scorecardresearch
Monday, May 13, 2024
TopicAditya L-1

Topic: Aditya L-1

‘Extraordinary feat’ — ISRO places Aditya-L1 spacecraft into its final orbit

The spacecraft, India's first solar mission, carries seven payloads to observe the photosphere, chromosphere and the outermost layers of the Sun.

India to launch its 1st X-ray space observatory XPoSat on New Year to study supernovae, neutron stars

Mission, led by Bengaluru's Raman Research Institute with ISRO's UR Rao Satellite Centre, will explore polarisation & timing of X-rays from some of universe's most extreme objects.

Aditya L1 unveils full-disk images of Sun, telescope aboard used 11 filters to show new details

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Ice Age ‘writing system’ to ‘zombie worm’ — 10 biggest science headlines of 2023

While 2023 marked the year India landed on the Moon and sent off its first space-based mission to study the Sun, there was a lot of exciting stuff happening in other fields of science as well.

Aditya L-1 success won’t stop project director Nigar Shaji. Next mission Chandrayaan-4 & Venus

Shaji has been the Aditya mission’s director since 2016, bringing together instruments like coronographs, spectrometers, and magnetometers from various academic institutes and other ISRO centres.

On Camera

India must avoid confrontation with Five Eyes. It’s an important counterterrorism ally

India and Five Eyes diverge on a number of issues such as strategic autonomy and data privacy. But by focusing on areas of convergence, they can better address common challenges.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.