Science
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India gets one more rocket, SSLV-D2 orbits 3 satellites successfully
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): India on Friday got one more rocket to launch satellites. SSLV-D2 successfully orbited three satellites with its new…
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Countdown for 2nd flight of ISRO’s SSLV rocket with 3 satellites to begin at 2.48 am Friday
Chennai: The countdown for the flight of India’s small rocket, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) will start in the early hours…
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ISRO, Microsoft join hands to empower spacetech startups in India
Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Microsoft on Thursday announced a collaboration to fuel the growth of space technology…
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S.Korea’s lunar orbiter Danuri enters Moon’s orbit
Seoul: South Korea’s unmanned space vehicle Danuri has successfully entered the orbit of the Moon earlier than planned, the science ministry…
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Humans can live on Moon for longer periods in this decade: NASA
London: Not just SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the US space agency also thinks that humans could stay on the Moon for…
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ISRO plans Sun and Moon missions in 2023 as well as commercial ones
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): The Indian space agency is having a busy launch schedule next year that includes commercial, navigation, sun and…
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Don’t miss Jupiter’s closest date with Earth in 59 years
Washington: Jupiter was set to make its closest approach to Earth in 59 years on Monday and stargazers were waiting for…
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Defence Ministry inks Rs 1,700 cr deal for surface-to-surface BrahMos missile
New Delhi: The Defence Ministry on Thursday signed a Rs 1,700 crore deal for acquisition of additional dual-role capable surface to…
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OneWeb’s 36 satellites arrive in India ahead of launch
London: OneWeb, an India-UK joint venture satellite communications company, on Tuesday announced the arrival of 36 satellites at the Satish Dhawan…
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Scientists fix GPS device to pelican’s wings in K’taka
Mandya (Karnataka): Scientists on Monday successfully fitted a GPS device to a pelican bird in Kokkare Bellur in Karnataka’s Mandya district.…
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10 times faster than a bullet, supersonic asteroid to pass Earth: NASA
New York: A small supersonic asteroid, travelling at ten times the speed of a bullet, will pass by the Earth on…
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Hyderabad startup Skyroot Aerospace raises $51mn to boost small satellite launches
Hyderabad: In what is being seen as the largest funding round ever in the Indian space-tech sector, Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based…
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DRDO, Navy successfully flight-test vertical launch short range surface-to-air missile
Bhubaneswar: The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully flight tested the vertical launch short range surface-to-air missile…
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India ranks 3rd in global startup ecosystem & number of unicorns, says Minister
New Delhi: India ranks third in the global Startup ecosystem and also in terms of the number of Unicorns. As per…
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Gout flare-ups may up heart attack, stroke risk for upto 120 days: Study
London: The risk of heart attacks and strokes temporarily increases in the four months after a gout flare, finds a study.…
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ISRO gearing up for launch of small rocket SSLV on Aug 7
Chennai: India’s newest rocket, the 34 metre tall and weighing 120 ton Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will lift off from…
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Presumed extinct plant species rediscovered after 188 years in Himachal
Shimla: Researchers from the Botanical Survey of India in Dehradun and Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla on Thursday said they have…
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India-born scientist elected to US National Academy of Sciences
New Delhi: Kamal Bawa, a noted, Indian born, conservation biologist and president of the Bengaluru-based Ashoka Trust for Research and Ecology…
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Journeys in the ‘Fourth Dimension’: Time Travel in fiction and its variations
The most plaintive words, across languages, could be “If I could turn back time/the clock”. While what the future will…
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Antarctic Ozone Hole 13th Largest on Record
The 2021 Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum area on October 7 and is now the 13th largest since 1979,…
