Topic: Indian Space Research Organisation

Little telescope to hunt big game: hard-to-see near-Earth asteroids

Canada's NEOSSat space telescope was launched Monday atop an Indian rocket. It will monitor two groups of asteroids whose proximity to the sun makes them hard to see from Earth.

Small Canadian satellite to hunt big space rocks

A suitcase-sized Canadian spacecraft launched Monday aboard an Indian rocket is designed to spot large asteroids that cross paths with our planet.

India launches asteroid-hunting spacecraft, tiny telescopes

India launched seven satellites on Monday, including the first spacecraft designed to hunt large space rocks.

India launches 101st space mission, and looks to Mars

The mission will be carried out without international help, highlighting the growth and ambition of India's home-grown space program, which plans to launch a mission to Mars.

India's PM confirms $82 million Mars mission

Manmohan Singh said the the unmanned spacecraft is to be launched in November, 2013 on a frequently used rocket. Critics of the Prime Minister's party say the government's priorities are skewed and it should concentrate more on basic needs of people.

India plans 2014 Mars mission

Four years after a successful moon mission India now plans to send an unmanned probe to Mars's orbit.

India plans 2013 mission to Mars (+video)

Four years after its successful unmanned mission to the Moon, India plans to send an unmanned orbiter to the Red Planet next year. 

Sudden Greenland ice sheet melt baffles scientists (+video)

Satellite images have shown melting over 97 percent of the surface of Greenland's ice sheet in just four days, an event thought to occur every 150 years on average.

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Annular solar eclipse: In India, a chanting temple goes silent

The annular solar eclipse passed over India Friday, creating a 'ring of fire' that brought the world's largest and noisiest religious festival to silence.
01/15/2010 09:22 am

Moon mission takes India's space program in new direction

Chandrayaan, launched Wednesday, will map the moon's surface. But most Indian space projects look for applications on Earth, such as telemedicine or distance learning for its far-flung population.
10/22/2008 01:00 am

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about food inflation and the implications of India's Tata Nano.
01/22/2008 12:00 am