Humans will leave Earth not to explore, but to exploit
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 …
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
Has forest cover really increased?
The provisional figures for India's forest cover are now ready, and Down To Earth has managed to acquire a copy. The figures, when compared to …
How the ExoMars mission could sniff out life on Mars – and what to do next
If we do find life on Mars, it will be difficult to prove that we didn't bring it there from Earth. An insider talks us through what's at stake
NASA spacecraft detects ‘monster cloud’ near south pole of Saturn’s largest moon
Discovery adds evidence to fact that winter ‘comes in like a lion’ on this moon
Little to show for crores of rupees spent
Inefficient use funds, not lack of resources, is responsible for the failure of scientific departments to meet their targets, says a recent CAG …
Universally changing
A recent research throws light on the possibility that the laws of physics were different in the past
New AI tool may help discover extraterrestrial life, solve long-standing debates on Earth
It can tell difference between molecules that originate from life and those that come from non-living sources with 90% accuracy
New NASA device can give real-time, highly accurate air quality data from space for North America
Cutting-edge device will be essential for comprehending the primary air pollutants’ origins, distribution and effects
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
Can Cassini do it?
The technical wizardry that has gone into programming the probe will be put to the test in the most crucial post-launch event -- placing Cassini …
Miles to go
Despite achievements, India's space programme is still struggling with projects targeting rural India, finds out T V JAYAN
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
Website review: Stargazers' delight
http://www.science.nasa.gov - This National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)-maintained website should be of immense interest to space-…
Astronomers used machine learning to mine data from South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope: What they found
MeerKAT is an array of 64 large antenna dishes that uses radio signals from space to study the evolution of the universe
On 3 decades of Pale Blue Dot, Nasa cleans up iconic image
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Nasa published a new version of image taken by Voyager 1 on its 30th anniversary
Space Race 2.0: Are we ready to stay in outer space?
Habitation designs and technologies are almost ready to make life possible on other planets
Destination Saturn
A lot of effort has gone into programming Cassini, the last of the bigger spaceships produced by NASA. But the mission is unlike others in that …
Food race: These space seeds can help grow climate-resilient crops
This is the first feasibility study by global agencies to determine the effect of cosmic radiation, microgravity and extreme
NASA offers insight on supernova that may have been alluded to in ‘Hamlet’
450-year-old supernova’s shockwave still apparent; was visible to humans on Earth in 1572
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in Pune helps detect atomic hydrogen from far-away galaxy
Finding opens up exciting new possibilities for probing the cosmic evolution of neutral gas with low-frequency radio telescopes
Countries bet big on nuclear energy to explore deep space
From fuel to outer space power plants, the world is developing different usages of nuclear energy to explore space
Geospatial tech can fast-track sustainable development beyond COVID-19: UNESCAP
But re-skilling youth and investments to strengthen their technological skills will be essential