Space

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said that the US has fielded on-orbit weapons to defend against hostile action, without detailing the systems.

A new study suggests Venus’s gravity and slow rotation could have caused a moon to spiral inward and eventually collide with the planet.

The scientists from the German Aerospace Center's Institute of Space Research reported that Mercury's shrinkage may be 30% greater than previously believed

Addressing an international summit in Paris, Modi said space cooperation must be anchored in international law and urged nations to join India’s research efforts.

The first edition of the International Space Summit is being held from September 9-10, bringing together governments, companies, space agencies and scientists.

The development came after nine employee associations wrote to ISRO Chairperson seeking official clarification on privatisation claims.

The associations have written to ISRO Chairperson V Narayanan seeking official clarification on the proposed privatisation.

Narayanan said the launch vehicle being prepared for Gaganyaan is human-rated and ISRO is continuing work on the mission.

EOS-05 is set to provide real-time imagery for applications including agriculture and disaster management.

The telescope is designed to investigate cosmic enigmas such as dark energy and dark matter, while also testing gravity at vast scales and searching for exoplanets.

The little red dots, which fill the distant reaches of the Universe, might actually be evidence of the earliest supermassive black holes, the study finds.

Narayanan highlighted India's growing capabilities in space technology and said the country is now using space-based applications

The operation forms part of essential maintenance work required to keep the station operational as it approaches its third decade of continuous human habitation.