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Mission Shakti: India Likely Destroyed Microsat R Satellite in First ASAT Test

Vasudevan Mukunth 27/03/2019

With this test, India has become the fourth nation...

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The Story of Dust, Through Space and Time

Vasudevan Mukunth 10/11/2018

Unlike our search thus far for extraterrestrial companionship, we...

An artist’s impression, aided by NASA data, of space debris surrounding Earth. Credit: NASA

Tiangong-1 Is a Fiery Wake-Up Call About Littering in Space

Prakash Chandra 29/03/2018

The only alternative to stopping littering is to watch...

The Long March 2 G/F rocket that carried Tiangong-1 into orbit on September 29, 2011. Credit: China Manned Space Engineering Office

China’s First Space Station Is Falling Back to Earth – but Don’t Panic

The Wire Staff 14/03/2018

People around the world are worried that they will...

The IRNSS 1H in the clean room at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, ahead of its launch. Source: ISRO

Leftovers of PSLV C39 Mission Will Fall Back Towards Earth in Two Months

IANS 06/09/2017

"As per our current estimates whatever remains of the...

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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...

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Seven Reasons ISRO’s Latest PSLV Launch Was Signficant

Vasudevan Mukunth 26/09/2016

The largest satellite onboard is the ScatSat-1. It will...