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Indian-origin NASA scientist to lead rocket mission to ring of fire eclipse

Published on Oct 07, 2023 05:32 pm IST

The APEP team will execute a sequence of three rocket launches, with one occurring 35 minutes prior to the local peak of the eclipse, one during the eclipse, and another 35 minutes after. (NASA)

Gaganyaan mission: ISRO gearing up for first abort test of crew escape system

According to ISRO officials, the Gaganyaan project would demonstrate India's capability of taking a crew of two to three members to a circular orbit of about 400 km around the earth for a one-to-three days mission and bring them back safely to earth, by landing in a designated location in Indian sea waters.

Published on Oct 05, 2023 09:42 pm IST

Generative AI’s supercharging goes beyond just text to images

Canva’s newly updated AI suite includes nifty tools such as Magic Expand.

Published on Oct 05, 2023 09:46 am IST

NASA monitoring this asteroid taller than Empire State Building

Asteroid Bennu

Published on Oct 04, 2023 09:19 pm IST

Solar eclipse to meteor showers: When to watch celestial events of October 2023

FILE PHOTO: A combination of ten pictures shows the progression of a partial solar eclipse near as a jet plane flies by the total solar eclipse in Guernsey, Wyoming U.S., August 21, 2017. (REUTERS)

Updated on Oct 04, 2023 06:24 pm IST

Scientifically Speaking | In defence of AI… and human intervention

Undoubtedly, science is undergoing a seismic shift(Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 04, 2023 01:18 pm IST

Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier win Nobel Prize in Physics

Nobel Prize 2023 in Physics won by Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier

Published on Oct 03, 2023 03:22 pm IST

Light, new materials among potential contenders for Nobel Physics Prize

The Physics Prize will be followed by the Chemistry Prize on Wednesday.(AFP)

Published on Oct 03, 2023 01:38 pm IST

Nobel in Medicine to Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman for role in Covid-19 vaccines

Penn Medicine scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries enabling the development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.(via REUTERS)

Updated on Oct 02, 2023 04:00 pm IST

US man dies of brain disease linked to COVID-19, sparks concerns: Study

The man's neurological condition worsened following his admission with a COVID-19 diagnosis. (Shutterstock) (Representational Image)

Published on Oct 01, 2023 07:35 pm IST

Scientists use pollen data to decode first human migration into Eurasia

They compared Pleistocene vegetation communities around Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, to the oldest archeological traces of Homo sapiens in the region.(Reuters)

Updated on Oct 01, 2023 04:50 pm IST

DNA traces found in fossil of six million-year-old sea turtle

The turtle is from the same genus - Lepidochelys - as two of the world's seven living species of sea turtles - the Kemp's ridley, the world's smallest sea turtle, and the olive ridley. (Representational Image: Pixabay/Pexels)

Published on Sept 29, 2023 05:08 pm IST

All about Sukrayaan 1: ISRO's mission to Venus

Venus

Published on Sept 29, 2023 04:20 pm IST

Super harvest moon tonight is the last this year: All you need to know

People walk on the roof of the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon, as a full supermoon rises in the background, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)(AP)

Published on Sept 29, 2023 11:54 am IST

Hence proved! Nothing's the matter with antimatter as it loses a bit more pizazz

This handout illustration released by U.S. National Science Foundation on September 27, 2023, shows an anti-matter gravity experiment ALPHA-g at an undisclosed location. For the first time, scientists have observed antimatter particles -- the mysteriously absent twins of the visible matter all around us -- falling downwards due to the effect of gravity,(AFP)

Published on Sept 27, 2023 10:02 pm IST

OSIRIS-REx Mission: Initial lid removed, exposes black dust and debris

Researchers removed the lid of the sample return canister on Tuesday.(NASA)

Published on Sept 27, 2023 06:13 pm IST

NASA astronaut, Russian cosmonauts return to earth after year-long space mission

International Space Station (ISS) crew member and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio rests after landing in the Soyuz MS-23 space capsule in a remote area near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday.(via REUTERS)

Published on Sept 27, 2023 05:29 pm IST

ISRO to carry out Venus mission next? Here is what chairman Somnath said

ISRO Chairman S Somnath (File)

Published on Sept 27, 2023 08:01 am IST

What composes alien life? New study reveals they may not be carbon-based

One of the two supposed ‘non-human alien corpses’ displayed at Mexico Congress(X(formerly Twitter)/@iohmbra)

Published on Sept 26, 2023 06:33 pm IST

NASA capsule brings asteroid sample back to Earth. Where will it be studied?

A pilot boards a helicopter before flying into the Utah desert to participate in the Osiris-Rex asteroid sample return and recovery mission at Dugway, Utah, on September 24.(AFP)

Published on Sept 24, 2023 10:03 pm IST

Asteroid Bennu may reveal secrets of life on Earth. Its sample will have…

Undated image provided by NASA shows the asteroid Bennu seen from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.(AP)

Published on Sept 24, 2023 10:02 pm IST

'Touchdown': NASA control room rejoices as first asteroid samples land on Earth

This image taken from video provided by NASA TV shows the capsule released by the Osiris-Rex spacecraft lying on the surface near the parachute after landing to Earth.(AP)

Published on Sept 24, 2023 08:55 pm IST

NASA capsule set to land in Utah desert, carrying largest asteroid samples ever

This undated image provided by NASA shows the asteroid Bennu seen from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. On Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will fly by Earth and drop off what is expected to be at least a cupful of rubble it grabbed from Bennu, closing out a seven-year quest. (AP via NASA)

Published on Sept 24, 2023 07:37 am IST

What is the 'zombie ant' parasite? Find out how ants lose control

Scientists have discovered that the lancet liver fluke parasite, notorious for turning ants into

Published on Sept 18, 2023 04:55 pm IST

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission prepares for historic asteroid Bennu sample return

The OSIRIS-REx Curation Lab, where samples will be processed, is seen during a media day hosted by NASA to preview the OSIRIS-REx Sample Lab at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on July 24, 2023. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP)(AFP)

Published on Sept 17, 2023 11:22 pm IST

ISRO to launch first test vehicle mission for Gaganyaan in a month or two

Image shared by ISRO after successfully conducting test of Vikas Engine for Gaganyaan.(X/ISRO)

Updated on Sept 15, 2023 09:18 pm IST

Scepticism about claim human ancestors nearly went extinct

The study, published in the journal Science earlier this month, looked at the genomes of more than 3,150 modern-day humans.(REUTERS)

Published on Sept 15, 2023 09:26 am IST

With over 355 days, NASA astronaut breaks US record for longest spaceflight

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio.(AP)

Published on Sept 12, 2023 09:13 pm IST

‘Next is Samudrayaan’: Union minister shares pics of submersible Matsya 6000

Matsya 6000 is India's first manned deep ocean mission.(X/@KirenRijiju)

Published on Sept 11, 2023 11:02 pm IST

UK scientist Ian Wilmut who created ‘Dolly’ the Sheep clone dies at 79

Ian Wilmut (File)(AP)

Published on Sept 11, 2023 09:51 pm IST

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