After spending 18 days on the International Space Station (ISS), Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Monday has begun his journey towards Earth. On June 26, Shukla became the first Indian to reach the orbital lab. He also became the second Indian astronaut to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 odyssey. The 14-day mission was...
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently on board the International Space Station, is expected to begin his journey back to Earth on July 14, and reach on July 15, confirmed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Shukla, along with three other crew members Peggy Whitson, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, and Tibor Kapu will undock inside the SpaceX Dragon...
The Earth’s rotation is expected to speed up slightly in the coming weeks, leading to marginally shorter days, according to Science news website. Variations in the Moon’s position are predicted on July 22 and August 5 that will reportedly shorten the length of each day by approximately 1.51 milliseconds. The speed at which Earth rotates...
Updated: Jul 11th, 2025 Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently on board the International Space Station, is expected to begin his journey back to Earth on July 14, said Axiom Space on Friday. Shukla, along with three other crew members Peggy Whitson, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, and Tibor Kapu will undock inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the...
Twitter co-founder and Bluesky founder Jack Dorsey announced a WhatsApp-like messenger on Monday, which is offline and relies on Bluetooth technology. Announcing the project, Dorsey wrote, “My weekend project to learn about Bluetooth mesh networks, relays, store and forward models, message encryption models, and a few other things – Bitchat: Bluetooth mesh chat.” Since it...
Updated: Jul 3rd, 2025 Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut on the International Space Station, is working to develop a brain-computer interface in the orbital lab, said NASA on Thursday. Shukla, part of the Axiom Space mission-4, used near-infrared technology to develop the interface in the Columbus laboratory module aboard the orbiting lab along with...
To counter China’s growing presence and assertiveness in Indo-Pacific, coupled with the nations rising space-based surveillance capabilities, India has stepped up its space game, with a planned 52-satellite launch — an initiative worth ₹26,968 crore — along with phase III of Space-Based Surveillance (SBS) programme and RISAT-1B, the all weather radar satellite. All-weather eye in...
Updated: Jul 1st, 2025 In a rare occurrence, OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT AI, is offering its employees a week-long break by shutting down its operations, as per a report. The week-long break is for the staff, reportedly overworked after dragging 80-hour work weeks, as it will give them a chance to rest and...