Carl Sagan once said, “Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still.” These words perfectly encapsulate humanity’s eternal urge to push boundaries, a spirit that continued in 2025 and was even exemplified in spectacular fashion across space. As we flip through the starry pages …
India’s scientific milestones of 2025 We Indians take immense pride in a relationship with science that is deeply emotional. It is visible when millions watch a rocket rise from Sriharikota, when collective celebration follows a successful mission, or when our eyes well up as disappointment settles after years of painstaking …
Space exploration is entering an exciting new era in 2025, with a remarkable lineup of missions poised to deepen our understanding of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. These missions, led by NASA, ISRO, ESA, JAXA, and private companies, will not only advance scientific knowledge but also pave the way for …
The year 2024 proved to be an outstanding time in the realm of space exploration, where the milestones achieved by several agencies held the world in awe. Milestone scientific discoveries and technological achievements marked humanity’s unwavering quest to know more about the universe.From Moon to Mars, and from solar breakthroughs …
In an exclusive interview with TOI’s Chethan Kumar, Australian Space Agency Head Enrico Palermo reveals the depth and breadth of the burgeoning space partnership between Australia and India. From supporting India’s ambitious Gaganyaan mission to launching joint satellites, Palermo outlines how this collaboration is set to transform the Indo-Pacific space …
BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Monday said it accomplished another significant milestone on March 21, when the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) successfully re-entered Earth’s atmosphere in a controlled manner, leaving minimal orbital debris.The POEM-3 was part of the PSLV-C58/XPoSat mission launched on Jan 1, 2024. After deploying …
BENGALURU: The launch readiness date of the Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) satellite, an Earth-observing mission, will be determined at the end of April, Nasa has said in its latest update about the mission. A key component of the satellite is being returned to the US for additional work.The TOI …
BENGALURU: An important programme that will demonstrate one of the technologies needed to meet India’s ambitions of sustained human presence in space is scheduled for a key landing experiment (LEX) at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Challakere, Chitradurga, 220km from Bengaluru, Isro chairman S Somanath confirmed to TOI in …
BENGALURU: In a firm indication that India’s endeavours of sending astronauts to space will not be a one-off show of strength but a programme for sustained human presence in space, the process to select the second batch of astronauts for follow-up missions could begin in six months. The current astronaut …