A model of India’s Chandrayaan-1 satellite that discovered water on the moon
India will launch its first manned space mission in 2016 in a bid to match space pioneers such as Russia and the United States, a top official said Wednesday.
The government had already approved plans for a human space flight project by the Indian Space [...]

The millennium’s longest annular solar eclipse was partially seen in the national capital Friday but cloudy skies marred a clear view of the celestial spectacle. The weather, however, failed to puncture the spirit of enthusiastic students who had gathered at the Nehru Planetarium to view the rare event.
Scores of people gathered at the planetarium. So [...]

An annular eclipse is when the moon does not cover the entire disk, allowing a thin rim of sunlight to be visible around the edge.
Eclipses should never be watched with the naked eye, as it is extremely dangerous for the eyes. Neither should an eclipse be watched through cooling glasses or sun glasses. A simple [...]

Today, India made its will and prowess known to the world. It was through the test-firing of nuclear capable surface to surface Prithvi-11 missile twice from the Chandipur range in Orissa. It is to be reminded, India has been in the news for its great space adventures in the recent past, [...]

The timing could not have been better. Struggling to overcome chronic underfunding, technical problems and a lack of political commitment, and with public interest waning, Nasa’s plans for sending astronauts back to the Moon seemed at risk of being frozen. News that water may be lurking in the lunar soil could prompt a thaw.
Only last [...]