Isro gets new facility to track and tackle space debris, save assets in Low Earth Orbit

As the threats from space debris continue to rise in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) as more and more satellites, rockets and hardware is launched, the India Space Research Organisation (Isro) is ready for the challenge. A new facility dubbed the System for Safe & Sustainable Operation has been inaugurated in Bengaluru that…

Clouds on these planets are made up of sand

When astronaut Cooper heads down on Dr Mann’s planet beyond the wormhole, his spacecraft hits the clouds that are frozen, it was a fictional world created by Christopher Nolan that existed in another galaxy. New study reveals there could be worlds with unique cloud properties even like the one on Dr Mann’s…

First Webb Telescope image reveals earliest galaxies formed after Big Bang

US President Joe Biden on Monday released one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images in a preview event at the White House in Washington. This first image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Known as Webb’s First Deep Field,…

WhatsApp head issues warning to users, Indians using app on Android must take note

WhatsApp has issued a stern warning to users and is asking them to be aware of the fake versions of the messaging app. The instant messaging app’s CEO, Will Cathcart, is requesting people on Twitter to not use the modified version of WhatsApp as users could end up in big trouble. WhatsApp is one of the most popular…

Sri Lanka economic crisis: Potato, onion cost over Rs 200, tomato price at Rs 150

Skyrocketing prices of vegetables are burning holes in the pockets of consumers in Sri Lanka, which is grappling with its worst political and economic crisis since its independence in 1948. To make matters worse, most vegetable prices have more than doubled, while the rate of rice has increased from Rs 145 per kilogram…

Gautam Adani meets French President Emmanuel Macron, supports his global energy transition agenda

Chairperson of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani, met President of France, Emmanuel Macron. “Fascinating to hear from Prez @EmmanuelMacron at Chateau Versailles. His belief in power of regional democracies and a multipolar world is indeed refreshing,” Gautam Adani tweeted. “We are honoured to support his…

Distorted version of Gir lion: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s swipe at PM Modi over Ashokan Lions

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has joined the Opposition chorus panning the Modi government at the Centre over the 9.5-tonne cast of the national emblem gracing the top of the new Parliament building in Delhi. Amid allegations that the newly unveiled bronze cast of the Lion Capital of Ashoka is not true to the…