Space Age
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With a 50% success rate, space missions remain a risky business
We are still very much in the early, pioneering days of space exploration.
Gail Iles, The Conversation
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After France and the US, NATO could start using weapons in space
As countries and commercial companies develop technology to disrupt and destroy one another’s satellites, NATO is mulling new regulation.
Gareth Dorrian and Ian Whittaker, The Conversation
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United States: SpaceX launches military navigation satellite on board its Falcon 9 rocket
The launch marked the private space transportation company’s first national security space mission for the US.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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Why is the 2024 Congress manifesto silent on pushing back against majoritarianism? History has clues
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Bangladesh joins the space club with Bangabandhu-1 launch, but economic challenges could be a hurdle
The project, assisted by other space powers, cost $248 million and marks a promising step in integrating the economy in a global market.
Abu Sufian Shamrat
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Video: Remembering the launch of India’s first indigenously made satellite, Aryabhata
Named after the Gupta-era mathematician-astronomer, the satellite was heralded as India’s giant leap into the space age.
Ramakrishnan M
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Video: Here’s why you don’t see space debris in satellite images
NASA claims there are an estimated 5,00,000 pieces of space trash orbiting the earth.
Shone Satheesh
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: Meet the Tamil Nadu teen who designed the world’s tiniest, lightest satellite for NASA
Pallapatti’s Rifath Sharook, 18, has made a device which will get 12 minutes of glory in space.
Scroll Staff
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104 satellites, 1 rocket: Watch ISRO launch multiple satellites at one go (and set a world record)
However, a former chairman says the mission is “nothing new”.
Scroll Staff
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Japan's mission to clear junk in space ends in failure
The H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori 6 had been launched into space December 9 last year, and re-entered the atmosphere on Monday.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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This video is the nearest you will come to floating through the International Space Station
It's also as close to flying as you are likely to get. For now.
Scroll Staff
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The movies that astronauts watch in space (‘Gravity’, yes, but ‘Seven Samurai’ too)
Some astronauts have defied conventional assumptions about life in space, perhaps making it look more recreational than it really is.
Suman Ghosh, The Conversation
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The forgotten moon landing that paved the way for today’s space adventures
The 50th anniversary of Luna 9's first soft moon landing reminds us how difficult landing a spacecraft is.
Mike Cruise, The Conversation
The Field
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil and Preet reach men’s finals
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ISL 2024 final, Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City, live: Hosts lead 1-0 at half-time
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Hockey: Rohit to lead 20-member Indian junior team in five-match tour of Europe
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IPL 2024: Kolkata beat Mumbai in a thriller at Wankhede for the first time in 12 years
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh, Aryan and five other Indians enter finals