Satellite

Beijing, Sep 28 (IANS) A Chinese satellite, named 'Monkey King', has not only searched for the invisible dark matter but also explored the origin of cosmic rays or high energy particles that travel through space at nearly the speed of…

Chennai, Sep 20 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday said its own experts and a national committee of academicians are studying the cause of the failure of moon lander Vikram.In a statement issued after the…

Beijing, Sep 12 (IANS) China sent a resource satellite and two smaller ones into planned orbits on Thursday. They were launched on a Long March-4B carrier rocket at 11.26 a.m. from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi province,…

Tehran, Aug 31 (IANS) Iran has denied the failure of the launch of a communication satellite on Saturday as alleged by the US. Iran's Information and Communication Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi tweeted a photo for him…

Chennai, Aug 26 (IANS) India will launch its advanced cartography satellite, Cartosat-3, towards the end of October or early November, said K.Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)."The next launch will be…

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) As Chandrayaan-2 cruises to reach the moon by August 20 and drop a lander called 'Vikram' on the Earth's sole satellite on September 7, Google on Monday celebrated the 100th birthday of Dr Vikram Sarabhai -- father…

New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Chandrayaan-2, India's most ambitious second lunar mission to be launched on July 15, will be THE first of its kind as it will shed light on a completely unexplored section of the Moon - its South Polar region.…

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Himalayan glaciers across India, China, Nepal and Bhutan have been losing the equivalent of more than a vertical foot and half of ice each year since 2000, a new comprehensive international study said on Wednesday.…

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), May 22 (IANS) India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket carrying radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2B lifted off from the first launch pad of the rocket port…

Chennai, May 21 (IANS) The countdown for the Wednesday launch of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying the radar imaging earth observation satellite, RISAT-2B began on Tuesday, said an ISRO official.According to the…