Space Matters
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The Pluto effect: The Sun and Moon were once planets, and the Earth was not
What defines our understanding of the word ‘planet’ and why is it always changing?
Christopher Palma, The Conversation
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Cartosat-3: ISRO launches next generation earth observation satellite
It will have the ‘sharpest eye’ among civil remote sensing satellites in the world.
Scroll Staff
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Paws and laws: Is it ethical for you to keep a pet?
Farm animals and house pets have a right to sufficient space without which, they may get stressed and lose their natural instincts.
David Favre, The Conversation
Trending
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Photos of Taj Mahal underground cells released by Archaeological Survey amid row about ‘Hindu idols’
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The SatChi Factor: The Immense importance of Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty in Indian badminton
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‘I am writing limericks and the other day I had a lollipop after seventy years’: Ruskin Bond at 88
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Watch: Pakistani woman is reunited with her Indian siblings for the first time since the Partition
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‘Panchayat’ season 2 review: An entertaining game of trivial pursuit
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US: Pentagon defends India’s anti-satellite test, says country concerned about threats in space
A senior Pentagon official called for the development of norms on behaviour in space, especially those addressing debris.
Scroll Staff
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NASA says Indian anti-satellite test created 400 pieces of debris, put space station at risk
Jim Bridenstine claimed the kind of risk the test caused to human beings in space was unacceptable.
Scroll Staff
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ISRO launches India’s 100th satellite from Sriharikota space centre
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle carried earth observation satellite Cartosat-2 and 30 others.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Caught on camera: Speeding driver lands in water, rescued through sunroof of sinking car
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‘The dictator will lose’: Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelenskyy’s virtual address at Cannes
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Watch: Odia mountaineer Sidharth Routray scales Mount Everest, flies the tricolour
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Watch: What Deepika Padukone, AR Rahman, Shekhar Kapur said at the Cannes film festival
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Watch: USA guarantees equal pay for men’s and women’s national football teams in historic deal
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‘Not all can afford the price of justice’: How the Jantar Mantar ban has silenced protests in Delhi
Protestors complain that the alternative venue, Ramleela Ground, is far too expensive at a flat rate of Rs 50,000 a day.
Abhishek Dey
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Jantar Mantar ban: Protestors fear green court’s eviction order will take them far from power centre
‘If I have to move to Ramleela Ground, will my protest still be taken seriously?’
Abhishek Dey
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Isro’s attempt to launch eighth navigation satellite from Sriharikota unsuccessful
The mission failed because the heat shield of the launch vehicle carrying the satellite did not open up for its deployment.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Panchayat’ season 2 review: An entertaining game of trivial pursuit
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‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ trailer: Meet Hulk’s lawyer cousin
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‘Ardh’ trailer: Rajpal Yadav and Rubina Dilaik play migrant dreamers in Mumbai
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Fatima Sana Shaikh: ‘Films have helped me cross an emotional barrier’
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‘Spiderhead’ trailer: Chris Hemsworth watches over prisoners controlled by mind-altering drugs
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A house-sized asteroid will zoom past the Earth in October
Astronomers said the space rock, dubbed TC4, will shoot by the planet within the moon’s orbit, but will not pose a threat.
Scroll Staff
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Nasa is on the hunt for a guardian for planet Earth
The full-time position of a ‘Planetary Protection Officer’ comes with an annual salary of around Rs 1.2 crore.
Scroll Staff
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Indian-American among 12 new astronauts selected by Nasa
Lieutenant Colonel Raja ‘Grinder’ Chari’s father is from India.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Women’s Boxing World C’ships: Nikhat Zareen becomes world champion, defeats Jitpong Jutamas in final
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Watch: Nikhat Zareen’s wins gold medal at IBA Women's World Boxing Championships
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Cricket: Jofra Archer suffers another injury setback, to miss rest of the English season
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: PV Sindhu only Indian to reach quarters, to face Yamaguchi next
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Virat Kohli: Disappointing to have not contributed to RCB’s cause more, but I’m in a balanced space