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  • NASA-ISRO NISAR launched: 10 fiery images from the liftoff of the world's costliest satellite

    NASA-ISRO NISAR launched: 10 fiery images from the liftoff of the world's costliest satellite

    NISAR marks a significant milestone in India-US space cooperation, highlighting their joint commitment to global scientific advancement. The mission, over a decade in the making, comes with a price tag exceeding $1.5 billion.

  • Why NASA-ISRO Satellite NISAR is so special and how it will be a game-changer in climate monitoring

    Why NASA-ISRO Satellite NISAR is so special and how it will be a game-changer in climate monitoring

    NISAR marks a strong step in India-US space ties. It shows both countries are working together for global science. The mission took over a decade to build and cost over $1.5 billion.

  • NISAR Satellite Launch: NASA-ISRO collaborative satellite successfully placed in Earth's orbit

    NISAR Satellite Launch: NASA-ISRO collaborative satellite successfully placed in Earth's orbit

    A powerful new radar satellite, jointly developed by the United States and India, is set to launch today. The satellite is designed to monitor subtle shifts in Earth’s land and ice surfaces, aiding in the prediction of both natural disasters and human-induced hazards.

  • NASA-ISRO NISAR to launch today: When and how to watch the liftoff of world’s most expensive satellite

    NASA-ISRO NISAR to launch today: When and how to watch the liftoff of world’s most expensive satellite

    The rocket, GSLV Mk II, stands 52 metres tall. It features solid, liquid, and cryogenic-powered stages. This heavy-lift launcher is India’s biggest rocket to date.

  • NASA’s TRACERS set to chase solar storms from space – Launch scheduled for July 22

    NASA’s TRACERS set to chase solar storms from space – Launch scheduled for July 22

    The TRACERS mission will study how the solar wind, the continuous stream of ionized particles escaping the Sun and pouring out into space, interacts with Earth’s magnetosphere, the region around Earth dominated by our planet’s magnetic field.

  • Solar storms forcing early deaths of SpaceX Starlink satellites, says NASA

    Solar storms forcing early deaths of SpaceX Starlink satellites, says NASA

    The Sun reached its 11-year peak in late 2024, known as the solar maximum. During this phase, it unleashes more intense solar storms than usual.

  • Sonic boom echoes over California in early morning as SpaceX Dragon re-enters Earth

    Sonic boom echoes over California in early morning as SpaceX Dragon re-enters Earth

    The spacecraft carried nearly 6,700 pounds of supplies. Inside were scientific experiments designed for low gravity.

  • ESA’s new ‘Space Brolly’ satellite to weigh global forest carbon like never before

    ESA’s new ‘Space Brolly’ satellite to weigh global forest carbon like never before

    The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched a special satellite that can see deep inside the world's tropical rainforests.

  • Plants are losing genetic diversity and it's visible from space, study finds

    Plants are losing genetic diversity and it's visible from space, study finds

    A new study reveals that rising vegetation in European mountains, fuelled by climate and land use shifts, is cutting genetic diversity in medicinal plants like Greek mountain tea.

  • A massive underwater volcanic eruption on Earth shook the atmosphere all the way to space

    A massive underwater volcanic eruption on Earth shook the atmosphere all the way to space

    Even before the eruption, the volcano gave off subtle signals. A low-frequency wave, known as a Rayleigh wave, was detected by seismometers 644 kilometres away.

  • Amazon’s first Kuiper internet satellite launch delayed due to poor weather

    Amazon’s first Kuiper internet satellite launch delayed due to poor weather

    On Wednesday evening, the launch of the Atlas V rocket was set. To enable Amazon's upcoming internet service, it had 27 satellites onboard.

  • World's most expensive satellite NISAR: How NASA-ISRO joint mission will open unique window into Earth's secrets

    World's most expensive satellite NISAR: How NASA-ISRO joint mission will open unique window into Earth's secrets

    Get ready for the NISAR mission, a joint NASA-ISRO venture, to revolutionize Earth observation. This innovative satellite will track land deformation, monitor climate change, and aid disaster management.

  • SpaDeX mission: ISRO reschedules its historic double satellite docking from 7 to 9 January; know why

    SpaDeX mission: ISRO reschedules its historic double satellite docking from 7 to 9 January; know why

    ISRO postpones its maiden satellite docking attempt, SpaDeX, to January 9. This critical mission paves the way for India's future space ambitions, including the Bharati Antriksh station.

  • Salsa's fiery finale: ESA's satellite to re-enter Earth after 24 years; check the date here

    Salsa's fiery finale: ESA's satellite to re-enter Earth after 24 years; check the date here

    Launched in 2000, Salsa was part of the Cluster mission, an effort to study Earth's magnetosphere, which acts as a protective layer against the solar wind.

  • Maha Cabinet panel on drought to table report today

    Maha Cabinet panel on drought to table report today

    The committee will put forth its report and recommendations in the cabinet meeting tomorrow and final decision on declaring scarcity in drought-hit talukas in the state will be taken soon, Khadse told reporters here.

  • Google signs 60-year NASA lease for $ 1 billion

    Google signs 60-year NASA lease for $ 1 billion

    Google plans to invest more than USD 200 million to refurbish the hangars and add other improvements, including a museum or educational facility that will showcase the history of Moffett and Silicon Valley, according to a NASA statement.

  • China's rural reform leap: Mapping tiny farm plots

    China's rural reform leap: Mapping tiny farm plots

    The bare lightbulbs, unheated rooms and elderly residents of the whitewashed village of Yangwang in eastern China make it seem an unlikely place for an experiment in cutting-edge satellite technology.

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