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ISRO launches mission in Ladakh to test mental, physical strength of astronauts

April 5, 2026 admin

Known as the Mission MITRA (Mapping of Interoperable Traits and Response Assessment), the study will be conducted until April 9. File image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: PTI@NASA The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the launch of a mission in Ladakh to examine the physiological, psychological and operational dynamics of…

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How energy efficiency drives seasonal mountain bird migration worldwide

April 5, 2026 admin

Migration is the movement of birds across long distances, from temperate to tropical regions during winters, and vice versa. The birds move to areas with more or increasing resources and to stay within the climate niche to which they are adapted. They also migrate short distances up and down mountains around the world. And a…

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Artemis II astronauts preparing for historic lunar flyby

April 5, 2026 admin

This photo provided by NASA shows the moon seen from a window on the Orion spacecraft Integrity during the Artemis II mission on April 3, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP The Artemis astronauts were gearing up Saturday (April 4, 2026) for their long-anticipated lunar flyby, including reviewing the surface features they must analyze and photograph…

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The discoverers of radio emissions from Jupiter

April 5, 2026 admin

Does Jupiter have a “voice”? When we say discovery of Jupiter’s “voice”, it corresponds to the discovery that the planet Jupiter is a strong source of radio waves. This discovery was made in the 1950s by two scientists at the Carnegie Institution in Washington D.C. – Bernard F. Burke and Kenneth Linn Franklin – when…

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Artemis II | Mission moon

April 5, 2026 admin

NASA’s Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising the Space Launch System rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. | Photo Credit: Reuters An irony hides in the context of the NASA Artemis II launch on April 2. The U.S. has both…

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Artemis II | Mission moon

April 4, 2026 admin

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NASA’s Artemis II mission will be a grand success: ISRO chairman V. Narayanan

April 4, 2026 admin

ISRO chairman V. Narayanan receiving the K.P.P. Nambiar Award 2025 instituted by the IEEE Kerala section in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday | Photo Credit: Special arrangement V. Narayanan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), on Saturday described the Artemis II mission of US’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as “a great effort” and…

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Artemis II astronauts pass half-way point on way to Moon

April 4, 2026 admin

This screengrab from a NASA live broadcast video footage shows NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman (L) and NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover working inside the Orion spacecraft as they pass the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on the way to their planned lunar flyby in the Orion…

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When welfare met demographic concerns

April 3, 2026 admin

Examining the discussions on the 1965 Bill in Parliament, the researchers underline the arguments of Shakuntala Paranjpye, an advocate of birth control, who sought to add a restrictive clause limiting maternity benefits to the first two deliveries. Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images A scholarly dissection of a contentious chapter…

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Artemis II’s moon-bound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

April 3, 2026 admin

This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from of the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. Photo: NASA via AP The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever…

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