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The Outer Space Treaty Has Been Successful So Far, But is it Fit For the Modern Age?

Jill Stuart 31/01/2017

The Outer Space Treaty, now 50 years old, has...

Two halves of the PSLV-C22 heat shield enclosing the IRNSS-1A satellite, whose clocks have developed glitches, ahead of launch in July 2013. Source: ISRO

Three Atomic Clocks Have Failed Onboard India’s ‘Regional GPS’ Constellation

Vasudevan Mukunth 30/01/2017

A replacement satellite will be launched in the second...

New INSAT Satellite to Help Combat Farm Fires, Will Take Over Beat from NASA

Launched last September, next generation satellite INSAT-3DR has opened...

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Astronomers Spot Strange, Bow-Like Structure in Venus’s Atmosphere

Andrew Coates 17/01/2017

An enormous odd feature in Venus' cloud region presents...

Engineers around the GSLV D5 ahead of its launch, in the vehicle assembly building, Sriharikota. Credit: ISRO

Would ISRO Launches Be So Cheap If Indian Labour Were Not Underpaid?

Vasudevan Mukunth 16/01/2017

We know India's ineffective legislation protects the cheapness of...

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Watch: The Women Who Helped India Reach Mars On the First Try

The Wire Staff 12/01/2017

A new video is at times a worm's eye...

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How 2016 Heralded a New Kind of Race Into the Final Frontier

Narayan Prasad 31/12/2016

This time, it’s not one country against another as...