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Business as second nature: Biomimicry offers a framework to shift from replication to innovation using natural principles
Why travellers are turning to the zodiac for vacation planningPeople are increasingly using astrocartography to guide major life choices. This practice, which maps planetary influences on locations, he...
How this Kerala boy helped put India’s space dreams on global map & earned rare 'triple Padma': All About the star who helped ISRO chase MoonKrishnaswamy Kasturirangan, the Kerala-born scientist who became one of the key architects of India’s space programme, rose from humble beg...
Microplastics in India’s agriculture: A growing problem demanding urgent actionA new roadmap by NAAS emphasises national monitoring, improved waste management, and biodegradable alternatives to combat the growing crisi...
Artemis II is a triumph, but NASA’s ‘most ambitious’ mission carrying possible evidences of life may never returnNASA's ambitious Mars Sample Return mission plans to bring Martian rocks and soil to Earth. This project seeks to understand if Mars was, i...
India plans to send astronauts to moon by 2040, former ISRO chief saysBy 2040, India is setting its sights on the Moon with plans for a manned lunar landing and a state-of-the-art space station. This ambitious...
A rare 7-planet parade to grace Earth skies this week. This celestial event won’t happen until 2040Planetary parade 2025: A spectacular celestial event is set to captivate the night sky this week as all seven planets in our solar system a...
Six of nine planetary boundaries now exceeded: StudyA study updating the planetary boundary framework shows that human activities are increasing the risk of triggering dramatic changes in Ear...
- This 9-year-old wants to join NASA to prevent alien invasion
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) NASA has sent an inspiring letter to a nine-year-old who expressed interest in being a Planetary Protection Office...
NASA's New Horizons mission to travel deeper into spaceGreen noted that NASA relies on the scientific assessment by the Senior Review Panel in making its decision on which extended mission optio...
NASA's 'flying' telescope begins studying asteroids, starsNASA's "flying" telescope aboard a highly modified Boeing 747SP jetliner has begun its fourth series of flights to map planets, asteroids, ...
New NASA programme to protect Earth from asteroids, cometsMore than 13,500 near-Earth objects of all sizes have been discovered to date - over 95 per cent of them since NASA-funded surveys began in...
NASA spacecraft ready for Pluto flyby after glitchThe recent computer glitch that triggered communication breakdown with NASA's New Horizon spacecraft has been rectified.
NASA launches project to search for alien lifeGPI has already imaged two previously known exoplanets and disks of planetary debris orbiting young stars where planets recently formed.
NASA probe beams back its first colour image of PlutoThe uncertainty should clear up this summer, when New Horizons gets history's first good look at the two frigid, faraway objects, 'Space.co...
New Mars route may make manned mission cheaper and easierAlthough launch and cruise costs remain the same, the big burn to slow down and hit the Martian bull's-eye - as in the Hohmann scenario - i...
Life on Mars more probable than thought: StudyScientists argue that carbon could have been deposited into the fissures of the rock when it was still on Mars by the infiltration of fluid.
NASA, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in talks to set up Joint Mars Working GroupBoth the missions of NASA & ISRO will arrive at Mars just in time to join the fleet of Mars-based spacecraft that could witness the effects...
- Isro: 75% of Himalayan glaciers retreating
While 75% of Himalayan glaciers are on the retreat the average shrinkage is 3.75km during the 15 years under study of Isro satellite images.
- India signs agreement with US to carry out lunar exploration
India, along with seven other countries, has signed a landmark agreement with the United States to carry out lunar exploration.