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India’s first Mars and Moon analog mission at Leh in Ladakh to simulate life in an interplanetary habitat has been inaugurated. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), AAKA Space Studio Pvt. Ltd, the University of Ladakh, IIT Bombay, and the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council have collaborated in this endeavour. Collaborative effort ISRO on Friday posted…
India’s first analog space mission kicks off in Leh | Photo Credit: X/@isro ISRO on Friday (November 1, 2024) said that its analogue space mission has taken off at Leh in Ladakh. This mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond Earth, the space agency said…
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The logo for the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference is painted on a road in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Questions: 1. Name the declaration adopted by members of the United Nations in October 2021 that requires them to recognise the vision of “living in harmony with nature” by…
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Melanistic tiger in Similipal of Odisha. | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: A tigress from the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, was sent 800 km away to the Similipal Tiger Reserve on Sunday (October 28, 2024) so as to diversify the genetic pool of the tiger population in Odisha. She is part of a plan by…
Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Drones A drone deliver orders located inside a park in Gurugram, Haryana on March 15, 2024. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | What is the primary function of a drone’s GPS system? To capture images To navigate and maintain position To power the drone To enhance battery…
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN in the village of Saint-Genis-Pouilly near Geneva in Switzerland. Collider physics studies the outcome of high-energy collisions between microscopic particles such as protons or electrons to learn about the fundamental constituents of our universe. If one mentions this subject in the context of India, the name of Rohini Godbole…
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A team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules containing carbon in a distant interstellar cloud of gas and dust. | Photo Credit: Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach A team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules containing carbon in…
Scientists are worried we might also be altering the evolutionary trajectories of the species that live alongside us, perhaps even including some irreversible shifts. | Photo Credit: AP As we continue to change the planet, scientists are worried we might also be altering the evolutionary trajectories of the species that live alongside us, perhaps even…
A Long March rocket with a Shenzhou-19 spacecraft atop takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwestern China in the early hours of Wednesday (October 30, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP China on Wednesday (October 30, 2024) successfully launched its spaceship sending three astronauts, including the country’s first female space engineer on…
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A Long March rocket with a Shenzhou-19 spacecraft atop takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwestern China in the early hours of Wednesday (October 30, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP A Chinese spaceship carrying a three-person crew docked with its orbiting space station Tuesday (October 29, 2024) as the country seeks…