Science
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ISRO’s step towards realising Indian space shuttle ‘Pushpak’
Chennai: India progressed further in its attempt to realise a reusable launch vehicle (RLV)/ rocket named ‘Pushpak’ by successfully test landing RLV LEX-2 on Friday at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in…
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Starship rocket will be on Mars in next 5 years: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Elon Musk on Saturday said that the huge starship Starship rocket, that aims to help land astronauts on the Moon in 2026, will be on Mars within five years. Musk’s…
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Telegram launches ‘greeting messages’, ‘quick replies’ business features
New Delhi: Instant messaging app Telegram on Friday launched new business features such as greeting messages, quick replies, and others to streamline communication between companies and their customers. The new features are…
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India backs effort at UN to ensure AI is ‘secure, trustworthy’ & open
United Nations: India is behind an effort at the United Nations (UN) to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) systems are “secure and trustworthy” and to keep them open and accessible to the…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX aces third test flight of Starship on Thursday
San Francisco: Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched the third test flight of its huge Starship vehicle on Thursday. While the winds played havoc, delaying the launch by an hour, the flight…
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Japan’s Space One rocket explodes after lift-off
Tokyo: The inaugural rocket launch of Japanese company Space One failed on Wednesday as the Kairos rocket exploded seconds after lifting off, marking the first attempt from the country’s private sector to…
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SpaceX aces double launch of 46 Starlink satellites under 6 hours
New Delhi: Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX on Monday aced double launches of 46 Starlink internet satellites in low-Earth orbit — all under just six hours. The satellites lifted onboard the company’s…
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Telegram unveils new features to enhance group communication
New Delhi: Instant messaging app Telegram on Friday announced new updates in group communication with the introduction of nine innovative features. The new features include Boosts for Groups, Stories from Groups, Emoji…
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Why does leap year have February 29?
This year, February has 29 days instead of 28, and every fourth year has an extra day in the second month. But why? The reason behind an additional day every fourth year…
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2023 warmest year on record globally, 2024 on similar path: Report
London: Globally, 2023 was the warmest year in a series stretching back to 1850, according to figures released by the Met Office in the UK and the University of East Anglia on…
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Hyderabad-based space startup makes radiation shield for satellites
One more startup in the Space sector is on the rise from Hyderabad. TakeMe2Space has announced its arrival in the vast, expansive and tough space arena with its coating product that promises to…
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Several firsts in ISRO’s Jan 1, 2024 space mission
Sriharikota: The Monday rocketing of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has several firsts like taking into space a satellite built by women, testing of fuel cell and others, apart from being the…
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ISRO to usher in 2024 with launch of XPoSat on Jan 1
Chennai: India will usher in the New Year 2024 in a grand manner launching the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) on Monday morning with 10 other payloads, said the Indian space agency. The…
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ISRO to put India’s first astronaut on Moon by 2040
Thiruvananthapuram: After the historic success of its Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, ISRO is going full throttle with its plans to send Indian astronauts for the first time on the Moon by 2040. Four…