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    Space Exploration News

    Alternative rock: Inside the global race to mine asteroids

    A digitally altered artist’s concept of asteroids in the Kuiper Belt. We aren’t headed that far out yet, but as start-ups explore near-Earth asteroids, there is already debate over how much should remain untouched “space wilderness”. (Image: NASA, ESA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI); Imaging Effects: HT)
    Lifestyle
    Updated 13 days ago

    Shubhanshu Shukla: I want my space journey to be told, no matter the medium

    Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla during his interaction with students in Lucknow on Tuesday
    Htcity
    Updated 16 days ago

    An invitation to tango on the Moon

    Over the decades, Isro has demonstrated superior technological and operational ability that has, at times, even surpassed Nasa’s. Chandrayaan-3’s remains the world’s only soft landing on the lunar South Pole, a notoriously difficult and, thus, largely unexplored terrain. (PTI)
    Editorials
    Updated 24 days ago

    ‘Dream to change India’: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla urges youth to build India

    ‘Dream to change India’: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla urges youth to build a developed India by 2047
    Education
    Published 32 days ago

    Open up space, with caution

    The successful launch of India’s first private orbital carrier, Skyroot’s Vikram-1, shows maintaining momentum, let alone increasing it, requires greater private sector participation. (@narendramodi X/ANI)
    Editorials
    Updated 39 days ago

    Pakistan names its first lunar rover ‘Jinnah-1’, set for Moon mission in 2029

    The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) announced the name on Thursday, marking a significant milestone in Pakistan’s ambitions for space exploration and lunar science.
    World News
    Published 50 days ago

    SpaceX rocket to crash into Moon today: Will it create a crater?

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. facility in Hawthorne, California on March 26, 2026.
    World News
    Published 59 days ago

    SpaceX rocket set to collide with Moon today: Will the impact be visible?

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches carrying Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander as the primary payload and Japan-based ispace's Resilience lander as a secondary payload, from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
    World News
    Published 59 days ago

    SpaceX Starship 13th test flight: Launch time, objectives, what to expect

    Starship 40 rolls out of the SpaceX production facility toward the launch pad as preparations continue for the 13th test flight of the Starship spacecraft and the Super Heavy v3 booster in Starbase, Texas.
    World News
    Published 78 days ago

    To Antariksh station and beyond: ISRO shows how tech maturity accumulates

    A domestically designed semi-cryogenic engine shows that India’s propulsion science has matured — engine by engine, test by test — to match the demands of an ambitious exploration programme for decades to come.
    Opinion
    Published 83 days ago

    ‘Perfect bullseye’: How Artemis II withstood 5,000 degrees during return

    The NASA Artemis II crew, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, pose for a group photo inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home following a flyby of the far side of the Moon.
    World News
    Updated 174 days ago

    What happens after Artemis II splashdown? NASA’s post-mission process explained

    This handout photo released by NASA shows NASA's Orion spacecraft with Artemis II crewmembers NASA astronauts as it lands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, on April 10.
    World News
    Published 174 days ago

    Artemis II astronauts hurtle home from moon toward splashdown

    NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth.
    World News
    Updated 175 days ago

    Science City unveils new full-dome 3D digital film to take viewers for space exploration

    Science City unveils new full-dome 3D digital film to take viewers for space exploration
    Cities
    Published 204 days ago

    Impetus for science amidst a global churn

    A nationwide network of over 1,000 accredited clinical trial sites will be created to accelerate drug development timelines and enhance the credibility of Indian research. (Reuters)
    Opinion
    Published 206 days ago

    NASA starts fueling test for Artemis II ahead of lunar launch

    With the first crewed mission planned for 2028, this rehearsal is essential for ensuring astronaut safety and mission success.
    World News
    Published 241 days ago

    Sunita Williams: “We have to find common ground”

    Sunita Williams at the Kerala Literature Festival 2026. (Courtesy KLF)
    Books
    Published 249 days ago

    Solution can be simple if you are willing to observe: Sunita Williams to IIT-D students

    Solution can be simple if you are willing to observe: Sunita Williams to IIT-D students
    Education
    Published 254 days ago

    Dubai crown prince takes Elon Musk for a drive, Tesla CEO replies to his post

    Sheikh Hamdan, the crown prince of Dubai, took Elon Musk for a car drive in the city.
    Trending
    Published 285 days ago

    Exclusive | Shubhanshu Shukla on space journey, interaction with Prime Minister

    Astronaut and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla
    Htcity
    Updated 305 days ago

    Trump govt planning to eliminate NASA? Viral claim comes amid Musk's warning

    The Trump government has announced massive budget cuts for NASA in FY2026.
    World News
    Published 346 days ago

    Where is everyone?: The latest from our search for alien life planet

    Stills from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The Martian (2015) and Interstellar (2014). A NASA rendering of the spiral galaxy NGC 1068; an image of the Curiosity lander on Mars; and a rendering of the Trappist 1 system. (Images: NASA / CXC / SAO / J Schmidt and N Wolk; NASA / JPL-Caltech)
    Lifestyle
    Updated 357 days ago

    Shubhanshu Shukla presents ‘space travelled’ badge to designer Manish Tripathi

    Astronaut and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla presenting the space-travelled badge to its designer Manish Tripathi; (right) Shux wearing the badge
    Htcity
    Updated 404 days ago

    MNNIT’s 22nd convocation: India to launch space station by 2035, moon mission by 2040, says ISRO chief

    (L) MNNIT director Prof RS Verma and (second from left) ISRO chief V Narayanan and (R) Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe, chairman of the NAAC Executive Committee (R) felicitating Vaibhav Kansal of BTech with overall Institute Gold Medal on Saturday evening. (HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Published 411 days ago

    I-Day: From space to chess, Google Doodle features milestones through tile art

    The Doodle artwork for Independence Day 2025 presents a lasting artistic portrayal of India through traditional tile designs.
    India News
    Updated 414 days ago

    Pakistan seeks to expand high-tech ties with China in space, nuclear fields

    Minister Ahsan Iqbal said Pakistan plans satellite launches and aims to send astronauts to China’s space station next year.
    World News
    Published 421 days ago

    NASA fires 20% staff to increase 'efficiency', 2nd cut since Trump took office

    Approximately 3,870 NASA employees have opted to leave through the government’s Deferred Resignation Program
    World News
    Published 433 days ago

    Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's family: Waiting for him to return tomorrow

    Astronaut-Indian Air Force test pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla during his stay at International Space Station
    Htcity
    Updated 445 days ago

    India's Shubhanshu Shukla, Ax-4 crew on way to Earth: When, where they'll land

    The Axiom Mission 4 with other astronauts inside the International Space Station during their stay there. Shubhanshu Shukla is third from left in the front row.
    India News
    Updated 445 days ago

    Shubhanshu Shukla to leave International Space Station on July 14: Axiom

    Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla aboard the International Space Station. (Axiom Space)
    India News
    Updated 448 days ago
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