Space Exploration
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ISRO launches its first X-ray polarimeter satellite
The satellite’s onboard instruments will help study objects such as black holes and neutron stars, the space agency said.
Scroll Staff
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Solar mission: ISRO’s Aditya-L1 leaves earth’s orbit
The spacecraft has been put on a trajectory towards Lagrange Point 1 from where it will continuously study the sun.
Scroll Staff
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Why humans should go ahead and build telescopes on the Moon
The Moon has great potential as a platform for observational astronomy.
Ian Crawford, The Conversation
Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Space exploration is expected to reach new heights in 2023
The most anticipated space mission in the year ahead is perhaps SpaceX’s dearMoon project which plans to take eight civilians for a space trip around the moon.
Gareth Dorrian, The Conversation & Ian Whittaker, The Conversation
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China’s new space station could do much to cool tensions on and above the Earth
The opening of the Tiangong station, along with the decommissioning of the International Space Station, heralds a new era in space.
Eytan Tepper, The Conversation & Scott Shackelford, The Conversation
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The world has got its first ‘parastronaut’. Does that mean space is finally accessible to all?
The European Space Agency has recruited the world’s first-ever disabled astronaut. Can we expect anyone to be able to go to space one day?
Steven Moore, The Conversation
Video
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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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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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Gaganyaan mission: ISRO to begin test flights from February 2023
It will be India’s first manned mission to space.
Scroll Staff
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An astrophysicist explains the ‘cosmic thumbprint’ photo taken by the James Webb telescope
The distant star system surrounded by surreal concentric geometric rungs had lit up the internet with theories and speculation.
Peter Tuthill, The Conversation
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Chandrayaan maps sodium presence on moon surface for first time
The study has explained the faint glow of the moon, which ISRO described as ‘just the colour of light emitted by a sodium vapour lamp’.
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The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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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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Voyager 2 left Earth 45 years ago, but its 5-billion-year legacy is just beginning
In the void of interstellar space, the most distant emissary of humankind carries a message that will last for billions of years.
Alice Gorman, The Conversation
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The Great Dimming: One of the brightest stars in the sky is dying before our eyes
In late 2019, astronomers around the world grew giddy with excitement because they saw Betelgeuse get fainter than they had seen it before.
Sara Webb, The Conversation
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NASA’s James Webb telescope reveals deepest infrared image of early universe
This was the first picture released from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory to be placed in orbit.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces