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ISRO gearing up for launch of small rocket SSLV on Aug 7.

Next ISRO launch: Inida gearing up for launch of small rocket SSLV on Aug 7

India's newest rocket, the 34 metre tall and weighing 120 ton Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will lift off from the first launch pad at the Sriharikota rocket port on August 7 at 9.18 a.m. on its maiden flight, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday.

Aug 4, 2022

Abrogation of Article 370; review three years later

J&K, then & now: How abrogation of Article 370 marks dawn of new era [details inside]

Abrogation of Article 370 has brought a positive change in J&K and its benefits are reaching at the grassroots level. Naya J&K is all about peace, progress and prosperity.

Aug 4, 2022

Space News: Webb telescope images colourful Cartwheel Galaxy

The powerful next-generation James Webb Space Telescope has captured colourful images of Cartwheel Galaxy, located about 500 million light-years away.

Aug 3, 2022

Building a brighter future through education; J&K govt's initiatives set new standards [details]

The J&K Government has spent considerable time and effort in the educational sector, through which it has managed to curb the insurgency and nudge the youth towards productive avenues like education and skill development.

Aug 2, 2022

US city experiences hottest month on record

Salt Lake City experiences hottest month on record: Report

July 2022 was the hottest month ever recorded in Salt Lake City, capital city of the US state of Utah, with an average temperature of around 30.7 degrees Celsius, local media reported.

Aug 2, 2022

ISRO to add smaller launch vehicle SSLV to PSLV, GSLV, liftoff on Aug 7

With the new launching vehicle, ISRO will have three -- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle and now SSLV.

Aug 1, 2022

Space News: NASA's LRO finds lunar pits with temperatures suitable for humans

Scientists analysing data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft and computer modelling, have discovered shaded locations within pits on the Moon that always hover around a comfortable about 17 Celsius, a temperature that is suitable for humans.

Aug 1, 2022

Rare and largest pink diamond in 300 years found in Angola Cullinan mine

In 2016, the operation yielded the largest ever diamond recovered in Angola, a 404-carat white stone later named the "4th February Stone".

Jul 28, 2022

25 tons of Chinese rocket space debris to fall on Earth this week: Report

A total of 25 tonnes space junk from a recently-launched Chinese rocket is likely to crash on to Earth on July 31, according to a report.

Jul 27, 2022

Russia to pull out of ISS after 2024, to build its own space station amid tensions with US [details]

Russia on Tuesday announced its withdrawal from the International Space Station (ISS) project after 2024 and is building its own space station in the meantime.

Jul 26, 2022

A Writer Trapped in the Body of an Accountant

Priya Kumari said When I decided to become a writer, I had no expectations. I was following my passion. Written words are powerful.

Jul 25, 2022

Space News: NASA finds asteroid Bennu 'aged early' by Sun

Scientists from NASA's OSIRIS-REx have found that the Sun's heat fractures rocks on Bennu in just 10,000 to 100,000 years, revealing that surface regeneration happens a lot quicker on asteroids than on Earth.

Jul 25, 2022

Release dates of next two 'Avengers' movies locked for 2025 [details inside]

At the Comic-Con in San Diego, Marvel Studios' chief Kevin Feige announced that two new 'Avengers' films will end Phase 6. The films include 'Avengers: The Kang Dynasty', which will be in theatres on May 2, 2025, and 'Avengers: Secret Wars' hitting the screens on November 7, 2025.

Jul 24, 2022

Stolen 19th-century Sarfoji painting traced to US Homeland security

In a major breakthrough, the elite idol wing of the Tamil Nadu police has traced a 19th-century Sarfoji painting of Bhonsle Raja to the US Homeland security.

Jul 22, 2022

Climate Patterns Thousands of Miles Away Affect US Bird Migration: NASA Study

Every spring, migratory birds arrive migrate to the US from south and central America to breed but the timing varies depending on large-scale climate patterns originating thousands of miles away.

Jul 21, 2022

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