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China’s EAST fusion reactor beats density limit, widens path to power

January 13, 2026 admin

Scientists at a nuclear fusion reactor in China recently surmounted an important obstacle in operating reactor vessels at high density. They pushed plasma density 65% beyond a special threshold, entering a stable state that overcomes a long-standing barrier to achieving burning plasma, the stage where a fusion reaction becomes self-sustaining. Fusion power mimics what happens…

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Troubling repeat: On ISRO’s failed PSLV-C62 mission

January 12, 2026 admin

On January 12, as the PSLV-C62 mission rose from Sriharikota into the morning sky and its third stage kicked on, the live telecast abruptly stopped showing the rocket’s performance and trajectory. As it became evident that its third stage had suffered an anomaly, putting paid to the C62 mission in a manner similar to the…

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DRDO successfully flight-tests indigenous third-generation MPATGM with top-attack capability

January 12, 2026 admin

DRDO’s Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Hyderabad, successfully flight-tests Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile with top attack capability against a moving target, in KK Ranges in Ahilyanagar on Monday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday (January 11, 2026) successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed third-generation fire-and-forget Man Portable Anti-Tank…

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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams to attend Kerala Literature Festival in Kozhikode, say organisers

January 12, 2026 admin

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams | Photo Credit: AP The organisers of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) have announced the participation of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, one of the world’s most accomplished explorers and a global icon of space science, at its 2026 edition to be held on the Kozhikode beach. The festival will be held…

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Erich von Daeniken, Swiss author who popularised ancient‑alien theories, dies at 90

January 12, 2026 admin

Von Daeniken addresses a press conference in Bern, Switzerland, in October 1999. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Best-selling Swiss author Erich von Daeniken, who built a lucrative career on his argument, rubbished by scientists and archaeologists, that humanity owes much of its development to the intervention ‍of extraterrestrial beings, has died aged 90. Chariots of the…

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What does two PSLV mission failures in a row mean for ISRO? | Analysis

January 12, 2026 admin

On May 18, 2025, the PSLV-C61 mission was a rare launch failure for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The rocket has a reputation as a ‘workhorse’ because ISRO had had a string of successes with it and each of those launches had been thoroughly as intended. Today, however, ISRO faces two PSLV mission failures…

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What do two PSLV mission failures in a row mean for ISRO? | Analysis

January 12, 2026 admin

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PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission encounters anomaly during end of PS3 stage

January 12, 2026 admin

PSLV-C62 will carry EOS-N1 and 15 co-passenger satellites. Photo: YouTube/ISRO Official The PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission encountered an anomaly during end of the PS3 stage, following lift-off on Monday (January 12, 2026). A detailed analysis has been initiated, ISRO said “Today we attempted the PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission. The PSLV is a four stage vehicle with two solid stages…

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Astronaut Shukla urges youths to own dreams for India’s space missions

January 12, 2026 admin

Astronaut and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla speaks at Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue, in New Delhi on January 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Describing them as future makers of the nation, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla urged youths to start owning dreams, whether in human spaceflight missions or other spheres, and work collectively towards realising them….

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What is the context window?

January 12, 2026 admin

AI models don’t read words; instead they read chunks of characters called tokens. | Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa/Unsplash A: In the context of artificial intelligence (AI), specifically large language models (LLMs) like GPT-5 and Claude, the context window is the maximum amount of text the model can consider at any one time while generating a…

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