Human sperm has been sent to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time, as NASA tries to find out if humans could ever conceive in space. Carried aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the sperm will be the subject to a number of experiments to see howContinue Reading
New Delhi: When the US’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) launches the world’s smallest satellite KalamSat on June 21, it will be the first time ever that it would be piloting an experiment by an Indian student. Developed by Rifath Sharook, an 18-year-old boy, from Tamil Nadu’s Pallapatti town,Continue Reading
Houston: An Indian-origin Muslim NASA scientist has said he was detained and forced to unlock his PIN-protected work phone at the US border by custom officials. Sidd Bikkannavar, 35, said in a post on social media that US Customs and Border Protection officers wanted his cell phone and password beforeContinue Reading
It didn’t find little green men, but the Kepler space telescope has discovered 1,284 new planets outside our solar system — more than doubling the total number, NASA announced Tuesday. Of the new trove of 1,284, almost 550 could be rocky planets like Earth, based on their size. And nineContinue Reading
Astronauts aboard the International Station get to enjoy the view from outer space. But us earth-bound humans are about to witness the next closest thing, because IMAX and NASA have worked together to create a documentary “A Beautiful Planet” to let everyone on Earth witness the amazing view of ourContinue Reading
April 7 was a grand day for India. A team led by Guwahati lad Manas Pratim Borah and lead designers Deepika Ram Davuluri and Shekhar D. Pathak made the country proud as they shouldered the immense responsibility of representing Team India International in collaboration with the International Space Education Institute,Continue Reading