Science and Technology

Longevity Revolution 2024: Pioneering Advances in Regenerative Medicine

The International Association of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine (IASRM) and the Anti-Ageing Foundation (India) hosted the 9th Annual World Congress – Longevity Revolution 2024 in New Delhi. The event featured advances in regenerative medicine, workshops, keynotes from renowned scientists,...

SERA and Blue Origin Announce India as Partner Nation for Human Spaceflight Program

Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) and Blue Origin have designated India as a partner nation in their human spaceflight initiative, inviting Indian citizens to participate in a historic opportunity. The program offers six seats aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard...

SpaceX Wins $843-Million NASA Contract to Destroy the International Space Station

NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to construct a spacecraft aimed at safely deorbiting the International Space Station (ISS) by around 2030. While SpaceX will build the vehicle, NASA will oversee its operation and take ownership of the...

India Successfully Tests ‘Abhyas’ High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully completed six consecutive development trials of High Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) ‘ABHYAS’ with improved booster configuration from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha. What is ABHYAS? Abhyas is a High-speed...

NASA, SpaceX Launches Game-Changing Weather Satellite GOES-U

SpaceX has launched NASA's final satellite for the NOAA program, enhancing continuous weather monitoring across the Western Hemisphere. This launch improves the US ability to monitor solar flares from eight-hour intervals to every 30 minutes. Launch and Deployment of GOES-U...

DRDO Hands Over Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket to Indian Navy

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket (MR-MOCR) to the Indian Navy in a ceremony held in New Delhi. This rocket creates a microwave obscurant cloud in space, forming an effective shield...

China Becomes First Country to Retrieve Rocks From the Moon’s Far Side

China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft has successfully brought samples from the far side of the moon back to Earth, marking the first-ever return of materials from this scarcely seen lunar region. The historic feat signals not only China’s soaring ambitions as...

Dhruva Space’s Thybolt Satellites Complete 15,000 Orbits

Dhruva Space, a Hyderabad-based space tech startup, has successfully completed its maiden mission with the Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2 satellites. These satellites have securely deorbited after completing 15,000 orbits around Earth. Launched aboard ISRO's PSLV C54 in November 2022, this achievement...

US, India Launch NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar to Combat Climate Change

India and the United States (US) are preparing to jointly launch NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar to combat climate change and other global challenges.  Announced the White House as National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is on a two-day visit to New...

Chinese Scientists Discover New Pattern of Solar Rotation

Chinese scientists have made a significant breakthrough in solar research through the use of their solar exploration satellite, the Chinese H-alpha Solar Explorer (CHASE), which has led to the discovery of a new pattern of solar atmospheric rotation. About Chinese...