Space

From Bengaluru to NASA, Swati Mohan's perseverance is the key in Mars mission success

February 21, 2021

From Bengaluru to NASA, Swati Mohan's perseverance is the key in Mars mission success

The team led by Swati developed the technology that helped NASA's Perseverance rover to land on Mars precisely at the predetermined spot.

February 19, 2021
New look at first black hole detected shows it is bigger than expected

Researchers said on Thursday that new observations of the Cygnus X-1 black hole, orbiting in a stellar marriage with a large and luminous star, showed it is 21 times our sun's mass, about 50% more massive than previously believed.
February 19, 2021
Touchdown! NASA's rover Perseverance makes historic Mars landing

Moments after touchdown, Perseverance beamed back its first black-and-white images from the Martian surface.
November 11, 2020
Gaganyaan Unplugged-7: ADRDE recovery system to play critical role during India’s manned mission

In Gaganyaan, India’s manned Human Spaceflight Programme, this extremely critical event will be executed by home-grown parachutes made by the Agra-based Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment.
September 29, 2020
United Arab Emirates to send unmanned spacecraft to moon in 2024

The announcement by Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum shows the rapid expansion of the space program.
September 20, 2020
Weekend Reads: How the very fabric of Democracy ended up in the hands of a few 'platforms', and more

Here are the ten must-read pieces from around the world.
September 15, 2020
Stunning sign of alien life detected by scientists on inhospitable Venus

In the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine has been detected, which indicates a tantalizing sign of potential life beyond Earth, claim scientists.

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