IT was coming, though the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) did not know when. Following the failure of both star-sensors and some power supply systems on board Chandrayaan-1 in mid-July, ISRO engineers and scientists predicted that the spacecraft might meet its end

The moon is not, after all, as dry as dust. An American instrument on India

International space missions have found ice on the moon and more evidence of ice on Mars -- good news for future settlements and also for scientists looking for extraterrestrial life.

Four reports published in Friday's issue of the journal Science show clear evidence of water, likely frozen, on the desert surfaces of both the Moon and Mars.

Notwithstanding the disappointment over the abrupt end to the Chandrayaan-1 moon mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday added another feather to its cap by launching the Oceansat-2, a remote sensing satellite that would provide a range of services for the fishermen as well as help scientists get better knowledge of the Indian seas.

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SRIHARIKOTA: Three days after its 16th birthday, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Wednesday roared its way to success from the Sriharikota spaceport and put in orbit India

In a major step towards boosting India's capabilities to study oceanography, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), the time-tested workhorse of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is all set to place the 960 kg satellite, Oceansat-2, in a sun-synchronous orbit tomorrow.

New Findings Question Old Certainties, On Earth And Beyond

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Paris: Two-thirds of the world

Aiming to set up a space station in near future, China has began erecting its fourth rocket launching centre on the Hainan island in the southern part of the country. The Hainan Space Launch Centre would come up near the Wenchang city in the north-east coast of the island and would be operational by 2013, official Xinhua news agency reported.

Investment in space exploration would give seven times return to any economy of the world which embarks on such missions, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke said today.

He said, developed economies of the world are investing in space exploration to help development of people