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Russia's Luna 25 could land on the moon days before Chandrayaan-3: How the two missions compare
August 13, 2023 7:36 pm
The Russian mission was launched on August 10. It is likely to enter the moon’s orbit by August 16 and attempt the soft landing by August 21 or 22. Here is why it is faster than Chandrayaan-3.
The truth behind the JWST photo of a question mark in space
August 13, 2023 12:35 pm
Scientists spotted the shape of a question mark hidden in a deep-space image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Can Zoom use audio, video from calls to train its AI?
August 11, 2023 10:36 am
Zoom has clarified that it will not use you data without your “consent”. But this comes with a catch.
How the current lunar missions differ from the last moon rush
August 10, 2023 9:46 am
Over five decades after the first lunar missions race, many countries are planning expeditions to the moon. However, the motivations and purposes of the current rush are very different from the Cold War era competition.
The science behind a nuclear bomb
August 06, 2023 12:40 pm
As Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer ignites conversation around nuclear weapons, a look at how they actually work.
Will a nuclear-powered rocket cut travel time to Mars by half?
August 06, 2023 12:53 pm
NASA in collaboration with the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking a nuclear propulsion system that could potentially cut down the travel time to Mars by half.
Centre tables Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023: What it says and why it’s being criticised
August 06, 2023 5:49 pm
While comparisons of India's Bill were initially drawn with the EU's landmark General Data Protection Regulation, the govt says that the Bill is only one part of its larger policy vision for the entire digital economy. What other data protection models have been adopted elsewhere?
The legacy of the Voyager mission
August 04, 2023 10:21 am
NASA detected a signal from its Voyager 2 spacecraft on August 1, after losing communication for over a week. Launched 46 years ago, Voyager 2 is currently in interstellar space. Along with Voyager 1, it has provided invaluable data and inspired future space missions.
Why room temperature superconductivity remains science’s elusive Holy Grail
August 03, 2023 10:40 am
Many materials do show superconductive properties at present, they operate in extreme conditions which are not easily replicable. The discovery of a material that will show superconductive properties at room temperature would revolutionise technology around us.
Bridging the AI language problem: Why artificial intelligence tools do not work in many languages
August 03, 2023 10:33 am
AI tools, from ChatGPT to Google Translate, are useless to billions of people in the Global South who don't work in western languages. Researchers and startups from Africa and other parts of the world are changing that.
