Japan’s space agency has confirmed its moon-lander successfully achieved its pinpoint landing on the moon on January 19. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) couldn’t confirm the landing precision on the day after the spacecraft’s solar panels failed to produce power. JAXA officials knew the lander had performed a controlled descent because none of its …
In a first on the Moon, a laser beam was transmitted and reflected between an orbiting spacecraft and a lander on the lunar surface. A laser beam was transmitted by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and reflected from an Oreo-sized device on Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander. NASA’s LRO, which has made a three-dimensional map of the …
As the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully placed Aditya-L1 spacecraft into its destination orbit, the space agency’s chief S Somanath called it an “end of a long journey”, adding that it was an anxious moment but they were sure it would be successful. The ISRO chief also said that the mission was “complex” and …
By S Vijay Karthik Sriharikota: ISRO on Monday ushered in 2024 with the successful launch of its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite that would offer insights into black holes in the space, making the country only the second to conduct experiment into such celestial objects. Among the payloads that piggybacked the space agency’s ever reliable Polar …
THE INDIAN Space Research Organisation (ISRO) began the new year with the successful launch of its first X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), which will study X-ray polarisation and its cosmic sources such as black holes and neutron stars. Lifting off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota Monday morning, ISRO’s popular launch vehicle PSLV-C58 put …
At 1.21 pm IST on December 25, Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft entered into orbit around the moon after a months-long journey, and ahead of its planned moon-landing attempt on January 19. If the attempt succeeds, Japan will become only the fifth country to soft-land a robotic craft on the natural satellite, …
In space exploration, where meticulous planning is the norm, objectives set the course for any mission. However, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently demonstrated a remarkable ability to not only meet but exceed its mission objectives, especially with the Chandrayaan-3 mission. There was a time when GSLV Mk II of ISRO saw 4 …
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set for another adventurous X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) mission later this month following the success of Chandrayaan 3 mission and successful launch of India’s first solar observation mission Aditya L1 this year. ISRO will also take up a series of space exploration missions next year and is set to …
On August 23, India’s Chandrayaan-3 made a successful lunar landing, marking a significant achievement as India became the first country to reach the Lunar South Pole. This mission, a testament to India’s scientific capabilities, solidified its status as a space superpower. In recognition, ISRO and the Chandrayaan-3 team have been awarded “Outstanding Contribution to Brand …
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that India is set to launch its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), aiming to investigate the polarisation of intense X-Ray sources. According to ISRO, while space-based X-Ray astronomy has been established in India, focusing predominantly on imaging, time-domain studies, and spectroscopy, the upcoming XPoSat mission marks a major …