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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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Topic: NASA

Can Jupiter’s moon with water ocean support life? NASA spacecraft begins 5.5-yr voyage to find out

The Europa Clipper orbiter mission will travel over 2.9 billion km to reach Jupiter’s moon by April 2030. It will probe Europa’s water dynamics & chemical processes to study habitability.

15,500-18,500 stubble fires predicted in Punjab, Haryana this winter, unless on-ground action ramps up

NASA scientist analysed area of paddy sown in the states using NASA’s MODIS Aqua satellite. He added that proactive measures by govt could reduce number of stubble fires significantly.

Cosmology is at a tipping point–world may be on the verge of discovering new physics

The door is now open to all sorts of ideas that challenge even the most basic tenets of cosmology.

Boeing’s Starliner returns to Earth without NASA astronauts Sunita Willams, Butch Wilmore

Thruster failures on Boeing's Starliner turned an 8-day test into an 8-month ordeal, leaving NASA astronauts Wilmore and Williams stuck on ISS until a planned return on SpaceX in 2025.

Canada’s wildfires last yr emitted more carbon in 5 months than most major industrial nations annually

The study, led by NASA-JPL scientists and published in Nature, used observational data from a European Space Agency satellite to quantify carbon emissions from these megafires.

How Tripura deluge has exposed chinks in India’s flood prevention mechanism

Flagging 'missed warnings, delayed release of dam water', experts say India needs impact-based forecasting systems, emphasise accurate predictions require more than just rainfall data.

How a collision with NASA spacecraft may have knocked an asteroid moon off course & out of shape

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

Delhi Amity School students wrote $36bn space dream. NASA took note, gave them a grand prize

Inspired by Chandrayaan, Amity Pushp Vihar students helped design a lunar settlement that eclipsed global rivals. They got top prize at International Space Settlement Design Competition.

To avoid eclipses, joint NASA-ISRO observatory NISAR won’t take flight before February 2025

NASA & ISRO’s NISAR observatory will map entire globe in 12 days, gathering data on Earth's ecosystems, ice mass, sea level rise & natural hazards including earthquakes.

Mars may have oceans’ worth of water underground, but this doesn’t mean it’s ready to be colonised

A study published in journal PNAS indicates that 3 bn yrs ago, much of the water on Mars percolated through soil & got stored in the crust, but this water remains largely inaccessible.

On Camera

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.