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First-stage integration of the PSLV C34 in progress. Credit: ISRO

Wheat Production Forecasts and More – 20 Points From ISRO’s 2016 Annual Report

The Wire Staff 22/02/2017

During 2016, ISRO signed cooperative agreements with the French,...

An Ariane 5ES lifts off, June 2013. Credit: dlr_de/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Apples and Oranges: Why ISRO Rockets Aren’t Comparable to Falcons or Arianes

Vasudevan Mukunth 18/02/2017

ISRO is a state-backed, not market-driven, organisation, while its...

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Calling ISRO’s Fluff: Only Higher Achievements Should Merit Widespread Celebration

Pavan Srinath 17/02/2017

If nanosatellites are the future, why is ISRO not...

Watch: Asteroid Ceres Has Many Ingredients for the Recipe of Life

The Wire Staff 17/02/2017

NASA Dawn data has revealed the presence of substances...

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Watch: All You Need To Know About ISRO’s PSLV C37 Mission – 1 Launch, 104 Satellites

The Wire Staff 14/02/2017

The PSLV C37 mission, scheduled for February 15, will...

The supernova 2013fs located in a blue, star-forming area (the red point sources in the vicinity are foreground stars), which is apparently a part of one of the major arms of the spiral host NGC 7610. Caption and credit: doi:10.1038/nphys4025

Astronomers Catch Star Just Six Hours After it Goes Supernova

Vasudevan Mukunth 14/02/2017

They also found the dying star had begun to...

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After Big Launch, ISRO Gunning for Mars and Venus With France, US Help

The second mission to Mars is tentatively slated for...