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Topic: NASA

What’s shaping space race 2.0—minerals on Moon, human colonies, Helium-3

The Artemis Accords can be seen as an early American effort to shape the legal, technological, and policy frameworks governing access to, and use of, lunar resources.

India and China make Earth glow brighter at night. 16% more

A new global study highlights that artificial light at night serves as a measurable indicator of economic growth, electrification, and urban development—causing light pollution.

On NASA’s Artemis II moon mission, biggest issue has been the toilet

Getting a complex toilet system to work on the Orion capsule has become a recurring issue. NASA suspects ice buildup may have been blocking the nozzle that drains wastewater into space.

Orion ignites main engine, putting Artemis II astronauts on track to Moon for flyby

'With this burn to the moon, we do not leave Earth. We choose it,' said astronaut Christina Koch before the engine ignited.

NASA’s Artemis II moon mission is carrying 5 million names with it to space

NASA also launched a social media campaign, titled '#NASAMoonCrew', inviting people to upload pictures of themselves watching the Artemis II launch with their own ‘crew’.

Artemis II and its toilet troubles. It failed after takeoff

The toilet was a project that was decades in the making—and it began right after the Apollo 11 mission, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had to defecate in plastic bags.

To the Moon and beyond—NASA gears up for first Moon mission in 50 years with Artemis II

The United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration will send three American astronauts and one Canadian astronaut on a 10-day Artemis II mission to 'fly by' the Moon.

Artemis II ‘wet dress rehearsal’ was a damp squib. Why the mission matters

The launch of NASA’s Artemis II crewed Moon mission has been pushed to early March after a liquid hydrogen leak during the prelaunch fuel test.

Sunita Williams on being trapped on ISS for 9 months—‘I’m pretty lucky’

As she prepared to address her sessions at the Kerala Literature Festival in Kozhikode, Sunita Williams reminisced about the nine months she spent aboard the International Space Station.

ISS records to marathon in space—Sunita Williams retires after a 27-year NASA career

Sunita Williams completed nine spacewalks, totalling 62 hours and 6 minutes, ranking as the most spacewalk time by a woman. She was also the first person to run a marathon in space.

On Camera

Abusing industrialists has become the be-all and end-all of Indian labour leaders’ role: Ambedkar

In September 1943, Dr B R Ambedkar delivered a speech at a trade union workers’ study camp in Delhi, reflecting on parliamentary democracy, trade unionism, and the labouring classes.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.