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ISRO's PSLV satellite before the launch on Thursday. Credit: PTI

ISRO’s Human Space Flight Centre to Come up at Challakere

The Wire Staff 09/01/2020

The proposed cost for infrastructure required to build the...

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How a New Wave of Earth-Orbiting Satellites Is Changing Climate Science

Jon Gertner 08/01/2020

Advanced remote-sensing satellite technology is compiling a granular record...

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The Year of the Satellite Megaconstellation

Swapna Krishna 06/01/2020

2019 has seen a new kind of space race:...

K. Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation. Credit: ISRO

Gaganyaan Astronauts’ Training and Chandrayaan 3 Dominate ISRO’s 2020 Plans

The Wire Staff 01/01/2020

The organisation's chief K. Sivan said around 25 missions...

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Watch: What’s an Annular Solar Eclipse?

The Wire Staff 27/12/2019

An annular solar eclipse is when the Moon doesn’t...

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‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Enthrals Skywatchers in Middle East, Asia

Reuters 26/12/2019

In most years, two solar eclipses are visible from...

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Explainer: Why Did the Chandrayaan 2 Lander Take so Long to Find?

Jatan Mehta 14/12/2019

After the events of September 7, ISRO switched its...