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The extra-large science load includes a cosmic ray monitor, a mini satellite with cheap, off-the-shelf scopes for potential military viewing, and 20 mice for an eye and brain study.

NASA launches advanced weather satellite for western US

GOES-S is the second satellite in a $11 billion effort that's revolutionising forecasting with fast, crisp images of...

5 March 2018 8:56 AM IST

Its the second satellite in an $11 billion effort thats already revolutionizing forecasting with fast, crisp images of hurricanes, wildfires and other natural calamities.

NASA launches advanced weather satellite for western US

The first spacecraft in the series has been monitoring the Atlantic and East Coast for the past year.

2 March 2018 9:04 AM IST

The orbiting satellite is almost as big as a city bus.

China to offer commercial recoverable satellites in next two years

The satellites allow scientists to send experiments into space on unmanned missions and recover the results.

19 March 2018 8:38 AM IST

Tiangong-1 was originally planned to be decommissioned in 2013 but China has repeatedly extended the length of its mission. (Representative Image)

China says unlikely large pieces of space station will crash to earth

The craft is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere at some time from this week

31 March 2018 9:54 AM IST

This photo shows researchers testing Chinas first space station module Tiangong-1 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest Chinas Gansu Province prior to its launch on September 29, 2011. (Photo: AP)

China's defunct space lab hurtling toward Earth for re-entry

China's defunct and believed out-of-control space station is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere sometime in the...

29 March 2018 4:51 PM IST

Other security analysts have also recently tied sophisticated attacks to Chinese groups that had been out of sight for awhile, and there could be overlap. (Photo: Pixabay)

China-based campaign breached satellite, defence companies: Symantec

Symantec says the effort appeared to be driven by national espionage goals, like the interception of military and...

20 Jun 2018 10:11 AM IST

It has already docked with the International Space Station and the tests are expected to begin in the next few weeks. (Photo: Surrey Space Centre)

European space agency launches space junk collector from ISS

The 100kg spacecraft has been deployed from ISS to conduct several experiments regarding space junk cleanup.

26 Jun 2018 8:39 PM IST

The extra-large science load includes a cosmic ray monitor, a mini satellite with cheap, off-the-shelf scopes for potential military viewing, and 20 mice for an eye and brain study.

France doubts the UK would develop own satnav rival to Galileo

Galileo was commissioned in 2003 and is due for completion by 2020.

8 Jun 2018 1:52 PM IST

Scientists hope the Aeolus mission will deliver the first set of data to a ground station in Svalbard, Norway. (Photo: Pixabay)

Wind-tracker satellite to sharpen weather forecasts

The Aeolus mission will provide scientists with data on winds in remote areas, such as over oceans.

23 Aug 2018 10:15 AM IST

The European Commission has started to exclude Britain and its companies from sensitive future work on Galileo ahead of the countrys exit from the EU in seven months time. (Photo: ESA)

UK to start work on own satellite system to rival EU's Galileo

Britain's finance minister Philip Hammond has approved 100 million pounds to explore a post-Brexit satellite system.

27 Aug 2018 8:56 AM IST

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket with the NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) onboard is seen shortly after the mobile service tower at SLC-2 was rolled back at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The ICESat-2 mission will measure the changing height of Earths ice. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

NASA satellite launched to measure Earth's ice changes

The mission is a successor to the original Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite that operated from 2003 to 2009.

16 Sept 2018 11:02 AM IST

20 satellites make up the Global Positioning System, or GPS, enabling precise positions to be measured at any time.

Brazil space station opens for small satellite business

Space cooperation between the United States and Brazil took a big step forward when they signed a SSA agreement.

15 Sept 2018 8:13 AM IST