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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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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The Jammu and Kashmir voter who is fighting corruption in job recruitments
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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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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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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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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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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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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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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate