Indian-origin Doctor shortlisted for NASA space mission
AMN An Indian-origin doctor currently based in Canada has been shortlisted by NASA for its 2018 space mission under the Citizen Science Astronaut (CSA) programme. If everything goes as per…
ISRO tests Cryogenic Upper Stage engine meant for rocket GSLV-Mark-III
AMN Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully ground tested the Cryogenic Upper Stage engine meant for the rocket GSLV-Mark-III. In a release, the space agency has said the indegenously…
World’s lightest watch created using graphene
Scientists have developed the world’s lightest high-performance mechanical watch made using the ‘wonder material’ graphene and weighing just 40 grammes. The RM 50-03 watch was made using a unique composite…
ISRO, CNES ink pact on satellite launch
Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, and French Space agency (CNES) today signed a partnership agreement in satellite launch technology. The agreement was signed between ISRO Chairman Kiran Kumar and CNES…
ISRO to launch record 103 satellites in February
India’s space agency ISRO will launch a record 103 satellites-all but three of them foreign at one go on a single rocket in the first week of February in what…
India will be among top 3 countries in science and technology: PM
AMN / Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, India will be among the top three countries in science and technology by 2030. Inaugurating the 104th Indian Science Congress at Tirupati…
India test fire Agni-5 ballistic missile successfully
AMN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER India today test fired indigenous developed intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni-5’ from the Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. Defence Research and Development…
DRDO successfully flight tests Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon
The Defence and Research Development Organization, DRDO has successfully flight tested the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon, SAAW, from an Indian Air Force aircraft. In a statement today, the DRDO said, the…
Quake-detection app captures nearly 400 earthquakes worldwide
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER A smartphone app developed by scientists has successfully detected nearly 400 earthquakes since its launch earlier this year, paving the way for a warning system that…
Japan launches much-needed supplies to space station
A Japanese capsule blasted off with much-needed supplies for the International Space Station yesterday, a week after a Russian shipment was destroyed shortly after liftoff. The Russian rocket accident and…