The cosmos is a repository of a great many mind-blowing notions, be it dark energy, dark matter, the notion of infinity, the billions of galaxies each with billions of stars, the Big Bang narrative, and the breathtaking spaceship journeys. But the cosmos is also a source of great gifts and surprises. The last comes from … Continue reading Are We Alone in the Universe: The Search for Human Life Beyond Earth
Category: Space Technologies
First Flight of India’s RLV-TD: A Game Changer for Space
India launched its maiden indigenous winged Reusable Launch Vehicle, RLV, from Sriharikota spaceport in 2016. The RLV Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD), which is ultimately aimed at putting satellites into orbit around Earth and then re-entering the atmosphere, was carried up on a solid rocket motor. The nine-metre-long rocket weighs 11 tonnes. Very similar in its looks … Continue reading First Flight of India’s RLV-TD: A Game Changer for Space
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Understanding Dark Matter: Mysteries of the Universe
Since Vera Rubin's pioneering work on galactic rotation, the term Dark Matter has intrigued many people. Something else that often accompanies this term is Dark Energy. Both sound mysterious, and it's easy to imagine them as sinister forces, I did. But then I learned Dark simply implied that it doesn’t interact with light. Credit: Third Party … Continue reading Understanding Dark Matter: Mysteries of the Universe
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Revolutionary Changes in India’s Spacecom Policy
A draft policy on opening up India’s space sector is expected to bring transformational change. The chairman of the commercial arm of the Indian Space Agency said this on November 10. Speaking during an interview at Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week Virtual Edition conference, chairman and managing director of Antrix Corp. Rakesh Sasibhushan said the Spacecom Policy draft … Continue reading Revolutionary Changes in India’s Spacecom Policy
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ISRO Brilliant Performance Recalled @2016 …………
Salute to ISRO and our Great Scientists Sometimes rewind the moments related to country pride has quite satisfactory. In the post, I am recalling the ISRO's historical moment of 2016 ... 20 satellites in one go. Isro scripted history on Wednesday by launching 20 satellites, including those from the US, Germany, Canada and Indonesia, from … Continue reading ISRO Brilliant Performance Recalled @2016 …………
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Major Discoveries: Kepler’s K2 Mission Confirms 104 New Exoplanets
The largest haul of confirmed planets has been obtained. This occurred after the space observatory transitioned to a different mode of observing. It includes a planetary system with four promising planets. These planets be rocky. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Led by the University of Arizona, an international team of astronomers has discovered many new worlds. They … Continue reading Major Discoveries: Kepler’s K2 Mission Confirms 104 New Exoplanets
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New Insights on Higgs Boson Decay Mechanisms
The two largest experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), ATLAS and CMS, have observed a previously undetected way that the Higgs boson can decay into an elementary particle called the bottom quark, and its antiparticle. The same experiments, based at CERN, the European particle-physics laboratory outside Geneva, Switzerland, first discovered the Higgs in 2012. The … Continue reading New Insights on Higgs Boson Decay Mechanisms
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India’s GSAT-19 Satellite: A Leap Towards High-Speed Internet
GSLV-F06 carrying GSAT-9 at the second launch pad” width=”660″ height=”auto” tw=”1200″ th=”801″ />In picture: The fully integrated GSLV-F06 carrying GSAT-9 at the second launch pad. India has long yearned for uninhibited high-speed internet services, despite having the world’s second-largest internet user base after China. The country has fallen behind numerous Asian countries in acquiring the … Continue reading India’s GSAT-19 Satellite: A Leap Towards High-Speed Internet
