Quick Facts About the Chandrayaan Mission
Written by Madhav Bahl, a grade 11 student.
Chandrayaan-1-was ISRO’s first mission to the moon. It was launched on the 22nd of October 2008 from The Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Written by Madhav Bahl, a grade 11 student.
Chandrayaan-1-was ISRO’s first mission to the moon. It was launched on the 22nd of October 2008 from The Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Written by Sthitee Mohanty, senior writer
If Chandrayaan 3 lands successfully on the moon’s surface, India will become the fourth country to land safely on the moon, joining China, the U.S.A., and Russia
Written by Sthitee Mohanty, senior writer
Starship is the first launch vehicle designed to be fully reusable. It is capable of carrying up to 100 passengers on long-duration, interplanetary flights.
Written by Manya Pandey, a first-year undergraduate student.
Neptune is named after the Roman god of the sea, as it looks like a big blob of aqua blue ocean against a black backdrop of starry cosmos…
Written by Prarthana Sheopuri. Managing Editor, I Kid You Not.
Auroras happen when electrically charged particles from the Sun meet (collide) with the gases in Earth’s upper atmosphere. These “collisions” cause billions of flashes of light in the night sky, which is what we see.
Written by Prarthana Sheopuri. Managing Editor, I Kid You Not.
It’s India’s first privately built rocket
Written by Aindrila Jana, writer
Why do we call it the Solar System?
Written by Prarthana Sheopuri. Managing Editor, I Kid You Not.
On 10 October, space-based detectors picked up a powerful gamma-ray burst passing through the Milky Way. Astronomers called this a B.O.A.T – or Brightest Of All Time!
Written by Prarthana Sheopuri. Managing Editor, I Kid You Not.
Mars Orbiter Mission, or as it’s been popularly called, the Mangalyaan, is a space probe orbiting Mars. It was India’s first interplanetary mission.
Written by Aindrila Jana, a third-year undergraduate student
Rocky objects orbiting the Sun that are too minute to be considered planets are asteroids. They are mostly made of rocks and metals.