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COVID-19 Lockdown Caused Moon’s Temperature to Drop by 8-10 Kelvin, Reveals Indian Study
Indian scientists found that during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020, lunar temperatures dropped by 8-10 Kelvin. The study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, analysed data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, comparing six sites on the Moon’s surface between 2017 and 2023. The temperature drop is lin...
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China's Gigantic Hydroelectric Dam Has Earth-Shifting Capabilities, Scientists Say
The world's largest hydroelectric dam in China called the Three Gorges Dam is a very huge infrastructure project that is affecting the spin of Earth, according to IFL Science.
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"No Dream Is Too Big": Indian Woman Who Helped NASA Mars Rover Mission Shares Her Journey
"From getting my PhD at MIT to knocking 100s of doors to get hired full-time at NASA, nothing came easy," Dr Akshata Krishnamurthy said.
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Indian-American Succeeds Another Indian-American As NASA Chief Technologist
An Indian-American aerospace industry expert has been appointed as NASA's new chief technologist to serve as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programmes at the space agency's headquarters.
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NASA's DART Mission First Step Towards Preventing Possible Asteroid Armageddon, Indian Scientists Say
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission to deflect the asteroid Dimorphos could help the world prepare for a possible asteroid Armageddon similar to the one that caused the dinosaurs to go extinct. Dimorphos orbits a larger 780-metre asteroid called Didymos. Unlike the 10-kilometre diameter dinosaur-killing asteroid that hit Earth, b...
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Biden Recognized Incredible Contribution Of Indian American Community: Spokesperson
US President Joe Biden recognised the incredible contribution of the Indian American community when last week during an interaction with NASA scientists involved in the Mars mission he said that people of Indian descent were taking over the country, his spokesperson said Thursday.
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Chandrayaan-2 Vikram Lander: Space Failure Part of Big Game, NASA-JPL CTO Says
Chandrayaan-2: The debris of the crashed Vikram lander on the lunar surface has been located though there is a sort of discrepancies in who located it first: NASA or the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
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NASA's Rigorous Search For Vikram Lander Continues, Says Project Scientist
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has taken a fresh set of pictures under better lighting conditions of the area where the Indian moon lander Vikram likely ended up and experts will be making a rigorous search for it, according to LRO Project Scientist Noah Petro.
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Chandrayaan 2 A Learning Experience: NASA Engineer
A spacecraft systems engineer at NASA has said that the recent Chandrayaan 2 mission has been a "learning experience" for Indian scientists as it has helped ISRO to gather a lot of information about the Moon.
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Indian Satellite Helps Find Black Hole That Spins Near Max Possible Rate
Scientists using data from India's first dedicated astronomy satellite, AstroSat, and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found that a black hole in the binary star system 4U 1630-47 spins close to the maximum possible rate.
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Indian Scientist Shrinivas Kulkarni Wins Dan David Prize For His Contribution In The Field Of Astronomy
Indian scientist Shrinivas Kulkarni has won the prestigious Dan David prize for his contribution in the field of astronomy.
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Indian-Origin NASA Scientist Detained By US Officials, Forced To Unlock Phone
An Indian-origin NASA scientist has said he was detained and forced to unlock his PIN-protected work phone at the US border by custom officials.
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NASA's Hubble Telescope Detects Giant 'Cannonballs' Shooting From Unseen Star
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has detected mysterious stellar "cannon fire" - superhot blobs of gas, each twice as massive as the planet Mars, being ejected at a very high speed near a dying star, say scientists including one scientist of Indian origin.
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ISRO Embarks On Launching Indian Space Shuttle
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will embark this month on a never before space flight that would make history.
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NASA Selects Indian-Origin Researcher For Innovative Concept
NASA has selected 13 proposals, including one by an Indian-origin scientist, through the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), a programme aimed at revolutionising future space missions to Mars and beyond.
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COVID-19 Lockdown Caused Moon’s Temperature to Drop by 8-10 Kelvin, Reveals Indian Study
Indian scientists found that during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020, lunar temperatures dropped by 8-10 Kelvin. The study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, analysed data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, comparing six sites on the Moon’s surface between 2017 and 2023. The temperature drop is lin...
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China's Gigantic Hydroelectric Dam Has Earth-Shifting Capabilities, Scientists Say
The world's largest hydroelectric dam in China called the Three Gorges Dam is a very huge infrastructure project that is affecting the spin of Earth, according to IFL Science.
-
"No Dream Is Too Big": Indian Woman Who Helped NASA Mars Rover Mission Shares Her Journey
"From getting my PhD at MIT to knocking 100s of doors to get hired full-time at NASA, nothing came easy," Dr Akshata Krishnamurthy said.
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Indian-American Succeeds Another Indian-American As NASA Chief Technologist
An Indian-American aerospace industry expert has been appointed as NASA's new chief technologist to serve as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programmes at the space agency's headquarters.
-
NASA's DART Mission First Step Towards Preventing Possible Asteroid Armageddon, Indian Scientists Say
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission to deflect the asteroid Dimorphos could help the world prepare for a possible asteroid Armageddon similar to the one that caused the dinosaurs to go extinct. Dimorphos orbits a larger 780-metre asteroid called Didymos. Unlike the 10-kilometre diameter dinosaur-killing asteroid that hit Earth, b...
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Biden Recognized Incredible Contribution Of Indian American Community: Spokesperson
US President Joe Biden recognised the incredible contribution of the Indian American community when last week during an interaction with NASA scientists involved in the Mars mission he said that people of Indian descent were taking over the country, his spokesperson said Thursday.
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Chandrayaan-2 Vikram Lander: Space Failure Part of Big Game, NASA-JPL CTO Says
Chandrayaan-2: The debris of the crashed Vikram lander on the lunar surface has been located though there is a sort of discrepancies in who located it first: NASA or the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
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NASA's Rigorous Search For Vikram Lander Continues, Says Project Scientist
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has taken a fresh set of pictures under better lighting conditions of the area where the Indian moon lander Vikram likely ended up and experts will be making a rigorous search for it, according to LRO Project Scientist Noah Petro.
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Chandrayaan 2 A Learning Experience: NASA Engineer
A spacecraft systems engineer at NASA has said that the recent Chandrayaan 2 mission has been a "learning experience" for Indian scientists as it has helped ISRO to gather a lot of information about the Moon.
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Indian Satellite Helps Find Black Hole That Spins Near Max Possible Rate
Scientists using data from India's first dedicated astronomy satellite, AstroSat, and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found that a black hole in the binary star system 4U 1630-47 spins close to the maximum possible rate.
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Indian Scientist Shrinivas Kulkarni Wins Dan David Prize For His Contribution In The Field Of Astronomy
Indian scientist Shrinivas Kulkarni has won the prestigious Dan David prize for his contribution in the field of astronomy.
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Indian-Origin NASA Scientist Detained By US Officials, Forced To Unlock Phone
An Indian-origin NASA scientist has said he was detained and forced to unlock his PIN-protected work phone at the US border by custom officials.
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NASA's Hubble Telescope Detects Giant 'Cannonballs' Shooting From Unseen Star
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has detected mysterious stellar "cannon fire" - superhot blobs of gas, each twice as massive as the planet Mars, being ejected at a very high speed near a dying star, say scientists including one scientist of Indian origin.
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ISRO Embarks On Launching Indian Space Shuttle
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will embark this month on a never before space flight that would make history.
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NASA Selects Indian-Origin Researcher For Innovative Concept
NASA has selected 13 proposals, including one by an Indian-origin scientist, through the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), a programme aimed at revolutionising future space missions to Mars and beyond.
