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 …
As the West toasted men on the moon, Algeria held a party to a post-imperial world
There are no such plans for a 50th anniversary event this year, as Algeria goes through its latest period of political unrest after almost 60 …
Space Race 2.0: Journey so far
Humans have mapped the solar system. A few probes have even gone interstellar, but beyond that we have snapshots of galaxies, quasars and black …
As ISRO launches Chandrayaan-3, here’s its predecessor’s story
Chandrayaan 2 detected noble gas Argon-40 on the Moon; it also mapped a possible Lunar lobate scarp which meant that the Moon is still warm …
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 …
ISRO’s new space company gets its first order
American space rideshare company Spaceflight bought payload slot on the first commercial launch of ISRO’s newest rocket, Small Satellite …
Chandrayaan-2 in orbit, now focus on Sept 7 moon landing
The satellite will, in the next 23 days, burn its internal thrusters six times raising its height
India to send manned mission to space within 40 months
This feat has only been achieved by three countries till now—the United States, Russia and China
‘There is a fundamental joy in exploring our universe, but it comes with great responsibility’
In a week when India created history with Chandrayaan-3, Down To Earth spoke to biologist Jyotsna Dhawan, daughter of the late Dr Satish Dhawan, …
A year around the moon
India’s second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, completed one year in orbit around the moon August 20, 2020. Space agency ISRO said it has …
ISRO has realised Sarabhai’s vision of using space technology to help the common man
Wing Commander (retired) Rakesh Sharma recently completed 35 years of being the first Indian to have ever set foot in space. He talked to Down To …
ISRO satellite detected 500 black hole formations in 6 years. Mission scientist tells us how they did it
Dipankar Bhattacharya talks about how AstroSat uses gamma ray bursts to detect formations of black holes
Chandrayaan 2 in Moon’s orbit, now gets ready for ‘15 minutes of terror’
On September 7, the lander will use its four thrusters and central engine to attempt to soft land on the lunar surface
Meet satellite Aeolus; it may better predict the next Fani
Josef Aschbacher of the European Space Agency talks about the only satellite dedicated to measuring wind speeds after localised winds made it …
Earth’s resources not infinite, so space exploration natural
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,…
International space experts don’t agree with PM Modi’s explanation on ASAT
Concerns: Space debris, danger to other satellites, trigger to similar moves from other countries
AstroSat discovers new group of stars in globular cluster NGC 2808
The team was able to identify over 2,000 individual stars in images taken through various ultraviolet filters
One small step for humankind as India becomes 1st nation to soft land on lunar south pole
Vikram Lander lands safely on surface of the lunar south pole at 6 pm IST
India can play leading role in global future space explorations: Rakesh Sharma
He emphasised on the importance of Indian space programme and the role it has played in the last few decades in different sectors
ISRO's PSLV-C42 launches 2 foreign satellites
Both satellites belong to Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, UK, which has a contract with ISRO
Space Race 2.0: ISRO now stands at the cusp of next change
The next step involves sending humans to space and responding to the changing dynamics of global space business
Space Race 2.0: Why go beyond the Earth?
The urge to look towards the sky stems from an intrinsic human curiosity emanating out of not just scientific but also existential queries
Satellite to monitor methane emissions not in pipeline, but will be happy to build one: ISRO
ISRO to have a busy year with missions to the sun and moon as well as unmanned spaceflight