Tag: NASA
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Lunar Eclipse 2019: India to witness last partial lunar eclipse of the year, know the date and time
Lunar eclipses are not eye-damaging. Therefore, it is perfectly safe for people to watch it through their naked eyes.
July 15, 2019 -
The scarce commodity
Niti Aayog's recent report on water is the latest warning about the dwindling of the supply and availability of water in the country and the scary situation it is headed for. The crisis is already here. About 60 crore people ~ nearly half of the population ~ and most cities are facing water shortage. The situation in 21 major cities will be extremely critical by 2020 and, in 10 years, the available supply may meet only half of the demand. It is not just a problem of availability.
July 15, 2019 -
ISRO gears up for Chandrayaan-2 launch on July 15; spacecraft to land on Moon in 2 months
A good measure of women's power is powering India's Rs 978 crore second moon mission with the Project Director and the Mission Director also being women.
July 13, 2019 -
India’s heavy rocket ‘Bahubali’ gearing up for Moon
According to the ISRO, the Chandrayaan-2 will be injected into an Earth parking 170x40400 km orbit by the 'Bahubali'.
July 11, 2019 -
The Rising Tide
Rising sea levels and tidal erosion are eating up the Sundarbans. As many as 13 islands of the region face serious trouble and three of them ~ Lohachora, Ghoramara and New Moore (South Talpatti in Bangladesh) ~ have already submerged into the Bay of Bengal. The swelling sea levels have posed the problem of environmental refugees and the homes of at least 70,000 people might disappear. The region can be linked to the Titanic that hit the iceberg.
July 1, 2019 -
Artefacts from first moon missions to go on auction
The much-anticipated auction, titled 'One Giant Leap: Celebrating Space Exploration 50 Years After Apollo 11', is highlighted by a written record kept by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the first two humans to land on the moon.
June 28, 2019 -
Our first footprint on the Moon
On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo mission, a tribute to the astronauts who made it all possible, and those who died trying.
June 28, 2019 -
NASA’s Mars helicopter testing enters final phase
"Nobody's built a Mars Helicopter before, so we are continuously entering new territory," said MiMi Aung, project manager for the Mars Helicopter at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the US.
June 10, 2019 -
Three US firms chosen to help NASA land US astronauts on Moon
Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines plan to land their machines by July 2021 and Orbit Beyond aims for September 2020.
June 1, 2019 -
NASA’s Artemis to put first woman on Moon by 2024
NASA's plans for the first woman on the lunar surface ever comes nearly five decades after the men set their foot there.
May 14, 2019 -
Darkness engulfs Odisha; check out NASA image after Cyclone Fani landfall
The cyclonic storm destroyed several transmission towers and uprooted as many as 156,000 utility poles, according to the NASA report.
May 9, 2019 -
Coming decade crucial for our planet’s survival
In October 2018, a widely cited and discussed report of the most important scientific body on climate change (the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change or the IPCC) warned that there are only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to the limit of 1.5 deg. C.
May 9, 2019 -
First woman and the next man on the moon will be Americans: Mike Pence
More than 15,000 scientists and industry representatives from 105 countries, including India, are attending the four-day mega event beginning May 6 in Washington DC.
May 7, 2019 -
Check out NASA Cyclone Fani image before landfall
According to Joint Typhoon Warning Center, the cyclone's wind speeds were equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane.
May 3, 2019 -
NASA InSight detects first Marsquake on Red Planet, shares audio of seismic event
NASA shared a recording of the sounds made by Marsquake, Martian winds and the robotic arm of the probe.
April 24, 2019 -
Team from LPU wins STEM Engagement Award
The team also got an opportunity to interact with Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut and two-time spaceflight veteran, who attended the second day of the event.
April 22, 2019 -
NASA invites people to share picture on Earth Day
People can post a close-up photo on social media of their favourite natural features, such as crashing waves, ancient trees, blooming flowers, or stunning sunsets.
April 13, 2019