ISRO Aditya-L1 takes a pic of the Earth and Moon
The image seen above is super cool. Though pics of the Earth had been taken earlier, seeing one taken by my country’s spacecraft feels good. And yes, Earth looks spherical…
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Behind the Tech with Kevin Scott and Neil deGrasse Tyson
I’ve been absolutely engrossed in this podcast episode where famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and Microsoft’s big brain (CTO) Kevin Scott have a heart-to-heart. And something struck me. What Neil…
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Hybrid Rocket Launch 2023
Yesterday, I witnessed the setting up of India’s first hybrid rocket carrying 150 satellites built by students from across the country. The venue was the seashore off East Coast Road,…
Soft Launch of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission 2023
Today, the 19th of December 2022, was a historic day for Indian students interested in space science. It was the soft launch of “Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle…
78000 years old human burial found in Kenya
மனிதர்கள் எப்போது மற்ற விலங்குகளைப் போல் அல்லாமல் சடங்குகளை, குறிப்பாக ஈமச் சடங்குகளைச் செய்யத் துவங்கினார்கள் என்று கண்டுபிடிக்கத் தொல்பொருள் ஆராய்ச்சியாளர்கள் பல காலமாக முயன்று வருகிறார்கள். இதைத் தெரிந்துக் கொள்வதால் என்ன பயன்? இந்த வினாவிற்கு விடைத் தெரிந்தால், பரிணாம…
Launch of the Tianhe module to the Chinese Space Station
With a deadly pandemic raging outside, this may not be the time to look above us into the skies. But a future cold war like situation, is building up there….
Launch of 100 Femto Satellites in Rameswaram, India
I feel privileged to be part of the program today organized by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam International Foundation to launch 100 Femto satellites in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. These tiny satellites…
A 500 metre tall coral reef discovered in over 120 years
The picture you see on top of this page is me on an under-water walking trip in the Great Barrier Reef, off of the coast of cairns in Australia. This…