This December, Isro’s cutting-edge, indigenous atomic clock, developed at the Space Applications Centre (SAC), will be mounted on a satellite and Continue reading
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worlds fastest heater takes one billionth of a second to heat water
The world’s fastest water heater uses X-ray lasers to heat water to about 100,000 degrees Celsius in about 75 femtoseconds – one-millionth of a millionth of a millionth of a second. It goes Continue reading
Meet India’s first AI chip developed in Hyderabad
Manjeera Digital Systems, a technology company that is incubated at the Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the International Institute of Information Technology, Continue reading
Chinese Startup wants to compete with ISRO
China’s government-run space agency has long tried to make a mark in the launch market for small satellites. But it has been unable to make any sort of a dent in the weight of reputation that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has made for itself in this segment. Continue reading
NASA’s nuclear reactor for spacecrafts called Kilopower
NASA has successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable long-duration crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and destinations beyond. Continue reading
NASA Mars InSight mission details
A robotic geologist armed with a hammer and quake monitor rocketed toward Mars on 5 May, aiming to land on the red planet and explore its mysterious insides. Continue reading
ISRO building atomic clocks
NavIC’s first satellites atomic failed in 2016. The satellite named IRNSS-1A was turned into a data relay . IRNSS stands for Indian Regional Satellite System Continue reading
Antenna test facility damaged after ISRO facility catches fire
he fire that broke out in the Space Applications Centre (SAC) at the Isro campus in Ahmedabad on Thursday didn’t lead to any serious injuries, Continue reading
Trump calls Kalpana Chawla inspiration for girls
United States President Donald Trump has hailed the late Indian American astronaut Kalpana Chawla as an inspiration for millions of Continue reading
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover’s heat shield damaged
A heat shield used in a NASA spacecraft designed to send a six-wheeled rover vehicle to Mars in 2020 suffered an “unexpected” fracture during a structural test this month, Continue reading