Aerospace

A poster for the film 'The Martian'. Source: Fox Movies

Mars is There, Waiting to Be Reached – Bringing it Home is the Problem

Vasudevan Mukunth 02/10/2015

A review of the film 'The Martian', directed by...

Dark, narrow streaks, each about a tenth of a kilometre long, called recurring slope lineae flowing downhill on Mars are inferred to have been formed by contemporary flowing water. In 2015, scientists detected hydrated salts on these slopes at Hale crater, suggesting the streaks are formed by liquid water. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

NASA Finds More Signs of Liquid Water on Mars

Vasudevan Mukunth 28/09/2015

The signs of liquid water flows have been found...

Hoisting of the PSLV C-30 second stage during vehicle integration. Source: ISRO

PSLV Lifts Off With India’s First Astronomical Satellite

Vasudevan Mukunth 28/09/2015

ASTROSAT will study sources of high-energy UV and X-radiation...

HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog). Source: Rahul Goel

What it Takes to Become an Astronaut

Rahul Goel 25/09/2015

The simulation forced us to physically as well as...

Pluto, as shot by the MVIC camera on board the New Horizons probe. Source: NASA

Stunning New Colour Image of Pluto Released

Vasudevan Mukunth 25/09/2015

In 16 million pixels, it shows the best view...

Hubble Space Telescope. Source: NASA

Why ASTROSAT is Not ‘India’s Hubble’

Vasudevan Mukunth 23/09/2015

A comparison with the Hubble diminishes the ASTROSAT by...

Instruments of the ASTROSAT being inspected at the ISRO Satellite Centre. Credit: ISRO

India to Put its First Dedicated Astronomical Telescope in Space

Vasudevan Mukunth 20/09/2015

Eleven years after the project was first okayed, the...