NISAR payload gets traditional send-off at Nasa lab for final journey to India; sat launch in 2024 – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Senior Nasa and Isro officials broke the ceremonial coconut on Friday (local time) at the US space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in southern California before the start of the 14,000-km final journey of the SUV-size payload for the world’s most expensive NISAR satellite to India for its launch from Sriharikota. JPL director More...

Astronomers detect radio signal from atomic hydrogen in distant galaxy – Times of India
PUNE: Astronomers from McGill University in Canada and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru have used data from the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune to detect a radio signal originating More...

111 payloads, 105 space debris identified as ‘Indian objects’ orbiting Earth: Space minister – Times of India
NEW DELHI: A total of 111 payloads and 105 space debris identified as ‘Indian objects’ orbiting the Earth have been tracked and catalogued till January 20 by the US Space Command, space minister Jitendra More...

From vaccines to AI: New weapons in the fight against cancer – Times of India
PARIS: Could humanity finally be gaining the upper hand in our age-old fight against cancer?Recent scientific and medical advances have added several new weapons to our arsenal, including personalised gene therapy, More...

Anomaly during second stage separation failed SSLV: FAC report; Next flight soon – Times of India
BENGALURU: Isro on Wednesday said that the first developmental flight of the small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV-D1) mission could not be achieved on August 7, 2022, “due to an anomaly during the second stage More...

Budget: Department of Space gets Rs 12,544 crore – Times of India
The Union Budget for 2023-24 has allocated Rs 12,544 crore for the Department of Space (DoS), which is still the mainstay of the country’s space programme and responsible for the implementation of several big-ticket More...

Study finds link between depression and risk of heart disease in young adults – Times of India
WASHINGTON: Young adults who feel down or depressed are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) and have poor heart health, according to a new study.The study also found that young adults who self-reported More...

Asteroid’s sudden flyby shows blind spot in planetary threat detection – Times of India
WASHINGTON: The discovery of an asteroid the size of a small shipping truck mere days before it passed Earth on Thursday, albeit one that posed no threat to humans, highlights a blind spot in our ability to predict More...

Camera captures night sky spiral after SpaceX rocket launch – Times of India
HONOLULU: A camera atop Hawaii’s tallest mountain has captured what looks like a spiral swirling through the night sky. Researchers believe it was from the launch of a military GPS satellite that lifted More...

Study finds how gum infection is linked with risk of heart disease – Times of India
HIROSHIMA: A gum disease called periodontitis can cause a wide range of dental problems, including bleeding gums and tooth loss. The heart, according to Hiroshima University experts, may be involved in far more More...