Category: Space science
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Rocketry: A must watch for every Indian
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, a film on Nambi Narayanan, starring and directed by R Madhavan was released in July 2022. It is a shocking story of a great ISRO Scientist who had to suffer for years due to false charges. A movie which traces the life…
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How can you see years into the past by looking at stars?
Look back in time – Look at stars There would be none who don’t get fantasized by the appearance of a night sky adorned with billions and billions of stars and the moon. We know that they are incredibly distant. So when you gaze at the stars at night, you…
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The breathtaking moments behind the first Space walk
What actually happened behind the fabulous scenes of a space walk is really a terrifying story as it was nearly costing the lives of two cosmonuts. It was nearly fifty years ago the human had the historic space walk. The mission, named Voskhod (Sunrise) 2, had Leonov as the spacewalker…
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Why are we existing- Dominance of matter in the universe
Matter and antimatter are only produced or annihilated in equal amounts. Likewise equal amounts of matter and antimatter should have been created in the early universe at the time of its origin also. But still matter dominates the universe compared to antimatter, the smallest life on earth to the largest…
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Another earth – A world beyond our solar system
Aliens are always something catchy in our thoughts….. they change form as per our vivid imaginations , sometimes with big nose, then with a tail or with hollow eyes etc etc… So get ready to spice up your imaginations further, as day before yesterday- July 31st 2019, NASA has confirmed…
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Chandrayaan 2- A billion dreams to the Moon
Bahubali (The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III) is gearing up again to carry India’s dreams. The lunar mission, which was called off earlier due to a technical snag in the launch vehicle, is now rescheduled at 2:43 pm IST on Monday, July 22, 2019. The countdown was progressing smoothly.…
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July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind | NASA
July 20, 1969 at 10:56 p.m. EDT Armstrong is ready to plant the first human foot on another world. He proclaims: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” Armstrong will later confirm that landing was his biggest concern, saying “the unknowns were rampant,” and “there…
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