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Monday, October 13, 2025
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Topic: NASA

US President-elect Donald Trump nominates tech company CEO Jared Issacman as NASA administrator

Taking to X, Issacman outlined his vision for the country's space exploration; emphasised on growth of space economy and the potential for people to live and work in space.

Indian astronauts selected for joint ISRO-NASA mission to ISS complete initial training

Bengaluru: Two Indian astronauts chosen for the upcoming Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) have completed the initial phase of training, the...

US C-130 en route to India with critical payload: NISAR’s radar antenna reflector

NISAR is Low Earth Orbit observatory being developed to map the globe in 12 days, and gather data that will provide insights into Earth’s ecosystems, ice mass, sea level rise, etc.

Prada and Axiom Space unveil spacesuit design for NASA’s Artemis 3 mission

The Italian luxury brand and the Houston-based startup said in a joint statement that the suits were made to withstand extreme temperatures at the lunar south pole.

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.

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Resetting Afghanistan ties is geopolitical need. Gandhis are showing their diplomatic ignorance

With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.