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The New Shepard spacecraft, designed for suborbital flights, will launch from Blue Origin's facility in West Texas.

The start-up said it has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with one of the prominent US satellite manufacturers to be their preferred propulsion partner.

The details were shared by Isro chief Dr V Narayanan during an address at the Navaratna Conference.

Their findings open a new field for research and have already demonstrated practical applications, with the team increasing yields of important crops, including rice.

Most atmospheric rivers are weak and do not cause damage. In fact, they can provide much-needed rain or snow.

The experiment, dubbed Voyager Displays, will investigate the physical and cognitive impact of utilising computer screens in microgravity.

The Chang'e-6 mission returned soil samples from the South Pole–Aitken impact basin of the lunar farside, providing an opportunity to study the water contents of the farside mantle.

The latest statement comes hours after US President Donald Trump's pick to lead Nasa said that they can focus on both the Moon and Mars simultaneously while prioritising landing American astronauts on the Red Planet.

In all, they collected data that covers about 3.4 miles (5.4 kilometers) of neuronal wiring in a part of the brain that processes visual information from the eyes.

The docking operation marked the arrival of Nasa astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky.

The new research, published recently in Nature, used numerical simulations to reconstruct the underwater light environment of early Earth.

The new data on Uranus' interior rotation rate has a level of accuracy 1,000 times greater than previous estimates.

Isaacman, who has twice launched into orbit aboard Elon Musk's SpaceX vehicles, highlighted Nasa's capabilities, saying, "Nasa is an extraordinary agency that can do the near-impossible".

Named after Hungarian-American physicist Theodore von Karman, the line represents the altitude where conventional aircraft can no longer rely on aerodynamic lift to stay aloft.

The study shows that it's not just the black rats, but also the way humans use land, like farming or cutting down forests, that has affected the risk of spreading hantavirus in Madagascar.

Researchers studying wild chimpanzees at Gombe National Park in Tanzania found that the apes selected tool materials based on mechanical properties that align with the laws of physics.

For over a century, the Cambrian arthropod Helmetia expansa remained a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed how this unique organism evolved.

The team of researchers from the University College London found that on face value, it appears that the number of dinosaur species peaked about 75 million years ago and then declined in the nine million years leading up to the asteroid impact.

Ashraf Uddin, the secretary of defence for Bangladesh, signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of the country in Dhaka.

GM mustard or DMH-11, developed by researchers at the Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants, at the University of Delhi, is a hybrid variety of mustard produced by a cross between "Varuna" and "Early Heera-2" mustard.

Astronomers have now constructed a 3D model of asteroid 2024 YR4 using observations conducted by the Gemini South telescope in Chile.

On April 12, 2025, the Pink Moon or a rare Micromoon will grace the skies. Though not actually pink, it holds seasonal, cultural, and religious importance, marking a unique springtime celestial event.

Researchers noticed bird vocalisations significantly declined only where more than 99% solar obscuration occurred.

Tree rings can be used to determine the release of mercury into the air due to mining activities in South and Central America. This study is crucial in determining illegal mining activity and reducing mercury pollution according to the UN Minamata Convention.

The AI algorithm, trained on six distinct families of coral images, uses advanced computer vision and deep learning techniques to track curious corals.

Jared Isaacman backed the moon effort in a meeting last Tuesday with Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican whose state is home to Nasa's Houston-based Johnson Space Center.

With the gap between them very gradually narrowing as the binary system loses energy, the fact that they are so massive and so close ensures their demise over a large timescale.

The project marks the first successful de-extinction of a species and redefines possibilities for conservation.

Nasa astronaut Jonny Kim, a Navy SEAL and medical doctor, expressed his excitement and pride in joining this mission, highlighting the challenges and opportunities it presents.

The six-member crew includes pop icon Katy Perry, CBS journalist Gayle King, NASA aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, filmmaker Kerianne Flynn, and pilot Lauren Sanchez.

Colossal Biosciences has created three wolf pups that look like dire wolves, extinct for over 10,000 years. Using ancient DNA and CRISPR tech, scientists revived their appearance—but not their instincts.

This test builds upon previous successes, including a fixed-nozzle static fire test, demonstrating Skyroot's technological prowess in rocket propulsion systems.

While the POEM-4 was in orbit, it was continuously tracked by ISRO's Radar Facilities and United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) facilities as well.

The six-member crew will cross the Karman Line and experience weightlessness as part of the brief joyride above the planet.

The Fram2 crew became the first humans to orbit Earth from pole to pole, completing a four-day mission aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule. Led by Chun Wang, they conducted 22 microgravity experiments before safely returning to Earth.

Following their splash down, the four astronauts will exit the Dragon spacecraft on their own to set standards for existing on Mars without any assistance.

This phenomenon, reported for the first time, resulted in temperatures exceeding 500°C, significantly higher than the typical background temperature of 350°C.

Achieving zero-touch reflight would revolutionize space travel by significantly reducing launch costs and increasing the frequency of missions.

Little is known about 99 per cent of insects in parts of Asia and South America, and virtually no data exists on species in Africa.

During their multi-day mission, Dragon and the crew have conducted 22 research studies designed to help advance humanity's capabilities.