The NASA spacecraft that carried four astronauts around the Moon splashed down as planned Friday (April 10, 2026) into the Pacific Ocean. The crew members — Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Wiseman — are to be met by recovery teams and flown to a U.S. military ship for medical evaluations. “We have...
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April 10, 2026April 10, 2026Science & Tech
Science quiz | Poisons that became medicines
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April 10, 2026April 10, 2026Science & Tech
Artemis astronauts gird for re-entry and splashdown
The Artemis II astronauts conducted a historic lunar flyby, gathered invaluable data and took in unprecedented Moon views, but one of the most crucial moments of their 10-day mission is still to come: Friday’s (April 10, 2026) splashdown. Earlier this week, Americans Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch along with Canadian Jeremy Hansen voyaged...
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April 10, 2026April 10, 2026Science & Tech
Gaganyaan mission: ISRO completes second Integrated Air Drop Test
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on April 10 completed the second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh announced the accomplishment of the IADT-02 in a post on X.
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April 10, 2026April 10, 2026Science & Tech
In breakthrough, cheap aluminium may replace costly catalysts in pharma
For more than a century, aluminium has been chemistry’s workhorse — useful, abundant, cheap, albeit limited in its abilities as a catalyst. New work reported in Nature may change that. Transition metals such as palladium, rhodium, and platinum underpin some of the most important industrial chemical processes in the world. But they are rare and...
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April 9, 2026April 9, 2026Life & Style, Science & Tech
Can GLP-1 generics fix India’s obesity epidemic, which goes beyond body size?
Mukta Dhond has a new monthly ritual. “I have to take my 20 pairs of jeans to the tailor for size alterations,” says the 49-year-old Mumbai-based television producer. A single mother who has been battling obesity for a large part of her life, she decided it was time for a transformation when during a Scotland...
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April 9, 2026April 9, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
Is BSF’s idea to have reptiles in the water along Bangladesh border sound?
The Border Security Force (BSF) has come up with a curious idea to prevent infiltration from Bangladesh: releasing reptiles into the rivers that run along the border, The Hindu reported on April 6. “Snakes or crocodiles” introduced in vulnerable riverine gaps should be explored for feasibility, per a directive to the BSF on March 26. The...
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April 9, 2026April 9, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
Is BSF’s idea to have reptiles in the water along Bangladesh border good?
The Border Security Force (BSF) has come up with a curious idea to prevent infiltration from Bangladesh: releasing reptiles into the rivers that run along the border, The Hindu reported on April 6. “Snakes or crocodiles” introduced in vulnerable riverine gaps should be explored for feasibility, per a directive to the BSF on March 26. The...
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April 8, 2026April 8, 2026Science & Tech
315 successful space launches in 2025, finds Indian Space Situational Assessment Report
In 2025 there were 315 successful space launches with about 4,651 objects placed in orbit. According to the Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2025 released on Wednesday, a maximum number of payloads were deployed during 2025. The report stated that 4,651 objects were launched to orbits and 1,911 re-entered the atmosphere with a...
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April 8, 2026April 8, 2026Science & Tech
Launch date of first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan to be announced soon: ISRO Chairperson
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairperson Dr V. Narayanan said that the launch date for the first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan would be announced soon. The HLVM3 G1/ OM1 mission, which is the first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan, was scheduled to be launched in the first quarter of 2026. However, it has been delayed.
