Topic: space
Private sector can put Indian space mission into higher orbit. But ISRO must take it onboard
Private sector companies need access to ISRO’s centres and labs for research and development activities in order to achieve their full potential.
Unique gravitational waves detected from collision between blackhole & mystery space object
A network of three gravitational wave detectors had picked up signals from a collision that scientists say occurred about 800 million years ago.
70-million-year-old fossils of one of world’s last megaraptors discovered in Argentina
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.
NASA needs to be wary of viruses from outer space
There's no telling when and where the next pandemic will emerge. But with a little care, NASA and its partners can try to ensure it won’t be extraterrestrial.
Scientists reveal why North Magnetic Pole has shifted from Canada towards Siberia
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.
Elon Musk and Grimes name son X Æ A-12, Twitter can’t stop guessing what it means
X Æ A-12 is likely pronounced Sasha Archangel, and the couple will have to provide an English spelling of the name to register the birth.
A planet being eaten up, another blacker than coal — bizarre finds in quest for 2nd Earth
Since the first exoplanet discovery in the 1990s, scientists have found a bunch of extreme worlds around different stars in the Milky Way.
NATO likely to declare space a war zone. This is how it could pan out
At an upcoming summit in early December, NATO is expected to declare space as a ‘warfighting domain’, partly in response to new developments in technology.
NASA unveils new spacesuits for astronauts for 2024 Moon mission
The new spacesuits are built on the existing design of the suits worn by astronauts at International Space Station and offer better resistance to lunar dust.
Your ashes can travel to space for $2,000, IIT-Madras space start-up has a plan
Agnikul Cosmos is making a small rocket that can carry a payload of around 200 kg.
73 yrs ago, Sylhet Referendum left a Hindu community homeless between Assam and Bangladesh
The Sylhet Referendum of 1947 led to the Partition of the state of Assam, but it left Sylheti Hindus in strife for decades.
World economy that took elevator down faces steep stairs back up
President of European Chamber in China, Joerg Wuttke, said the recovery isn't V or W, it's looking like the top of a chainsaw — up and down and painful all the way.
Defence
Army postpones mandatory annual, periodic medical tests of soldiers as Covid cases rise
Army conducts annual & periodic medical exams to assess fitness of all soldiers. Decision to postpone tests expected to ease burden on military hospitals.
It’s time for China, Pakistan, even India to rethink the fantasy Modi called expansionism
India, China and Pakistan all want territory from another. But it’s a pursuit doomed to fail as they can’t get it without annihilating the other.