ISRO said on Saturday the Aditya-L1 spacecraft has travelled beyond a distance of 9.2 lakh km from Earth, successfully escaping the sphere of Earth’s influence. It is now navigating its path towards the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1), the Bengaluru-headquartered national space agency said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter. “This is the second […]
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Why is ISRO’s quest for Venus so significant?
Venus, often referred to as Earth’s twin sister, has long intrigued scientists with its enigmatic atmosphere and extreme conditions. Numerous space agencies have already embarked on missions to study this neighbouring planet, shedding light on its mysteries and offering insights into the evolution of rocky planets. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has joined this […]
ISRO sets sights on potentially habitable exo-planets
After the success of the Moon mission, ISRO has set sights on unlocking the mysteries of dying stars and exo-planets some of which are known to have atmosphere and are considered habitable, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S Somanath said on Tuesday. Delivering a lecture organised by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Somanath said […]
Chandrayaan-3: ISRO plans to ‘reactivate’ asleep Vikram and Pragyan today. What happens next?
No signals have been received from Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander and Pragyan rover so far even as sunlight is back on the lunar south pole where the duo was put to sleep earlier this month. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will try to reactivate the lander and rover on Saturday. Though the initial plan was […]
ISRO makes attempt to wake up Chandrayaan-3’s lander and rover; receives no signal
The ISRO, on Friday, said it has made efforts to establish communication with its lunar mission Chandrayaan-3’s lander Vikram and rover Pragyan to ascertain their ‘wake-up condition’ after they had been put into sleep mode early this month, but no signals have been received from them as of now. Attempts to make contact with the […]
Chandrayaan-3: All eyes on Vikram lander, Pragyan as ISRO awaits them to wake up from slumber
As dawn breaks on the moon on Friday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) keenly awaits Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover to wake up from their 14-day lunar slumber. If they wake up, the second phase of Chandrayaan-3 will begin. The lander and rover modules Vikram and Pragyan were put on sleep on September 4 […]
Gaganyaan: How significant are the different tests before the actual crewed mission?
Come October 2023 and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expected to conduct a key test as part of its ambitious crewed space mission, Gaganyaan, project director R. Hutton told new agency Reuters. The different tests hold utmost significance as ISRO has time and again emphasized human safety as the top priority for this […]