Month: September 2015

HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog). Source: Rahul Goel

What it Takes to Become an Astronaut

Rahul Goel 25/09/2015

The simulation forced us to physically as well as...

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The Pharmacy of the Developing World is Under Siege and it is Modi’s Duty to Defend It

Shiba Phurailatpam and Kajal Bhardwaj 25/09/2015

Although the Indian government has said that it won't...

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Bacteria, Genetics and a Pitch for Basic Science

Aswin Sai Narain Seshasayee 25/09/2015

Much of our current understanding of bacterial biology came...

Pluto, as shot by the MVIC camera on board the New Horizons probe. Source: NASA

Stunning New Colour Image of Pluto Released

Vasudevan Mukunth 25/09/2015

In 16 million pixels, it shows the best view...

Volkswagen. Credit: clevercupcakes/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

How Volkswagen Got Caught Cheating Emissions Tests by a Clean Air NGO

Paul Nieuwenhuis 24/09/2015

Volkswagen has set aside €6.5 billion to cover the...

Hubble Space Telescope. Source: NASA

Why ASTROSAT is Not ‘India’s Hubble’

Vasudevan Mukunth 23/09/2015

A comparison with the Hubble diminishes the ASTROSAT by...

Monsoons. Credit: premnath/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

A Warming Earth Could Mean Monsoons Could Change Course, and India Must Prepare

Anjali Vaidya 23/09/2015

For millennia, lives across South Asia have beat to...