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NASA's Voyager Spacecraft still reaching for the stars after 40 years
Washington (ISJ) - Humanity's farthest and longest-lived spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, achieve 40 years of operation and exploration this August and September. Despite their vast distance, they continue to communicate with NASA daily, still probing th...
2017-08-04 08:10:33.0
New discovery by Astrosat dashes hopes of alien life on nearest exoplanet
A new discovery by India's space telescope, Astrosat, has dashed hopes of alien life on our nearest stellar neighbour, Proxima Centauri. Highly energetic flare simultaneously observed by Astrosat and NASA's space telescopes on Proxima means it is not...
2017-07-21 14:35:49.0
Astrosat to open doors to international community
Jaipur, March 9 (India Science Wire) - Astrosat, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?s satellite exclusively devoted to astronomy studies, is all set to go global.ISRO has decided to allow scientists and research organisations across the world ...
2017-03-09 13:57:12.0
ISRO achieves yet another milestone - one launcher places eight satellites in two orbits
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh (ISJ) ? Exactly two years after its maiden successful launch of Mars Orbit Mission (MOM), Mangalyaan, India?s space agency, ISRO set another milestone on Monday (September 26). The thirty seventh flight of India?s warhorse...
2016-09-26 11:40:03.0

India?s Chandrayaan 2 will be the first ever satellite to land at the highest altitude in Moon
NB NairMysuru (ISJ) – India’s second lunar exploration mission Chandrayaan 2 will be the first ever satellite of any country to land in the highest altitude in Moon. The second Lunar Mission by India is expected to be launched in 2017-18,...
2016-01-03 13:48:16.0
Traffic jam around Mars
Washington (ISJ) - With five active spacecraft Mars, two since last summer, NASA has enhanced its system that warns if two orbiters come too close. The process of traffic monitoring, communication and manoeuvre planning ensure, Mars orbiters do not a...
2015-05-06 16:20:05.0
Chandrayaan II in three years, says former ISRO Chief Dr. K. Radhakrishnan
Mumbai (ISJ) ? India?s Chandrayaan II could be possible in the next three years, with the national space agency close to developing a lander and a rover for the mission, said Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, who headed Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO t...
2015-01-03 11:49:26.0
ISRO lifts India?s spacefaring status in 2014
New Delhi (ISJ) ? 2014 has been the most successful year so far for India?s voyage into space, with the seamless insertion of its spacecraft in the red planet - Mars, launch of indigenously developed cryogenic engine and the next generation launch ve...
2014-12-31 16:38:19.0

India's communication satellite GSAT-16 launched successfully
Bangalore (ISJ) ? India's communication satellite, GSAT-16 was successfully launched by the Ariane-5 launch vehicle VA221 from Arianespace space centre, Kourou in French Guiana on Sunday (Dec. 07). The satellite was placed into the Geosynchronous Tra...
2014-12-07 07:21:07.0
After Mars, ISRO sets its eyes on Sun
New Delhi (ISJ) ? After the success of its debut launch of Mars Orbiter Mission, an ambitious mission to reach Sun is on the drawing board of India?s space agency. Chief of Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO Dr. K. Radhakrishnan said, a revised...
2014-11-12 18:01:27.0
US supply rocket mishap ? crew at ISS in no danger, says NASA
Washington (ISJ) ? NASA said, the crew of International Space Station (ISS) is 'in no danger of running out of food or other critical supplies' following the crash of the third resupply mission rocket. The unmanned Antares rocket built and launched b...
2014-10-29 08:49:27.0
India's Mars Mission enters Red Planet?s orbit in maiden attempt; starts functioning
Bangalore (ISJ) ? "We have prevailed," said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he congratulated space scientists at the Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bangalore, echoing the sentime...
2014-09-24 09:00:37.0

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