upsc

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

CSIR is among the top most R&D Organisation in India and among the world’s largest publicly funded R&D…

The Institutional structure of India’s Science and Technology Organisations

Department of Science and Technology (DST) Department of Science and Technology (DST) is under the administrative control of…

Earth’s Atmosphere

A jacket for the planet Earth is a great planet to live on because it has a wonderful atmosphere around…

Why bother moving old satellites?

For one thing, there are thousands of satellites and good-sized pieces of old satellites just hanging around in…

Where Do Old Satellites Go When They Die?

Like every other machine, satellites do not last forever. Whether their job is to observe weather, measure greenhouse…

Number of satellites in orbit by major country as of March 31, 2020

Who has satellites? Then and now

The database is updated three times a year. The database contains 28 types of data for each satellite, including…

UCS Satellite Database

Assembled by experts at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), the Satellite Database is a listing of the…

How many satellites orbit Earth and why space traffic management is crucial

Have you ever wondered how many satellites orbit the Earth? According to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS),…

Watch NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two cosmonauts launch into space tonight

Four years after her first flight to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins will return to space today…