Space Age
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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
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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
Trending
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Muslim residents aghast as Hindu neighbours in Noida call the police to stop Ramzan prayers
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‘Viduthalai Part 1’ review: A blistering portrayal of power run amok
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A #MeToo reckoning in India’s wildlife conservation community
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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IIT-Madras research scholar allegedly dies by suicide
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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
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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.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Policemen help elderly man collect spilled grains after the sack fell off his motorcycle
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Watch: Traffic constable’s dog rides on motorbike in watermelon-shell helmet to raise awareness
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Watch: Toddler shoots basketball through hoop behind his back, stuns father and brother
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Watch: Mumbai’s Gateway of India is the backdrop for Christian Dior fashion show
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Watch: Rescuers pull out devotees who fell into Indore temple stepwell after the roof collapsed
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Viduthalai Part 1’ review: A blistering portrayal of power run amok
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‘Murder Mystery 2’ review: An enjoyably silly return to bumbling adventure
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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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
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This astronaut explains how to get your coffee fix in space
Solving the conundrum of weird fluid behaviour without gravity to help.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Sports world daily: Sinner reaches Miami final; Wimbledon lifts ban on Russian, Belarusian players
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Watch, IPL 2023: ‘Virat Kohli is hilarious’ – Sunil Chhetri after visiting RCB training session
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Football: Kerala Blasters sanctioned hefty fine for ISL playoff walkout, coach handed 10-match ban
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IPL 2023: Gaikwad’s knock is in vain as Gill, Rashid star for Gujarat Titans in five-wicket win
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IPL 2023: CSK’s Tushar Deshpande, GT’s Sai Sudharsan used as tournament’s first two Impact Players