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Cosmologists are literally over the moon at the prospect of listening to the universe telling its story like never before. At the heart of this excitement is a small satellite named CosmoCube, which scientists from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) plan to send to the far side of the moon, which permanently faces away from…
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Benjamin Haddad, France’s Minister Delegate for Europe spoke to reporters ahead of the summit, which will be held in Paris on September 9-10, 2026. | Photo Credit: File photo Around 2,000 participants from 120 countries, including a high-level delegation from India, are expected to take part in the International Space Summit, which will take place…
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A poster at IIT-Mandi on September 4, 2026, during Krishna Janmashtami celebrations, depicting the caste system with the four ‘varnas’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement All humans must be treated equally. That is a moral and constitutional position. It is not a scientific position because science does not carry moral or constitutional authority. The normative…
Nine employee associations at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have written to the space agency’s Chairperson, V. Narayanan, seeking official clarification on the proposed transfer of its manufacturing and operational functions to private entities. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The role of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was “by no means diminishing”, said…
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The PSLV is scheduled to launch the Indo-French TRISHNA (Thermal Infra-Red Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural Resource Assessment) mission next year which is a collaborative endeavor between ISRO and CNES. Photo credit: cnes.fr/en The French space agency Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) said that it is not perturbed with the back-to-back failures of Indian Space…
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The irony was evident: on the day the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had its greatest success of the year — the launch of its first geosynchronous imaging satellite (EOS-05) on a temperamental GSLV — its employee organisations demanded clarity on its long-term plans. But this grievance was long in the making. Since the Indian…
Read More “Ground control: On ISRO, policy and and its focus” »
When you wake up at the same time every day, your brain learns. | Photo Credit: Solving Healthcare/Unsplash — Dev The human body has a built-in timekeeping system called the circadian rhythm. It is governed by a group of cells in the brain, centred on the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which uses signals such as daylight to…
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A slew of announcements over the last few months from the Indian government have placed steel sector decarbonisation high on the agenda of the country’s steelmakers, including a ₹5,000-crore scheme announced last year to accelerate steel sector decarbonisation in the country that is set to launch in the coming months. India’s steelmaking emissions are among…
Read More “India can cut steel emissions before new coal plants lock them in” »
Recent NASA Hubble Space Telescope images show the gas giant Saturn and its southern pole, where astronomers have discovered a 10-sided atmospheric wave. Observations show the decagon extends through multiple layers of Saturn’s atmosphere. | Photo Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI Ten-sided wave undulates around Saturn’s south pole Saturn’s north pole is famous for its long-lasting…
The Indus river flows through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. | Photo Credit: Zacharie Grossen (CC BY-SA) On August 26, devastating flash floods swept across Nepal’s mountains, killing over 1,300 and laying waste to whole towns and villages. As a warming climate destabilises Himalayan glaciers, the glaciers themselves are influencing how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into…
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