European Space…
- Science
ISRO carries out static test of Gaganyaan rocket’s booster
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday went a step ahead in its human space mission programme ‘Gaganyaan’ by successfully completing the static test firing of the solid fuel powered…
- Science
How extended space flights affect astronauts’ brains
New York: Long-duration space flight can alter fluid-filled spaces along veins and arteries in the brain, according to new research. Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) imaged the brains of…
- World
Kamala Harris announces ban on anti-satellite missile tests to cut space debris
Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris has declared that the country will no longer conduct destructive, direct ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing to reduce space debris and safeguard satellites in low-Earth orbit.…
- Offbeat
Watch: Turkish restaurant owner launches kebab into space
Ankara: In one of the unusual incidents in Turkey, a restaurant owner launched Adana’s famous “pipe kebab” into space. On Tuesday, April 12, Yasar Aydin – who owns a kebab restaurant, and…
- Science
Private Ax-1 astronaut to make liquid telescope mirror in space
Washington: An astronaut, part of the recent private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) American space habitat company Axiom Space, is set to test the making of a liquid telescope mirror…
- Science
NASA again delays final Artemis 1 moon mission test to April 12
Washington: NASA has yet again delayed the final wet dress rehearsal of its Artemis 1 moon mission test to April 12, the US space agency officials said. Wet dress rehearsal is an…
- World
Elon Musk gets fierce competition as Amazon enters space internet biz
Seattle: Elon Musk is set to get fierce competition in the affordable satellite-based internet market as Amazon on Tuesday announced the biggest rocket deal in the commercial space industry’s history, signing a…
- Science
China tests rocket engine for upcoming space lab launches
Beijing: A Chinese high-thrust oxyhydrogen rocket engine has completed a 520-second test in preparation for the upcoming launches of space station lab modules, its maker said on Wednesday. Developed by the China…
- Science
NASA’s 1st crewed Artemis moon mission delayed to 2026
Washington: NASA’s first crewed Artemis mission will see launch no earlier than 2026, the agency has said. The announcement comes after the NASA notified of delays on Artemis 1’s uncrewed flight around…
- Science
Astronomers map mysterious element in space, reveals study
Lund: A research team has provided an important clue to the origin of the element Ytterbium in the Milky Way by showing that the element largely originates from supernova explosions. The groundbreaking…
- Technology
NASA unveils first images from James Webb Space Telescope
Washington: NASA has unveiled first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) which represents early stages of the telescope’s 18 main mirror segments properly aligning. This image mosaic was created…
- Opinions
India’s space quest for 2022 to begin on Valentine’s Day
Hyderabad: A new year, a new Chairman and an aggressive ‘Plan of Action’, is what is scheduled for India’s space odyssey in 2022. February 14, popular as Valentine’s Day will see the…
- Science
Indian space sector targets Rs 219 cr revenue from launch services
Chennai: India’s Department of Space (DoS) is targeting revenue of Rs 219.14 crore from commercial launch services and also plans to put into orbit 10 satellites with its rockets during 2022-23. The…
