Indian Space Research Organisation succefully launched into orbit India’s earth imaging and mapping satellite CARTOSAT-3 along with 13 Nano satellites from the U.S. The 44.4 metre tall PSLV C47 rocket carrying the mapping satellite and other commercial satellites lifted...
Chandrayaan-2 is alive and well, and snapping pictures as ISRO shared a new photo of the lunar surface captured by the orbiter. Chandrayaan-2, which has several scientific, imaging and mapping instruments onboard, has captured its first three-dimensional map of a...
Exoplanets are planets located outside our solar system. One such lonely planet and the star it orbits is currently in the process of getting a Bengali or Sanskrit name from the Astronomical Society of India (ASI). Earlier this year, as...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released the first illuminated image of the lunar surface. Captured by Chandrayaan-2’s Imaging Infrared Spectrometer (IIRS) payload, ISRO stated that it has started spectroscopic studies on the surface of the Moon. The...
Not just ISRO and NASA, but the entire world is curious about Chandrayaan 2. Even Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt! On September 16, the actor called the International Space Station (ISS) to talk to American astronaut Nick Hague and asked...
Chandrayaan-2 didn’t go as planned; ISRO lost contact with Vikram lander just seconds before it was scheduled soft land on the lunar South Pole. Despite the mishap, ISRO’s efforts didn’t go unnoticed as space agencies across the world applauded...
Don’t give up your hopes on Chandrayaan-2 as we bring you some good news- ISRO has found out the exact location of the rocket’s lander Vikram. Earlier on September 7, the space agency had lost communication with the lander...
After an intense descent of almost 10 minutes and a fine braking phase of almost more than three minutes, ISRO lost contact with the Vikram Lander. The space agency went into a “no signal” zone with the Vikram and...
India’s second mission to the moon-Chandrayaan 2 is getting closer towards achieving its feat. The Vikram lander has successfully separated from the rocket’s orbiter on the afternoon of September 2, pushing India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission into the last and most...
Last week, we all saw the image of the moon that Chandrayaan-2 sent. If you have looked closely at the picture, you must have also seen the name of four popular craters of the moon. One of them is...
