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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...

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...

TeamIndus's Eca rover. Credit: TeamIndus

In Twist to Moon Race, ISRO Will Fly TeamIndus Rover Together With Its Competitor’s

Sandhya Ramesh 27/12/2016

It will be the first time in history that...

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Infinite in All Directions: The Five Fronts of Consciousness, an Old Frontier

Thomas Manuel 19/12/2016

Infinite in All Directions is The Wire‘s science newsletter....

A mosaic of images taken by the Mars Colour Camera onboard MOM showing the Syrtis Major region of Mars, September 2015. One of the MOM payload's objectives is to trace the prevalence of and study the methane in Mars's atmosphere. Credit: Justin Cowart/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission’s Methane Instrument Has a Glitch

Vasudevan Mukunth 15/12/2016

The instrument samples methane, carbon dioxide and atmospheric properties...