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India to launch NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite today: Here’s how to watch it live
July 30, 2025 12:12 pm
NISAR, the first Earth observation satellite developed by ISRO and NASA is scheduled to liftoff at 5:40 PM from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
ISRO-NASA NISAR mission: 5 things to know about the costliest Earth observation satellite
July 25, 2025 10:17 am
Developed by ISRO in collaboration with NASA, NISAR is designed to collect detailed information about Earth's surface and will also give insights into natural disasters.
5th July was the shortest day this year. Why is the Earth spinning faster this month?
July 24, 2025 10:08 am
Until 2020, the shortest day ever recorded was -1.05 ms, which means the Earth completed its rotation in 1.05 milliseconds less than 24 hours.
Aurora borealis alert: Rare celestial spectacle to be visible this weekend, when and where to watch
June 15, 2025 9:06 am
A 'moderate' geomagnetic storm may make northern lights, also known as Aurora Borealis visible in as many as 18 states in the northern part of the US.
City-killer asteroids orbiting near Venus could someday hit Earth without warning, says study
June 09, 2025 9:19 am
These 20 "city killer" asteroids, each over 140 metres in size, could potentially be on a future collision course with Earth.
Here's what your body could experience if the Sun slowly evolved into a red giant
June 04, 2025 1:30 pm
If the Sun were to begin its gradual expansion into a red giant, the most immediate physical effects on the human body would be…
Earth's average temperature for 2025-29 likely to exceed 1.5 deg C limit
May 28, 2025 11:40 am
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), India received above-normal rainfall during the monsoon season in four of the past five years.
Solar System Temperatures: Know the average temperatures of all the planets in our solar system
April 03, 2025 1:03 pm
Average Surface Temperatures of All Planets: Planets' temperatures are largely influenced by their structural characteristics and proximity to the Sun, however, Venus notably presents a unique case.
Sunita Williams shares what she first ate after returning to Earth from space, reveals the food's connection with her 'vegetarian father'
April 01, 2025 2:28 pm
"I've been feeling good since we've been back...almost two weeks now," Sunita Williams said in a press conference
Region around Shiv Shakti point, where India’s Chandrayaan-3 landed, is 3.7 billion years old: study
February 09, 2025 1:17 am
Earth may be 4.5 billion years old but microbial life emerged some 3.7 billion years ago.
EARTH PHOTOS
Lunar Eclipse 2021: Glimpses of the astronomical event from around the world
November 20, 2021 10:22 am
The lunar eclipse was the longest of this century and longer than any other eclipse dating back 580 years.
In pictures: Stunning 'pink supermoon' lights up skies across the world
April 29, 2021 2:52 pm
First supermoon of 2021 light up the skies across the world. In its closest approach to Earth, the bigger and brighter supermoon delighted sky-watchers. Check out these stunning images.
EARTH VIDEOS
Seven countries are home to over half the world's population: News in Numbers
June 22, 2020 6:19 pm
About 53% of the world population of the world lives in just seven countries. Take a look in today's News in Numbers.
India, US to launch satellite on climate change in 2021
February 26, 2016 5:27 am
New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): India and the United States are collaborating to build a satellite on climate change which will be launched in 2021, said US ambassador to India Richard Verma.Divulging details, Verma said space agencies are developing NASA –ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar project or NISAR and plan to launch it from India’s impressive geo-synchronised satellite launch vehicle in 2021. Verma added that the satellite will use advance radar imaging to provide an unprecedented detail view of earth.
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