Sandhya Ramesh

Sandhya Ramesh is a science writer with a focus on astronomy, earth science and all cool things space. She tweets about them at @sandygrains.

TeamIndus's Eca rover. Credit: TeamIndus

In Twist to Moon Race, ISRO Will Fly TeamIndus Rover Together With Its Competitor’s

Sandhya Ramesh 27/12/2016

It will be the first time in history that...

The supermoon of March 19, 2011 (right), and an average moon of December 20, 2010 (left). Credit: Marco Langbroek/Wikimedia Commons

Tonight’s Supermoon Will Be the Biggest in 68 Years – a Watcher’s Guide

Sandhya Ramesh 14/11/2016

The latter half of this year has had a...

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A Brief History of Earth: The Birds, the Bees and Other Triassic Treats

Sandhya Ramesh 30/10/2016

The last known supercontinent had broken up to yield...

An artist's illustration of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, with the Schiaparelli lander to its right, shown next to Mars. Credit: ESA/Twitter

Live: European ExoMars Probe Prepares to Enter Orbit Around Mars, Launches Lander To Surface

Sandhya Ramesh 19/10/2016

This mission will be followed in 2020 by a...

Comet 67P/C-G, which the probe Rosetta will speed into on September 30. Credit: Rosetta NAVCAM/ESA

Live: The Final Moments of Rosetta, the Comet-Trailing Probe

Sandhya Ramesh 30/09/2016

Follow along as the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft...

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A Brief History of Earth: The Triassic, a Time for New Beginnings and a Few Endings

Sandhya Ramesh 28/09/2016

In the Triassic period, life slowly bloomed into some...

This artist's concept shows the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft contacting the asteroid Bennu with the Touch-And-Go Sample Arm Mechanism or TAGSAM. The mission aims to return a sample of Bennu's surface coating to Earth for study as well as return detailed information about the asteroid and it's trajectory. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Asteroid-Bound OSIRIS-REx Set to Begin New Quest for Life’s Origins

Sandhya Ramesh 07/09/2016

The ambitious seven-year mission will visit the asteroid Bennu...