Scientists at a nuclear fusion reactor in China recently surmounted an important obstacle in operating reactor vessels at high density. They pushed plasma density 65% beyond a special threshold, entering a stable state that overcomes a long-standing barrier to achieving burning plasma, the stage where a fusion reaction becomes self-sustaining. Fusion power mimics what happens...
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January 12, 2026January 12, 2026Science & Tech
Troubling repeat: On ISRO’s failed PSLV-C62 mission
On January 12, as the PSLV-C62 mission rose from Sriharikota into the morning sky and its third stage kicked on, the live telecast abruptly stopped showing the rocket’s performance and trajectory. As it became evident that its third stage had suffered an anomaly, putting paid to the C62 mission in a manner similar to the...
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January 12, 2026January 12, 2026Science & Tech
DRDO successfully flight-tests indigenous third-generation MPATGM with top-attack capability
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday (January 11, 2026) successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed third-generation fire-and-forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) with top-attack capability against a moving target at the KK Ranges in Ahilya Nagar, Maharashtra. According to Ministry of Defence, the flight test was conducted by DRDO’s Defence Research &...
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January 12, 2026January 12, 2026Science & Tech
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams to attend Kerala Literature Festival in Kozhikode, say organisers
The organisers of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) have announced the participation of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, one of the world’s most accomplished explorers and a global icon of space science, at its 2026 edition to be held on the Kozhikode beach. The festival will be held from January 22 to 25, bringing together influential...
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January 12, 2026January 12, 2026Science & Tech
Erich von Daeniken, Swiss author who popularised ancient‑alien theories, dies at 90
Best-selling Swiss author Erich von Daeniken, who built a lucrative career on his argument, rubbished by scientists and archaeologists, that humanity owes much of its development to the intervention of extraterrestrial beings, has died aged 90. Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968, sold millions of copies with its thesis that advanced aliens had repeatedly...
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January 12, 2026January 12, 2026Science & Tech
What do two PSLV mission failures in a row mean for ISRO? | Analysis
On May 18, 2025, the PSLV-C61 mission was a rare launch failure for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The rocket has a reputation as a ‘workhorse’ because ISRO had had a string of successes with it and each of those launches had been thoroughly as intended. Today, however, ISRO faces two PSLV mission failures...
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January 12, 2026January 12, 2026Science & Tech
What does two PSLV mission failures in a row mean for ISRO? | Analysis
On May 18, 2025, the PSLV-C61 mission was a rare launch failure for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The rocket has a reputation as a ‘workhorse’ because ISRO had had a string of successes with it and each of those launches had been thoroughly as intended. Today, however, ISRO faces two PSLV mission failures...
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January 12, 2026January 12, 2026Science & Tech
PSLV-C62 mission encounters anomaly, ISRO orders analysis
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s PSLV-C62 mission carrying the EOS-N1 earth observation satellite failed to finish its intended trajectory on Monday after an anomaly was detected during the end of the third stage of the launch vehicle, prompting a detailed analysis. “Today we attempted the PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission. The PSLV is a four-stage vehicle with two solid...
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January 12, 2026January 12, 2026Science & Tech
ISRO orders analysis after PSLV C-62 mission failure
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s PSLV-C62 mission carrying the EOS-N1 earth observation satellite failed to finish its intended trajectory on Monday (January 12, 2026) after an anomaly was detected during the end of the third stage of the launch vehicle, prompting a detailed analysis. “Today we attempted the PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission. The PSLV is a four-stage vehicle...
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January 12, 2026January 12, 2026Science & Tech
PSLV-C62 strays from flight path, fails to launch satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s PSLV-C62 mission carrying the EOS-N1 earth observation satellite failed to finish its intended trajectory on Monday (January 12, 2026) after an anomaly was detected during the end of the third stage of the launch vehicle, prompting a detailed analysis. “Today we attempted the PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission. The PSLV is a four-stage vehicle...
