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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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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How Hindutva is reshaping India’s classrooms
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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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
Video
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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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: 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.
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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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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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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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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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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final