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River floods are already one of the most widespread and damaging forms of natural disasters worldwide.

Study: Warming puts millions more at risk from river floods

The number of people affected by the worst 10 per cent of river flooding will double from 76 million to 156 million in...

13 Jan 2018 4:36 PM IST

Virgin Galactic has not indicated whether the program is ready to move on to rocket-powered test flights.

Seventh glide test of spacecraft conducted by Virgin Atlantic

The company develops commercial spacecrafts to provide spaceflights to space tourists and suborbital launches for space...

13 Jan 2018 9:42 AM IST

The Indian Space Research Organisation will conduct landing simulation tests for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft at Mahendragiri in coming weeks.

Chandrayaan-2 to undergo moon landing simulation tests at Mahendragiri

Mission involves orbiter, lander & a 6-wheeled rover.

13 Jan 2018 2:30 AM IST

Following the 28-hour countdown, the 44-metre tall PSLV-C40 rocket lifted off from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 9.29 am.

Sriharikota: Isro back with a bang in perfect 31-satellite launch

Space agency makes up for Aug. 17 failure.

13 Jan 2018 2:20 AM IST

The Automotive Research Association of India has successfully tested the lithiumion batteries developed by ISRO and this is expected to provide a push to electric vehicles in the country.

Chandrayaan-2 tests at Mahendragiri

To prove the ability to do the soft landing on the moon, we will do the simulation tests in a gravity-less situation, ...

13 Jan 2018 1:59 AM IST

It may be recalled that the heat shield had created problem last time. For the second time, Isro launched the satellites into the multiple orbits.

Isro regains confidence with successful launch

Heat shield had created problems for the failed mission.

13 Jan 2018 1:49 AM IST

Kepler K2-138 System Artists Concept ( Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Citizen Scientists Discover Five-Planet System

This Multi-planet System was found through crowdsourcing.

12 Jan 2018 4:31 PM IST

The deposits were found at seven geological formations called scarps, with slopes up to 55 degrees, in the southern hemisphere and one in the northern hemisphere.

Martian ice deposits could sustain human outposts in the future

The findings showed that ice may be more available than previously known for use as water to support future human...

12 Jan 2018 10:45 AM IST

Diluvicursor was about 7-1/2-feet (2.3 meters) long.

Fossil of dinosaur swept away in ancient Australian river found

Diluvicursor's remains were found amongst a jumbled collection of large fossilised tree trunks, also swept down the...

12 Jan 2018 10:24 AM IST

Fighting odds: Once mango trader now Isro chairman

Want to develop satellites with societal applications: Sivan

12 Jan 2018 7:24 AM IST

The heat shield in the PSLV-C39 rocket did not separate from the fourth stage and both the stage and the IRNSS-1H satellite caught in the heat shield.

ISRO to use upgraded PSLV rocket today

The 28-hour countdown for the PSLV-C40 launch mission has begun on Thursday morning at 5.29 am.

12 Jan 2018 2:17 AM IST

PSLV would launch 31 satellites into the space on Friday. (Photo: DC)

ISRO gets ready for a century

The launch is scheduled at 9.28 am from the first launch pad of Shar on Friday.

12 Jan 2018 1:11 AM IST