Nasa has released the first photographs from its Artemis II mission, offering a breathtaking view of Earth as the astronauts race toward the moon, marking humanity’s first journey beyond Earth orbit in more than five decades. The images showcase our blue planet’s radiant beauty as the crew approaches their lunar flyby.Downlinked Friday, just 1½ days…
A new frontier in biotechnology is beginning to blur the line between science fiction and reality. A startup backed by wealthy investors, including R3 Bio, is working on growing so-called “bodyoids”, human-like biological systems developed from stem cells but deliberately designed without brains. These structures are not conscious or sentient, yet they can potentially sustain…
Junmoni Gogoi, a resident of Bagchung block in Assam’s Jorhat district, remains guarded in front of the camera. A daily wage earner, Gogoi is a beneficiary of the state government’s scheme for marginalised women under which four million women were paid Rs 9,000 each, less than a month before the state goes to polls. As…
At the end of March, four greater one-horned rhinos were moved a fenced rehabilitation area into Dudhwa National Park’s core grassland habitat. Dudhwa’s rhino programme began in 1984-85, when rhinos from Assam and Nepal were brought to the reserve after the species had disappeared from much of its former range in the Terai. Independent…
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To sustain this fleet, charging infrastructure is scaling up gradually including home charging, public stations, and captive charging facilities. The strategic placement of these stations mandates highway coverage every 50km and fast-charging capabilities for large vehicles every 120km, alongside installations near key public facilities like malls and restaurants. Electricity supplied to public and captive stations…
Gujarat welcomed its first great Indian bustard chick after a decade of experimentation, the Union Environment Ministry announced on March 28. Programmes to revive the dwindling population of the great Indian bustard (GIB) have raced against time, particularly in Gujarat where three lone female birds were left in the wild. Birthing the chick…
Since the April 2026 earthquake in Turkey, the world has watched in awe as floating lights have appeared following this seismic event. With their origins rooted deeply in folklore, combined with modern geophysical knowledge, these luminous displays can bridge ancient cultural beliefs with new scientific discoveries. While often dismissed as mere optical illusions or UFO…
NEW DELHI: About 33 prototypes shortlisted under the Delhi government’s ‘innovation challenge’ to find solutions for the air pollution issue are set to enter the second phase for trials, according to officials familiar with the matter.These include solar-powered pole-mounted dust traps, filterless smoke and dust carbon-capturing devices, electrostatic mist sprayers, models for smart dust-suppression and…
Screengrab from video released by Nasa A new video released by Nasa captures a defining moment of the Artemis II mission, the ignition of the Orion spacecraft’s main engine. The footage posted on social media by the space agency shows the service module engine firing in deep space, marking a crucial step as the spacecraft…