China's new nuke-capable missile can strike from space

Revelations about an advanced Chinese missile test in August have startled many by the technological knowhow displayed by China. IMAGE: An LY-80 surface-to-air missile weapon system displayed at......

In Space, On a Joyride

Will space tourism with a niche market of serving only the uber-rich ever be profitable, asks Kumar Abishek. IMAGE: Sir Richard Branson poses on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange ahead of......

China lands its rover on Mars, creates history

China has successfully landed a spacecraft on Mars after surviving "nine minutes of terror", the official media announced on Saturday, becoming the second country in history to have a rover on the......

Debris of China's disintegrating rocket falls into Indian Ocean

The debris from China's disintegrating Long March rocket entered the Earth's atmosphere on Sunday and reportedly fell into the Indian Ocean area close to the Maldives, the country's space agency......

Skymet vs IMD: Who will get the monsoon forecast right?

The official India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the private Skymet Weather Services have made widely divergent monsoon forecasts. The IMD has said rainfall could be below normal at 93 per......

New IITs: A report card

The author is a chemical engineering graduate from IT-BHU and an MS from Rutgers University, New Jersey. He has interacted with the HRD ministry, the IIT board, and the IIT Selection Committee at......

'Param supercomputer to address security concerns'

The Param Padma teraflop high performing super-computer, developed by C-DAC, will address the concerns of Indian security because of its advance computing capabilities, said Union Minister for......