The craters, discovered by scientists from Ahmedabad’s Physical Research Laboratory, were named 'Lal' after PRL ex-director Devendra Lal, 'Mursan' & 'Hilsa' after towns in UP, Bihar.
According to research published in Science Advances, radar observations from the robotic rover indicate presence of ancient lake sediments on the 'red planet'.
The sun rays, also known as crepuscular rays, from the Latin word for 'twilight', were captured by Curiosity on 2 February, as the rays of the setting Sun lit up a bank of clouds.
Indian private space sector saw series of missions & launches. Meanwhile, NASA carried out a successful planetary defence experiment by knocking an asteroid's moon off course.
Since it landed on Mars in 2018, InSight has detected over a thousand seismic events, with at least 50 of them providing signs clear enough to derive new information about the red planet.
Sound of surface storm, a frequent weather phenomenon on Mars, was recorded as it passed over NASA's Perseverance rover last year. Findings published in Nature Communications.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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