Cutting-edge tech at low cost behind India’s first private rocket

Down To Earth catches up with Pawan Kr Chandana, co-founder of Skyroot Aerospace, whose Vikram-S became the first privately made rocket to …

Chandrayaan 2 launch called off due to technical snag

Isro to tell revised launch date later

The dark side of Indian science

ISRO launches XPoSat; here is what it is expected to do

The mission will study the origin of cosmic rays in the universe as well as the nature and role of black holes in the evolution of galaxies

Chandrayaan-3 successfully launched, soft landing on Moon expected by late August

ISRO also aims to demonstrate the ability of the rover to move on the Moon and conduct a few experiments, including studying the seismicity & …

As ISRO gears up for Chandrayaan 3, here is a look at what India’s first trip to Moon achieved

It confirmed the presence of water on the Moon; the government and private agencies now hope to mine the water ice to produce air, drinking water,…

The inspirational value of ISRO's Mars mission

India's researchers need to find quickest and cheapest possible solutions to problems in the country; technology dearth no longer an acceptable excuse

Countdown to self-reliance

Indian space scientists have been forced on the indigenisation track to launch communications satellites

'Mars mission will push new frontiers in technology'

K Radhakrishnan, chairperson of ISRO, says if Mars Orbiter Mission is successful, the organisation will look at a larger mission, possibly …

ISRO launches XPoSat; here is what it is expected to do

The mission will study the origin of cosmic rays in the universe as well as the nature and role of black holes in the evolution of galaxies

Triple entry

Cosmic advances

6 days to landing: Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander decouples successfully from main module

The spacecraft was launched on July 14 and is expected to touch down on August 23

Hopes dashed

Space for life!

Scientists claim to have found the first evidence of life from outer space

Indo-French satellite to help forecast drought

Preparations for India's Mars mission

ISRO gets set for MOM's day out

The orbiter would be taken to Mars in two steps—in the first, it will be taken to the Earth's orbit

Chandrayaan 2 lunar landing: Isro loses contact with lander Vikram

Lander performed as planned up to 2.1 km above the lunar surface during its descent

Space Race 2.0: Are we aliens?

There is a theory that says life could have intergalactic origin

ISRO tests Reusable Launch Vehicle- Technology Demonstrator

Reusable technology is expected to bring down costs of space missions significantly

Why does India plan to send humanoids to space?

ISRO wants to send humanoids because it wants to test its space module before they are used by humans. A humanoid with the necessary sensors …

`Student satellites are more than lab experiments'

D V A Raghava Murthy, director, Earth Observations Systems, was the project director of Small Satellite Projects at ISRO Satellite Centre between …

ISRO launches Mars orbiter into space

PSLV places satellite in Earth's orbit; subsequent tests conducted on orbiter satisfactory, say scientists

Cyclone-warning system