Science & Technology

Highlights: Festive Celebrations in Space: Significant Milestones: A Shared Festive Spirit: Curious Corner: If you could celebrate New Year multiple times, how would you make each celebration different?

Key Highlights: The Launch: On Monday, ISRO launched the SpaDeX mission, demonstrating autonomous docking and undocking in orbit—pioneering capabilities crucial for building modular spacecraft, space stations, and extended human missions. The launch vehicle carried two 220-kg satellites designed for the docking tests and lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, in a precise,…

News Summary How will this project transform India’s space sector? India’s journey toward satellite independence is gaining momentum with 30 companies vying to build a network of Earth observation satellites. This program, initiated by the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), is a strategic leap to strengthen India’s space technology, reducing its reliance…

Nature never ceases to amaze, and the discovery of the so-called “Benjamin Button” jellyfish, or comb jelly, is a testament to its ingenuity. Researchers in Norway have uncovered a fascinating survival mechanism in adult comb jellies: under stress, such as starvation, these creatures reverse their development to become larva again. This incredible process not only…

Key Highlights: Could Life Exist in Europa’s Hidden Ocean? NASA’s latest mission, the Europa Clipper, has set off on an exciting journey to discover what lies beneath the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon, Europa. Scientists believe that under Europa’s thick ice crust is a massive ocean that could possibly hold the essential ingredients for life.…

Could Europa hold the answers to humanity’s quest for life beyond Earth? For decades, Europa, an icy moon orbiting Jupiter, has captured the imagination of scientists and dreamers alike. First glimpsed in detail by the Galileo spacecraft in the 1990s, Europa’s surface—etched with cracks and ridges—hinted at a vast ocean beneath its icy shell. Could…