A recent study published in The Lancet reveals a concerning global trend: millions of children are at risk of life-threatening diseases due to declining vaccination rates. The study states that measles vaccinations have declined in nearly 100 countries. Health inequalities, COVID-19 disruptions, and rising misinformation have contributed to this decline. Despite significant progress over the…
NEW DELHI: The International Space Station welcomed its first Indian aboard with Shubhanshu Shukla floating out among hugs and cheers.The recently launched spacecraft, Grace, the fifth in the Dragon series, successfully performed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 16.01 IST while passing over the North Atlantic Ocean on Thursday.Shukla has become the…
As India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla embarks on his historic journey to the International Space Station, it’s worth understanding the orbital laboratory where he and his Axiom-4 crewmates will live and work for the next two weeks.Hovering silently above us at an altitude of approx 408km, ISS is a symbol of global scientific cooperation, engineering…
NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 mission launched at 12:01 pm IST on Wednesday from Nasa‘s Kennedy Space Center towards the International Space Station. The mission, carrying India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, and Peggy Whitson, will transport the four Ax-4 private astronauts to low Earth orbit, with docking scheduled at the orbital outpost’s space-facing port on…
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in reproductive technology by successfully breeding normal, healthy, and fertile motherless mice using DNA from two sperm cells: no egg, no female DNA. This work is part of a broader effort to understand the advantages and disadvantages of same-sex parenting and represents a significant leap in the field. Remarkably, the…
SRK’s Swades song ‘Yuh Hi Chala Chal’ in Axiom-4 Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s launch day playlist As the countdown ended at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre and the Axiom Mission 4 crew rocketed toward the International Space Station early Wednesday morning, one song echoed in the mind of Indian pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, “Yuh Hi…
In a breakthrough, Brazilian scientists have found a molecule in an Amazonian scorpion venom with great potential to cure the widely spreading cancer. The research conducted by the team at the University of São Paulo and presented during FAPESP Week France details how the natural compound can lead to alternative cancer treatments. As per the…
NASA‘s prestigious International Air and Space Program (IASP) is known for nurturing some of the brightest young minds in space science and among all its alumni, Dangeti Jahnavi is the first Indian to complete the program. Hailing from Palakollu in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district, Jahnavi’s journey from a small town to global space recognition…
The world’s most powerful digital camera has just delivered its first images, and they are nothing short of spectacular. The 3,200-megapixel Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera, stationed at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, has revealed cosmic scenes in stunning detail never seen before. Capturing vast swathes of the night sky,…
In a pioneering advance for satellite communications, Chinese scientists have stunned the global space community by transmitting data from a staggering altitude of 36,000 kilometres using a laser no more powerful than a nightlight. This 2-watt laser, part of a cutting-edge satellite experiment, achieved an extraordinary 1 Gbps data rate, outperforming Starlink’s network by fivefold….
