Chinese Academy of Sciences leads discovery of unpredicted stellar black hole

Nov 29, 2019, at 04:17 pm

Beijing/IBNS: Our Milky Way Galaxy is estimated to contain 100 million stellar black holes - cosmic bodies formed by the collapse of massive stars and so dense even light can't escape. 

ISRO: India crosses 300-plus foreign satellites launch mark

Nov 27, 2019, at 10:14 am

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)/UNI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved a major milestone when it successfully ferried more than 300 foreign satellites from the spaceport of Sriharikota, today.

India space mission: ISRO launches Cartosat-3, 13 US Nano-Satellites

Nov 27, 2019, at 09:53 am

Sriharikota/IBNS: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched the advanced earth observation and mapping satellite CARTOSAT-3 along with 13 other commercial nano-satellites from the US.

NASA completes 1st global geologic map of Saturn's Moon

Nov 19, 2019, at 05:21 pm

Los Angeles/Xinhua/UNI: NASA scientists have completed the first map showing the global geology of Saturn's largest moon Titan, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has said in a release.

India conducts night test fire of Ballistic missile Agni-II from Abdul Kalm Island off Odisha coast

Nov 16, 2019, at 08:42 pm

Balasore/UNI: India tonight conducted the users trial of surface-to-surface Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), Agni-II from the launching complex-1V at the Abdul Kalam Island off Orissa coast.

NASA unveils new spacesuits for human lunar landing

Oct 16, 2019, at 09:57 am

Washington, Oct 16 (Xinhua/UNI) The US space agency NASA unveiled on Tuesday the next-generation spacesuits to be used in its Artemis program that will send the first woman and next man to the Lunar South Pole by 2024.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to three scientists for development of lithium-ion batteries

Oct 09, 2019, at 04:00 pm

Sweden, Oct 9 (IBNS): The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2019 has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries.

Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to James Peebles, Michel Mayor, Didier Queloz

Oct 08, 2019, at 09:06 pm

New York:  Three scientists have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for making "for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth's place in the cosmos".

William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, Gregg L. Semenza win Nobel prize in Medicine

Oct 07, 2019, at 04:49 pm

New York:  The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine have been won by three scientists belonging to the US and the UK.

Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram had a 'hard landing': NASA

Sep 27, 2019, at 09:01 am

Washington, Sept 27 (IBNS): The Chandrayaan-2 lander, Vikram, attempted a landing on Sept 7 on a small patch of lunar highland smooth plains between Simpelius N and Manzinus C craters but it had a hard landing and the precise location of the spacecraft in the lunar highlands has yet to be determined, NASA said.

Vikram Lander has been located: ISRO

Sep 10, 2019, at 02:33 pm

New Delhi: ISRO on Tuesday announced that the Vikram Lander has been located by the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2.

Chandrayaan 2 lander located on moon, trying to establish contact: ISRO Chief

Sep 08, 2019, at 02:51 pm

Bengaluru, Sept 8 (IBNS): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief K Sivan on Sunday said the lunar lander Vikram of Chandrayaan 2 has been located on the moon's surface and the ground station is working to establish contact.

Efforts will go on to contact Chandrayaan 2 lander for 14 days: ISRO chairman

Sep 07, 2019, at 10:15 pm

Bengaluru: India's hope to reach the moon is not over yet as Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Sivan said the efforts to contact Chandrayaan 2 lander will continue for the next 14 days, media reports said.

Chandrayaan 2 goes wrong: ISRO loses communication with Vikram lander

Sep 07, 2019, at 02:48 am

Bengaluru: While India waited with bated breath to watch live the landing of Chandrayaan 2 on lunar surface, disappointment greeted them in the wee hours of Saturday when ISRO Chairman after tense moments said they have lost communication with Lander Vikram at the last stage (2.1 km above the Moon's surface). It cannot be said if the mission is a complete failure at this stage as ISRO scientists hope for a miracle. 

Chandrayan-2 mission has 3 components from Sona College of Technology, Salem

Sep 07, 2019, at 12:18 am

Bengaluru: As Chandrayan-2, India’s ambitious moon mission seeks to create history on September 7, scores of Researchers, Professors and Doctoral students from Sona College of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu are viewing the landmark event with excitement tinged with pride.  

Scripting history Chandrayaan 2 to land close to moon's south pole tonight

Sep 06, 2019, at 08:55 pm

New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): The highly popular and talked about mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will finally reach its crescendo with Chandrayaan 2 scheduled to soft land on the lunar surface at 1:55 am on Saturday.

Second de-orbiting manoeuver of Chandrayaan-2 successful

Sep 04, 2019, at 02:03 pm

Chennai: Two days after Lander Vikram got separated from Orbiter, the second de-orbiting manoeuver for Chandrayaan-2 was performed successfully on Wednesday as the spacecraft inched further closer for a soft landing on an hitherto unexplored frontier, the Moon's South Polar region on September seven.

Chandrayaan 2 completes orbit manoeuvres

Sep 04, 2019, at 09:23 am

New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organization said the second de-orbiting maneuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully on Wednesday.

First image of moon by Chandrayaan-2 appears with Apollo craters and Mare Orientale basin

Aug 22, 2019, at 09:04 pm

Chennai, Aug 22 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday shared the first image of the moon captured by the Chandryaan-2 after its successful injection into the Lunar surface.

Chandrayaan-2 entering Lunar orbit, a tense 30-minute operation: ISRO chairman

Aug 20, 2019, at 12:43 pm

Chennai: It was a tense 30 minute operation', that's how ISRO chairman Dr K Sivan said on the successful injection of Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into the Lunar surface.

India's Chandrayaan 2 leaves Earth's orbit, now moves towards moon

Aug 14, 2019, at 09:54 am

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): India's major lunar mission Chandrayaan 2 left the Earth's body and is now heading towards  the moon after a maneuver performed by the Indian Space Research Organisation.  

ISRO shares images of Earth captured by Chandrayaan 2

Aug 04, 2019, at 02:24 pm

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday shared the first set of images of Earth captured by Chandrayaan 2's L14 Camera, which is on its way for the moon.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar orders for research of meteorite found in Madhubani

Jul 24, 2019, at 09:57 pm

Patna, July 24 (UNI): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today ordered for research of a meteorite found in Madhubani, which would be placed in Bihar Museum so that people could have a look at it.

Chandrayaan-2 to reach Moon by Aug 20

Jul 24, 2019, at 05:55 pm

Chennai, July 24 (UNI) The first orbit raising maneuver of India's second Lunar Mission, Chandrayaan-2, launched by GSLV-kIII-M1 on Monday and was scheduled to reach Moon by August 20, was carried out by ISRO on Wednesday.

In a perfect lift-off, India's ISRO launches historic Chandrayaan 2 lunar mission

Jul 22, 2019, at 04:27 pm

New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): Scripting a glorious chapter in the page of India's space mission, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists on Monday launched the Chandrayaan 2, the country's second lunar mission to  the little-explored south pole of the Moon with an aim to search for water and minerals among other scientific quests.

BREAKINGNEWS: India's historic moon mission Chandrayaan 2 launched from Sriharikota

Jul 22, 2019, at 02:50 pm

Sriharikota, July 22 (IBNS): In a big moment for the country, the launch of Chandrayaan 2, which will travel to the moon, took place on Monday at exactly 2-43 pm. The lift-off was perfect, said ISRO scientists as they sat in the control room watching the lift-off and it hurtled towards the outer atmosphere, propelled by the 640-tonne  rocket, named Baahubali.

How Solar Energy Helps You Survive Summer

Jul 22, 2019, at 12:04 pm

Every year in India, we have temperatures soaring higher than the last during the summer season. This leads to high electricity bills, as survival without air conditioners is close to impossible. These billscausesummer to be a bummer. Another bummer is the lengthy electricity outages that are caused due to the excessive electricity demands during the peak season.

India waits with bated breath for Chandrayaan 2 launch at 2-43 pm

Jul 22, 2019, at 11:31 am

Bengaluru, July 22 (IBNS): While the countdown continued for the launch of Chandrayaan 2, which will head out for the moon, the big moment will come at 2-43 pm on Monday (today). The moon mission of India assumes significance since it will explore a region in the moon that has been shown to contain water ice.

Chandrayaan-2 to be launched today

Jul 22, 2019, at 09:51 am

Sriharikota, July 22 (IBNS):  The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft is expected to be launched on Monday, the Indian Space Research Organisation said.

Chandrayaan 2 launch countdown begins

Jul 21, 2019, at 08:27 pm

Bengaluru, July 21 (IBNS): The countdown has begun for the launch of Chandrayaan 2, which will head out for the moon on Monday.