Bengaluru : PES University is all set to launch its second satellite, designed by students with the help of experts and faculties and funded by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The project assigned by the DRDO to the students two years ago, with a fund of Rs 2.22 crore, is in its final […]
Sriharikota: I’ve covered over a dozen satellite launches at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, but India’s first midnight satellite launch was truly special. Just a few minutes before the launch, the public address system on the watch tower, meant for the media, collapsed and we didn’t have the customary countdown and a live […]
Washington: Solar radiation from a massive sun storm – the largest in nearly a decade – collided with the Earth’s atmosphere on Tuesday, prompting an airline to reroute flights and sky watchers to seek out spectacular light displays. US carrier Delta Air Lines said it had adjusted flight routes for transpolar journeys between Asia […]
Islamabad: Sixty masked men wielding iron rods barged into a girls’ school in the garrison city of Rawalpindi and thrashed students and female teachers for being dressed inappropriately, according to a media report here on Sunday. The gang warned teachers and students at MC Model Girls High School in Satellite Town during the attack on […]
Mangalore : People worship Saturn as god out of fear because in astrology, the planet stands for delay and obstacles. Keep Saturn well placed, say astrologers, to get married early in life and prosper. But scientists are not charmed in that way. They are wandering about the beautiful rings in multicolours round the large planet […]
