Space
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Discovery to document SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch
TV | May 29, 2020, 05:23 PM ISTDiscovery's show 'Space Launch: America Returns To Space' will document the events of the day and it will be later showcased on Discovery, Science Channel on June 8 at 9 PM. Viewers can stream the show by downloading Discovery Plus app.
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In a first, NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX bringing astronaut launches back to home turf
Science | May 22, 2020, 01:12 PM ISTFor the first time in the history of human spaceflight, a private company rocket is bringing US astronauts to American soil as they are about to blast into orbit aboard an American rocket. Elon Musk's SpaceX is the conductor and NASA the customer as businesses begin chauffeuring astronauts to the International Space Station.
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Govt unleashes major privatisation reforms for coal, defence, power distribution and space
Business | May 17, 2020, 12:10 AM ISTUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said crucial sectors such as coal production and exploration, defence production and space would see an increased participation from private entities
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ISS astronauts grow Earth-like fresh lettuce in space
Science | Mar 07, 2020, 09:39 AM ISTThe astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have managed to successfully cultivate salad crop -- red romaine lettuce -- that is free of disease-causing microbes and safe to eat and is at least as nutritious as Earth-grown plants.
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Budgetary allocation for Gaganyaan for 2020-21 doesn't reflect its significance: Parl panel
India | Mar 06, 2020, 10:52 PM ISTThe Department of Space had projected an amount of Rs 4,256.78 crore for the Gaganyaan mission in the Budgetary Estimate (BE) against which an amount of Rs 1,200 crore has been allocated
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New engine to make rockets fuel-efficient, lightweight
Science | Feb 19, 2020, 06:58 PM ISTA new type of engine -- called a rotating detonation engine -- promises to make rockets not only more fuel-efficient but also more lightweight and less complicated to construct, say researchers.
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NASA’s record-setting Christina Koch, crewmates safely back from space
Science | Feb 06, 2020, 05:16 PM ISTNASA astronaut Christina Koch, who has spent nearly 11 months in orbit on the longest spaceflight by a woman, landed safely in Kazakhstan on Thursday along with two of her International Space Station crewmates.
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After record 11 months in Space, NASA astronaut can't wait to dig into salsa and chips
Science | Jan 28, 2020, 08:43 PM ISTAfter nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can’t wait to dig into some salsa and chips, and swim and surf in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Interstellar Lab unveils futuristic potential-Mars settlement village; to open for public in 2021
Science | Jan 24, 2020, 08:31 AM ISTLittle over 2 years after its launch, Interstellar Lab has unveiled an experimental Bioregenerative station (EBIOS), a potential-Mars settlement village on trial basis. It will open for public in 2021. The station will also be used as a research center for astronauts training.
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Earth's oldest crater from space rock impact revealed
Science | Jan 22, 2020, 10:50 AM ISTBased on impact simulations, the scientists said if the Yarrabubba-forming meteorite collided into a continental ice sheet -- like modern day Antarctica -- it may have released between 87 trillion and 5,000 trillion kilograms of water vapour into the atmosphere instantaneously.
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France to train Indian flight surgeons for ISRO's Gaganyaan mission
Science | Jan 21, 2020, 05:38 PM ISTThe two-week training is a critical aspect of the Gaganyaan project that is aimed at sending three Indians to space by 2022.
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Jupiter acting as a slingshot, flinging dangerous objects towards Earth: study
Science | Jan 10, 2020, 11:08 AM ISTA study has found that the largest planet in our solar system - Jupiter - is slingshooting objectes into the inner solar system that could impact the Earth. It was earlier believed that Jupiter protects Earth from asteroids but new theory has suggested that it may be doing more harm.
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Hubble Space Telescope helps in precise measurement of universe's expansion
Science | Jan 09, 2020, 01:49 PM ISTAstronomers, using the Hubble Space Telescope, have measured the precise rate at which the universe is expanding, by employing a technique completely independent of any previous method.
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Pulav, idli sambar, halwa, rolls and more: A look at Gaganyaan platter in Space
India | Jan 07, 2020, 08:01 PM ISTAstronauts flying to space for India's maiden manned space mission "Gaganyaan" will be able to relish delicacies like vegetable pulav, idli sambar, upma, egg rolls, moong dal halwa and more.
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Top 5 space moments of year 2019
Science | Dec 30, 2019, 12:08 AM ISTFrom India's Chandrayaan 2 mission to the first all-women spacewalk and commercial crew milestones by US-based companies, 2019 offered several exciting moments for space enthusiasts.
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Robots may cut cost of repairing broken satellites in space
Science | Nov 28, 2019, 03:05 PM ISTIn his lab, Ma and University of Cincinnati senior research associate Anoop Sathyan are developing robotic networks that can work independently but collaborativly on a common task.
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Space travel can cause 'leaky' gut in astronauts: Study
Science | Nov 27, 2019, 02:52 PM ISTResearchers from the University of California (UC), Riverside in the US noted that microgravity environment encountered in space has profound effects on human physiology, leading to clinical symptoms and illnesses including gastroenteritis.
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'Brightest yet gamma ray emission in space observed'
Science | Nov 21, 2019, 01:42 PM ISTThe researchers, including those from George Washington University in the US, detected a burst on January 14 labeled GRB 190114C which led to a collaborative effort to observe the radiation coming from the source using more than 20 observatories and instruments around the world.
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In a first, extraterrestrial sugar found in space rocks
Science | Nov 20, 2019, 11:02 AM ISTThe team discovered the sugars by analyzing powdered samples of the meteorites using gas chromatography mass spectrometry, which sorts and identifies molecules by their mass and electric charge.
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Human heart cells behave differently in space: Study
Science | Nov 11, 2019, 03:47 PM ISTHuman heart muscle cells show changes in the way they operate in space, although they behave normally within 10 days after returning to the Earth.