Month: July 2015

The Udaipur Solar Observatory. Credit: ISRO

A Telescope that Gives India a New Place in the Sun

Vasudevan Mukunth 08/07/2015

The new Multi Application Solar Telescope will complement observations...

Kinshasa. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Curious Bends – Kinshasa in Danger, a Chinese Collider Larger than LHC, ISRO’s Booklet and More

Akshat Rathi & Vasudevan Mukunth 07/07/2015

Curious Bends is a weekly newsletter curated by science...

The Kuiper belt is a busy place. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University APL/SRI/Alex Parker

NASA Mission Brings Pluto into Sharp Focus – but it’s Still Not a Planet

David Rothery 07/07/2015

Pluto was embraced as the solar system’s ninth planet...

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Why Indian Godmen Should Read the Pope’s Green Message

Satyabrata Pal 07/07/2015

Our godmen are rich beyond the dreams of avarice,...

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Why Is India A Follower in Cyberspace When It Can Lead?

Parminder Jeet Singh 06/07/2015

If India used its knowledge and expertise to help...

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Julian Assange on Google, Surveillance and Predatory Capitalism

John Keane 06/07/2015

“Google pretends it isn’t a company,” says Assange but...

In the New Horizons Mission Operations Center at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. Credit: NASA

[Updated] Probe Encounters Glitch 10 Days Ahead of Historic Rendezvous With Pluto

Vasudevan Mukunth 06/07/2015

The probe is transmitting telemetry signals that will help...