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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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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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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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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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: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final