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Private US, Japanese lunar landers launch on single rocket

January 15, 2025 admin

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander as the primary payload and Japan-based ispace’s Resilience lander as a secondary payload, from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, U.S., January 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters One rocket, two missions: lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies launched their “rideshare” to…

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The Science Quiz | There’s something to measure everything else

January 15, 2025 admin

Questions: 1. This device, when used onboard aircraft, tells the pilots how fast the vehicle is ascending or descending. American engineer Paul MacCready has described it as a “pressure altimeter with a leak which tends to make it read the altitude of a moment earlier.” Name the device. 2. The X superseded the circumferentor in…

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SpaceX launches two lunar landers toward moon for U.S., Japanese companies

January 15, 2025 admin

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A with a payload of a pair of lunar landers at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on January 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers Wednesday (January 15, 2025) for U.S. and Japanese…

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V. Narayanan assumes charge as new ISRO chief, succeeding S. Somanath

January 14, 2025 admin

During his 40 years at ISRO, including seven as Director of LPSC, he made significant contributions to India’s space program. Photo: Periasamy M/ The Hindu. V. Narayanan has assumed charge as the chairman of ISRO, replacing S. Somanath, the Space Agency said. In a statement, the ISRO said, “Dr. V. Narayanan, Distinguished Scientist (Apex Grade),…

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A Konkan secret, the sada needs more light

January 14, 2025 admin

A mass blooming of Dipcadi plants on a sada. | Photo Credit: Manali Rane The Konkan region located between the Arabian sea on one side and the Western Ghats on the other is most well-known for its beaches and temples. As one travels across the Western Ghats towards Ratnagiri district, the landscape slowly transitions from…

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Blue Origin pushes back first launch of giant New Glenn rocket

January 13, 2025 admin

The Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands ready for its inaugural launch at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., January 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin will have to wait a little longer for the long-anticipated maiden orbital flight of its brand-new rocket after a launch…

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IMD: India’s weather tracker turns 150 years old

January 13, 2025 admin

School students take part in an event marking the 150th anniversary of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Chennai. | Photo Credit: ANI On January 15, 2025, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) will turn 150 years old. The organisation was set up by the provincial British government in the country in 1875 and its first…

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An unlikely mystery: studies shed new light on how genes are made

January 13, 2025 admin

The alikeness of identical twins can be startling. They are alike because all their genes are alike. Genes are those segments of the genome where, if changes occur, the characteristics of an organism change. Non-identical twins vary in 50% of their genes and are much less alike. Thus, genes define our individuality in many ways….

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SpaDeX Mission | Two satellites just 50 feet away for an exciting handshake says ISRO

January 12, 2025 admin

ISRO’s PSLV-C60 carrying SpaDeX and its payloads, lifts off from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced early on Sunday (January 12, 2024) that the SpaDeX satellites SDX01 (Chaser) and SDX02 (Target) are within…

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SpaDeX Mission | Two satellites just 50 feet away for an exciting handshake says ISRO

January 12, 2025 admin

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