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NASA Launches Artemis-2 Mission, Sends Astronauts Toward Moon After 50+ Years

CU of organizes a Special Lecture by VC on 'Indian Education System and NEP-2020'

Central Univ of Punjab Celebrate Lohri and Makar Sankranti with Special Lecture

Boeing's Starliner on track to fly NASA’s Butch Wilmore & Suni Williams on May 6

NEW DELHI: After being delayed for about four years, Boeing's Starliner is now on track for its first manned mission on May 6, officials said.

IANS Interview: Set to fly to space, Captain Gopichand Thotakura wants Indian youth to dream big

NEW DELHI: Calling his journey from Vijayawada to become a space tourist an effort worth “little 2 cents”, Indian national Captain Gopichand Thotakura on Monday said his story will inspire the next generation in the country to dream big and fulfil their aspirations.

NDA candidate T.T.V. Dhinakaran has the advantage in Theni LS seat

CHENNAI: Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK) general secretary and former Periyankulam MP of the AIADMK, T.T.V Dhinakaran has an edge in the Theni Lok Sabha seat in the coming general elections.

Toronto, other Canadian cities go dark as millions watch total solar eclipse

Toronto: Toronto and many other cities and towns of Canada fell into darkness as millions of people flocked into public places to watch the total solar eclipse.

NASA selects 3 firms to develop vehicle to explore Moon's surface

San Francisco: The US space agency NASA has selected three companies — Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab — to develop a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) that Artemis astronauts will use to travel around the Moon’s surface.

Hezbollah announces death of five operatives in Israeli airstrike

Tel Aviv: Hezbollah has announced that five of its operatives were killed in the latest Israeli airstrikes.

NASA's shoebox-sized satellite en route to ISS to decode cosmic blasts

WASHINGTON: NASA on Friday launched a shoebox-sized satellite, which aims to unravel the mysteries of cosmic blasts, to the International Space Station (ISS).

SpaceX's Falcon9 rocket aces 3 launches to space under 20 hours

NEW DELHI: SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket has successfully aced three major launches -- all under a span of 20 hours, the company said on Tuesday.

NASA sends next batch of astronauts to ISS

NEW YORK:NASA-SpaceX’s next batch of astronauts are enroute to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday.

IDF carries out heavy shelling against Hezbollah in south Lebanon, West Bank

Tel Aviv:The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has carried out heaving shelling against Hezbollah in south Lebanon and West Bank areas, media reports said.

India's leopard population rises to 13,874: report

NEW DELHI: Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav on Thursday released a report which said that the country's leopard population has risen to 13,874 (Range: 12,616 – 15,132) .

Experts call for boosting MMR vaccination drive in children

NEW DELHI: Amid the recent outbreak of measles in Madhya Pradesh, health experts on Tuesday called for boosting MMR vaccination drive in children.

US makes 1st lunar landing in over 50 yrs

Los Angeles:US company Intuitive Machines' first lunar lander touched down on the moon early Friday morning, marking the first American spacecraft to land on the lunar surface in more than 50 years.

NASA-backed private US firm's lander finally launches to Moon

NEW DELHI: NASA backed private US company Intuitive Machines' lander has finally launched to the Moon on Thursday.

Indian-American scientist's essay published on NASA EarthData

WASHINGTON: Indian-American scientist Rahul Ramachandran's essay has been published on NASA EarthData website.

Another NASA-SpaceX backed US firm to launch Moon mission on Valentine's Day

NEW DELHI: NASA backed private US company Intuitive Machines aims to launch a lander on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on February 14.

NASA back in touch with the Mars Ingenuity helicopter

WASHINGTON: NASA has re-established contact with the Mars Ingenuity helicopter which had lost contact with the Perseverance rover.

Musk's SpaceX sends top-secret US military space plane to orbit

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk-run SpaceX has sent a secretive US military space plane to orbit and what all it carried aboard the mission are classified.

US to land international astronaut on Moon by decade-end: Kamala Harris

WASHINGTON: The US will land an international astronaut on the Moon aboard NASA's Artemis mission by the end of the decade, said Vice President Kamala Harris during a meeting of the White House's National Space Council in Washington, DC.

Digital public infrastructure driving growth of Indian startups: Industry leaders

NEW DELHI: The development of digital public infrastructure (DPI) in India in the last decade has steered the growth of startups in the country, industry leaders said on Saturday.

‘Shehar Lakhot’, ‘Dhootha’ & ‘800’ promise a week full of cinematic thrills

NEW DELHI: The first week of December has an array of exciting new titles on OTT ranging from noir crime drama to supernatural suspense thriller to adventure film and biographical sports drama.

NASA experiment sends 1st-ever data via laser far beyond Moon

WASHINGTON: NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment, aboard the recently launched Psyche spacecraft, has achieved "first light," sending data via laser to and from far beyond the moon for the first time, the agency has said.

NASA worked with Mphasis company Blink UX to revamp user experience

BENGALURU: NASA collaborated with Blink UX, an Mphasis company, to release its updated website after two years of rigorous user experience research, strategy and design.

OSIRIS-REx brought more than 60 grams of asteroid sample to Earth: NASA

WASHINGTON: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx has surpassed its goal of bringing at least 60 grams of rock sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth, the space agency said.

 Russian module on ISS experiences leak, astronauts safe: NASA

WASHINGTON: The astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are safe after the Russian module on the orbiting lab recently experienced a leak, NASA has said.

NASA postpones probe to explore metal-rich asteroid to Oct 12

WASHINGTON:NASA has postponed its Psyche mission, aimed at exploring a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, to October 12, the US space agency said.

India's moon rover did a 'Michael Jackson Act' on the moon - It moon walked

CHENNAI:India's moon rover did a 'Michael Jackson act' on the lunar surface after walking down on the ramp!

Incredible feat: Top US leaders celebrate India's lunar success

WASHINGTON:From Vice President Kamala Harris to Ambassador Eric Garcetti, top American leaders congratulated India for the historic touchdown of Chandrayaan-3 on the southern polar region of the moon, calling it an 'incredible feat'.

Moving around moon, India’s moon rover leaving its imprint on lunar soil

CHENNAI: India’s moon rover is now also on the moon, moving around and leaving its imprint on the soil, said a senior official of the Indian space agency.

Look forward to successful Moon landing: Rakesh Sharma, 1st Indian in space

NEW DELHI: As the nation awaits with bated breath the Chandrayaan 3 landing on Moon, Rakesh Sharma who is the first Indian in space, on Wednesday said that knowing the way ISRO functions, “I can proudly say that Chandrayaan 3 will have a safe landing”.

'We're cheering for you': Astronaut Sunita Williams on Chandrayaan-3 touchdown

NEW DELHI: Wishing Indians 'good luck', Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has said she will cheer for India as Chandrayaan-3 mission's lander module attempts a touchdown on the moon's surface on Wednesday.

After 47 years, Russia journeys to Moon with Luna-25

Moscow:After 47 years, Russia is set to return to the Moon with its Luna 25 lander mission.

Boeing postpones 1st Starliner astronaut launch for NASA to 2024

WASHINGTON: Boeing said that it has again stalled the first crewed flight of its Starliner capsule and it now plans to take off next year.

June 2023 was the hottest ever on Earth: NASA, NOAA

WASHINGTON: The Earth recorded its hottest time ever in June 2023, according to climate analyses by US space agency NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Friday.

Congress hits out at Vijayan over 'kitchen cabinet' allegations

Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress on Friday hit out at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over allegations by senior journalist G. Sakthidharan that he is under the control of ‘Kitchen Cabinet’ who is running the government in the coastal state.

NASA recycles 98% of astronauts urine, sweat in space to drinking water

WASHINGTON: In a significant milestone, NASA said it was able to recycle about 98 per cent urine and sweat from astronauts aboard the International Space Station into drinking water -- an advance that can help it in upcoming missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft captures ultraviolet image of Mars

WASHINGTON: NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission has acquired stunning views of Mars in two ultraviolet images taken at different points along the Red Planet's orbit around the Sun.

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