Aerospace

An artist's illustration of Juno with Jupiter in the background. Credit: NASA

NASA Juno Swings Past Jupiter’s Clouds, Officially Begins Mission

Sandhya Ramesh 28/08/2016

Each orbit will expose its instruments to a radiation...

The RH-560 sounding rocket during a test in March 2010. Source: ISRO

ISRO ‘Successfully’ Tests Scramjet Engine

IANS 28/08/2016

The scramjet engine, used only during the atmospheric phase...

A sounding rocket with the ATV for its second stage, ahead of the first test on May 23, 2016. Credit: ISRO

ISRO Will Test Scramjet Engine on August 28

Vasudevan Mukunth 25/08/2016

Using a scramjet engine will allow a launch vehicle...

This artist’s impression shows the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image between the planet and Proxima itself. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and orbits in the habitable zone around Proxima Centauri, where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface. Caption and credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

Scientists Believe a Potentially Habitable World Orbits Sun’s Closest Star

Sandhya Ramesh 24/08/2016

Proxima b's existence hasn't been confirmed yet – but...

Earthrise the First. Credit: NASA

50 Years of the Iconic First ‘Earthrise’ Shot

The Wire Staff 23/08/2016

Earthrise was captured by the Lunar Orbiter 1 mission,...

China Launches World’s First Quantum Satellite

Reuters 16/08/2016

The Quantum Experiments at Space Scale, or QUESS, satellite...

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ISRO Plans Return to Mars with Mangalyaan 2.0

Vasudevan Mukunth 12/08/2016

The next Mars mission will likely be launched in...