Vasudevan Mukunth

Vasudevan Mukunth is the science editor at The Wire.

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Infinite in All Directions: Shock Diamonds, Gorakhpur’s Pestilence, Slow Magnetars

Vasudevan Mukunth 19/09/2016

Infinite in All Directions is The Wire‘s science newsletter....

Looking at molecular DNA. Credit: snre/Flickr, CC BY 2.0 (PCR)

Haryana, Please Note: Lab Test to Check for Beef Works Best if Meat is Uncooked

Vasudevan Mukunth 15/09/2016

The technique used to check for a meat's origins...

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Four Reasons You Should Pay Attention to ISRO’s Successful GSLV F05 Launch

Vasudevan Mukunth 08/09/2016

The event marks the first time an indigenous cryogenic...

A Falcon 9 rocket goes up in flames at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, on September 1, 2016. Source: YouTube

SpaceX Didn’t Lose Just a Falcon 9 Rocket in Cape Canaveral Explosion

Vasudevan Mukunth 02/09/2016

The Falcon 9 has seven other missions this year,...

A sounding rocket with the ATV for its second stage, ahead of the first test on May 23, 2016. Credit: ISRO

ISRO Will Test Scramjet Engine on August 28

Vasudevan Mukunth 25/08/2016

Using a scramjet engine will allow a launch vehicle...

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Infinite in All Directions: Farts in a Bottle, Philosophy of Limits and Forgetting Chernobyl

Vasudevan Mukunth 22/08/2016

Infinite in All Directions is The Wire‘s science newsletter....

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The Anomaly at Atomki: Have Scientists Really Found a Fifth Force of Nature?

Vasudevan Mukunth 17/08/2016

The possible discovery of a new particle in Hungary,...