Space Travel
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The space tourism being promoted by Bezos and Branson comes with a high environmental cost
Rockets emit up to 100 times more carbon dioxide per passenger than aeroplanes.
Eloise Marais, The Conversation
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‘First crime in space’: NASA astronaut who was to go on first all-women spacewalk faces probe
Anne McClain’s estranged spouse has accused her of accessing her bank account from space.
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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be SpaceX’s first private passenger to the moon
Maezawa, 42, will take eight artists and cultural figures with him on the voyage.
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Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Video: How do astronauts sleep in space?
European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti gives tour of the crew's personal quarters at the International Space Station.
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Video: How astronauts take care of their hair grooming needs while on mission in outer space
When even a simple and menial task like washing your hair needs a ton of preparation.
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Video: How astronauts grow vegetables while living in outer space, even in the harshest conditions
The year 2015 saw some incredible innovations, but future of interstellar exploration depends on our ability to be able to grow our own food.
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Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Video: How do astronauts run and exercise while in outer space with zero gravity?
Karen Nyberg, a NASA astronaut who lived on the International Space Station for 6 months, breaks it down.
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Even in 17th century, dreamers planned to reach the moon – on flying chariots and exotic birds
We’ve only travelled into space in the last century, but humanity’s desire to reach the moon is far from recent.
Maria Avxentevskaya, The Conversation
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Video: How astronauts take care of their toilet business while they are in outer space
Living in zero gravity can be difficult for astronauts, but using the bathroom sure seems like fun albeit challenging.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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SpaceX wants to launch its first unmanned mission to Mars in 2022
Elon Musk said that a manned trip will be made in 2024, and also that they will build smaller rockets to make the journey cheaper.
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After 4,623 orbits, astronaut Peggy Whitson to return to Earth with new records
When she lands on Sunday morning, she would have spent a total 665 days in space, the longest by any American.
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NASA sent a twin to space to see how the body is affected – and we’re starting to get results
A twin experiment in space can help us prevent diseases on Earth.
Nick Caplan, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver