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ISRO shares video showing Pragyan rover roaming around Shiv Shakti point

August 26, 2023 admin

Pragyan rover roams around Shiv Shakti Point in pursuit of lunar secrets at the South Pole. Twitter/@isro The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on August 26 released a video showing the Pragyan rover roaming around Shiv Shakti point, the touchdown site of lander Vikram, on the lunar surface. Taking to social media platform X, formerly…

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Rising temperatures are leading to torrential rains in the Himalayas

August 26, 2023 admin

Rescuers remove mud and debris as they search for people feared trapped after a landslide near a temple on the outskirts of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh state, Monday, August 14, 2023. Heavy monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region, leaving more than a dozen people dead and many others trapped, officials said Monday….

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New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries

August 26, 2023 admin

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov launch to the International Space Station as Crew-7 on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Four astronauts from four countries rocketed…

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Explained | After Chandrayaan-3, what has ISRO planned?

August 26, 2023 admin

The story so far: At 6.03 pm IST on August 23, the Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down on the moon’s surface, in the south polar region. The landing followed a 19-minute sequence in which the spacecraft used its engines, thrusters, and a suite of sensors to guide itself from an altitude of around 30 km and…

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Defined | Why did Chandrayaan-3 land at the close to facet of the moon?

August 25, 2023 admin

A screenshot presentations a illustration of Chandrayaan-3’s a hit touchdown at the Moon’s floor, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. | Picture Credit score: PTI The managed descent of the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 made it one of the most closest approaches of a lunar undertaking to the moon’s South Pole. Then again like many of the…

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Attend to | What does Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district have in ordinary with the moon?

August 25, 2023 admin

Attend to | What does Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district have in ordinary with the moon? | Video Credit score: E. Lakshmi Narayanan What does Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu have in ordinary with the moon? It’s the ground. On August 23, 2023, India made history via turning into the primary nation on the earth to…

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Chandrayaan-3 | Pragyan rover rolled out, traverses 8 metres

August 25, 2023 admin

A series of pictures appearing the rollout of Chandrayaan-3 rover Pragyan from the lander to the lunar floor as seen through Lander Imager Digital camera on August 23, 2023. Picture: X/@isro by way of PTi Giving a much-awaited glimpse of Pragyan rover at the lunar floor, the Indian Range Analysis Organisation (ISRO) on Friday stated…

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NIMHANS to arrange first-in-the-world mind and thoughts museum

August 25, 2023 admin

An showcase on the mind museum in Nationwide Institute of Psychological Fitness and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru. | Picture Credit score: Report photograph To strengthen consciousness about psychological fitness and neurosciences in addition to decode functioning of the mind, NIMHANS is operating on putting in a mind and thoughts museum in its platinum jubilee…

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Sun-observing spacecraft sheds light on the solar wind’s origin

August 25, 2023 admin

The sun as seen by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft in extreme ultraviolet light in this mosaic of 25 individual images taken on March 7, 2023, by the high-resolution telescope of the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) instrument. Taken at a wavelength of 17 nanometers, in the extreme ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum, this image reveals…

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NCBS to collaborate with various organisations on forest research and conservation

August 25, 2023 admin

A view of National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) campus in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: File photo National Centre for Biological Sciences – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCBS-TIFR) signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Research and Training Organisation of Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC), and a host of other organisations, on…

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