Near miss: Asteroid zooms past Earth, flying lower than satellites, Space Station

Near miss: Asteroid zooms past Earth, flying lower than satellites, Space Station

An asteroid made an exceptionally close flyby, passing just 300 kilometres above Antarctica’s icy surface. Known as C15KM95, this tiny space rock zipped past Earth on October 1, at an altitude much lower than most near-Earth objects ever approach and even below the orbits of many satellites, including skimming just beneath the path of the … Read more

From launch prep to astronaut training: Latest on Isro’s Gaganyaan mission

From launch prep to astronaut training: Latest on Isro’s Gaganyaan mission

India’s ambitious human spaceflight programme is entering a critical new chapter, with the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) gearing up to launch the Gaganyaan-1 (G1) mission in December. A senior Isro official has confirmed to IndiaToday.in that this landmark mission, the first in a series of crucial uncrewed test flights, will spend three days orbiting … Read more

Southwest monsoon to surge after prolonged lull, super-active phase ahead

Southwest monsoon to surge after prolonged lull, super-active phase ahead

After a monsoon lull lasting over 10 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced a rapid resurgence of the Southwest monsoon across various regions of the country. This development comes as a relief to many, especially farmers awaiting crucial rainfall for sowing, but also brings warnings of heavy downpours and persistent heatwave conditions in … Read more

Air India plane crash: The science behind aircraft takeoff explained in graphics

Air India plane crash: The science behind aircraft takeoff explained in graphics

Air India flight AI171 suffered a tragic incident on Thursday as it crashed minutes after take-off in Ahmedabad. The Ahmedabad-London Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed into a medical college complex. At least 204 people have died in the Air India plane crash. According to Air India, of the 230 passengers, 169 … Read more

Putin fires Russian space agency chief with tenure marked by Moon crash

Putin fires Russian space agency chief with tenure marked by Moon crash

The Kremlin dismissed the head of Russia’s space agency on Thursday after a tenure of less than three years scarred by the spectacular failure of Russia’s first mission to the moon in 47 years. In a statement, the Kremlin said Yuri Borisov, who had headed Roscosmos since July 2022, had been replaced Dmitry Bakanov, a … Read more