The ISRO chairman also revealed that agency is planning to orchestrate 10-12 launches in the next year, which will help it strengthen capacity in terms of observation, communication or navigation.
David Coil, the co-author of the study, says that the finding is actually "reassuring" because it is probably a signature of a healthy spacecraft.
Scientists are of the opinion that this may have important implications for the possibility of life in the ocean beneath the moon's surface.
Researchers found that the K2-18b is probably mostly rocky with a gaseous atmosphere – like Earth, only bigger.
Stargazers are in for a treat on Sunday as they could catch a glimpse of a so-called “supermoon” – when the Moon appears larger and brighter in the sky as it moves closer to Earth.
The spacecraft has been using small devices called “attitude control thrusters” to orient itself so it can communicate with Earth, but the thrusters have been degrading since 2014, according to NASA.
It will be launched using a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mk II) which includes a lunar orbiter, lander and rover, all made in India.
The new study suggests that the planet -- that orbits very close to its host star, has an unusual composition. The researchers looked at data collected for WASP-18b as part of a survey to find exoplanets with stratospheres.
The satellite was sent to the skies to look for evidence of the annihilation or decay of dark matter particles in space. The mysterious dark matter is believed to comprise a quarter of universe.
NASA is set to launch a sensor that will measure space debris around the International Space Station (ISS), which could help reduce the risk to human life.
When Dean Stocks clicked on the Ambrose Street location and zoomed in with Google Street View, he saw something that was hard to believe on.
A recent study has suggested that a spike in levels of oxygen may have caused a three-fold increase in biodiversity during between 445 and 485 million years ago.
Mysterious booming sounds heard in differed parts of the world, particularly the Middle East, has left people as well as the NASA baffled.
Cassini ended its journey with a dramatic plunge into Saturn's atmosphere on September 15, this year, returning unique science data until it lost contact with Earth.
The mission will rely on a special parachute to slow the spacecraft down as it enters the Martian atmosphere at over 5.4 km per second.
If a prediction by two US scientists were true then the world could see an increase in the number of strong earthquakes in 2018 and the next few years, a media report said.
The new study published in the journal Nature proposes a novel cooling mechanism that could solve the puzzle.
The pioneering Kilopower reactor represents a small and simple approach for long-duration, Sun-independent electric power for space or extraterrestrial surfaces.
Japan had also launched Hiten Spacecraft in 1990, the country's first lunar probe. India had launched its first lunar probe in 2008 through Chandrayaan-1, and is now gearing up for its next lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 in March next year.
Ross 128 b is currently 11 light-years from Earth. The planet is moving towards us and is expected to become our nearest stellar neighbour in just 79,000 years.
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