In the year 2016, India came up with its very first navigation satellite which was named as Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS-1A). Later, it was discovered that, the satellite had issues with rubidium atomic clock. After two of the atomic clocks got failed, ISRO faced loss and lost the deal. Since the design and […]
GSLV-F08 will be called as a successful ISRO operation. It carried GSAT6A communication satellite, which was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota). The launch is said to be one more feather in ISRO’s cap. This is because this carries the technique which is meant to be for home-made communication satellites. GSAT-6A satellite will be […]
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to make yet another breakthrough in it series of space missions, with the launch of Chandrayaan-2,10 years after its first lunar mission in November 2008. Unlike the previous lunar mission on Chandrayaan-1 which had an orbiter and an impactor to be launched on into the lunar orbit, […]
With the new year ringing in ISRO plans to launch a set of 31 satellites including the earth observation spacecraft Cartosat on January 10th in a single mission from its space station in Sriharikota according to reports. The main payload of the mission will be the launch of the India’s earth observation satellite Cartosat 2 […]
Given the size of the Earth observation satellites and the future trend towards the constellation of small rather than large satellites, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is preceding towards smaller rocket sizes. This can lead to satellites with a Weight up to 500 kg. India currently concludes a contract for the launch of small […]
Technology has again brought about a new discovery in the world of astronomy wherein machine learning has helped NASA to identify two new planets outside of our solar system. In a big announcement made yesterday around 11.30pm IST, NASA confirmed the discovery of Kepler 80g and Kepler 90i. Kepler 90i belongs to the Kepler 90 […]
Ram Setu, also called Adam’s Bridge, has been a point of controversy, both for the mythologists as well as scientists. And yes, Indian politics is in no way behind to not leave any opportunity to get back at each other, even if it is a matter of science. What mythology says… According to […]
India’s moonwalk is soon going to amuse the hearts of country lovers. For the very first time, Indian space agency ISRO will make its move towards the moon. ISRO’s Chandrayaan mission will soon take a leap forward which will register India’s name in the list of moon landers. The word “Chandrayan” itself means, a vehicle […]
ISRO has brought out new images of Mars featuring huge volcanoes on its surface. The images were captured by the Mars Colour Camera (MCC) mounted over the Mangalyaan, officially known as the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO was able to take pride in the Mangalyaan which brought to us some […]
India is taking a thriving leap in the renewable energy sources. Solar power is becoming one of the most prominent sections of energy supply in the country. The Q2 report says that, “With over 7,149 MW, solar is now the leading new energy source in India. This is accounting for 39 per cent […]