File photo: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla BENGALURU: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and his three Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission crewmates are expected to undock from International Space Station (ISS) at 4.35 pm IST on July 14, according to current plans. If everything goes as planned, Crew Dragon – nicknamed “Grace” – is expected to splash down off…
‘Saare Jahan Se Accha…’: Shubhanshu Shukla’s speech from ISS rings out before the Axiom-4 farewell Late on 13 July, Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu “Shux” Shukla floated inside the Destiny lab of the International Space Station, looked into a camera that beamed live across the world, and said, “India still looks Saare Jahan Se…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Medical Research’s National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE) has launched a new initiative aimed at reducing India’s salt consumption, after research revealed that average daily intake in both urban and rural areas exceeds the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recommended limit of 5 grams per day.The average salt intake in urban…
In a major strategic move, Elon Musk’s aerospace firm SpaceX has invested $2 billion in his artificial intelligence startup, xAI. The merger of xAI with social media platform X earlier this year valued the combined company at $113 billion, according to reports. From the orbital ambitions of Starlink and SpaceX to the on-the-ground deployment of…
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla represents a new era of Indian excellence in science, space, and service. From a modest upbringing in Lucknow to becoming a fighter pilot and eventually stepping into outer space, his life is a testimony to silent determination, unwavering discipline, and national pride. Shubhanshu Shukla’s journey from a quiet NDA applicant to…
Representative image (Picture credit: NYT) When was the last time you thought about your web browser? If you don’t remember, no one will blame you. Web browsers have remained fundamentally unchanged for decades: You open an app, such as Chrome, Safari or Firefox, and type a website into the address bar, and off you go….
When it comes to the full astronomical day – a single rotation of planet Earth in which the hour hand moves twice around a standard clock – some of this year’s shortest are happening in July and Aug. This week has seen the shortest days of the year so far. According to data posted Friday…
BENGALURU: Isro has successfully completed the development of the Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, marking a milestone in the programme’s progress. The qualification test programme concluded with a full-duration hot test of the SMPS that lasted 350 seconds. “The test, conducted on July 11, validated the propulsion system’s integrated…
Axiom-4 crew (Image credits: ANI) BENGALURU: Weather permitting, the four-member Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4) crew, including Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla (Shux), is set to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) at around 4.35 pm IST on Monday (July 14). Hours after Steve Stitch, manager, Nasa commercial crew programme had confirmed the undocking date, Axiom Space…
Closest- ever glimpse of the sun (Image: Youtube/ NASAGoddard) Nasa in a landmark development for space science has released never-seen-before close-range footage of the Sun’s violent activity, recorded by its Parker Solar Probe.The images offer a rare, real-time look into one of the most powerful coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ever captured.Launched in 2018, the Parker…
