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What happened to the IndiGo flight which lost its nose in a hailstorm last month? | Explained News
[ad_1] On the evening of May 21, IndiGo flight 6E 2142 flying from Delhi to Srinagar experienced extreme turbulence after it was caught in a severe hailstorm. Videos shared by the passengers showed a scary situation, with the aircraft shaking violently amid flashes of lightning in the windows. And upon ...
Explained: ‘Realising the return’— how an Indian became part of Axiom-4 | Explained News
[ad_1] 4 min readNew DelhiJun 10, 2025 08:30 AM IST In June 2023, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Washington, India and the US announced a decision to finalise a strategic framework for human spaceflight cooperation. It was also revealed that Indian and American space agencies, Indian Space ...
Explained: Why scientists study tardigrades, tiny eight-legged ‘water bears’, in space | Explained News
[ad_1] Among the scientific experiments astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will undertake during his two week stay at the International Space Station (ISS) is one that will examine the revival, survival, and reproduction of tardigrades in space. What is the Voyager Tardigrades experiment? And why do scientists study these microscopic, eight-legged organisms? ...
Rakesh Sharma Soviet mission explained: Before Shubhanshu Shukla lifts off, the story of Rakesh Sharma the first Indian to go to space
[ad_1] Rakesh Sharma space mission: Indian Air Force officer Shubhanshu Shukla on Wednesday will become only the second Indian to travel to space. The first was Rakesh Sharma, whose Soyuz T-11 spacecraft lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Soviet Kazakhstan on April 3, 1984. Here’s the story. Sharma’s voyage was ...
The leak that led to mission delay, how launch windows are decided
[ad_1] The mission was supposed to take off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Station in Florida at 5.30 India time on Wednesday. But during tests on Monday, a leak of liquid oxygen (LOx) from the Falcon 9 rocket was detected. SpaceX, the company that produces these rockets, had initially said that ...
More comfort, safety: How Shubhanshu Shukla’s space travel experience will differ from Rakesh Sharma’s | Explained News
[ad_1] Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is likely to have a very different experience of space travel compared to Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to accomplish the feat in a Soviet mission way back in 1984. Shukla will become the second Indian in space as part of the Axiom 4 private ...
History of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, past safety concerns
[ad_1] 4 min readMumbaiUpdated: Jun 13, 2025 10:52 AM IST A London-bound Air India flight crashed moments after takeoff near the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon (June 12). As many as 242 people were on board, including two pilots and crew members. The AI171 flight ...
Can Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear assets lead to an explosion or radiation leak? | Explained News
[ad_1] Israel has struck major nuclear facilities in Iran this morning, including the country’s Natanz nuclear-enrichment complex, in what it said was “pre-emptive military action” aimed at thwarting Iran’s attempts to build nuclear weapons. These strikes may be a major setback for Iran’s atomic capabilities, and have the potential to ...
Ahmedabad Air India plane crash: How DNA identification works
[ad_1] Air India crash victim identification: After the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad, authorities are using DNA analysis to identify the remains of those killed in the accident. DNA samples from victims’ family members have already been collected, and few remains have already been identified. With the ...
WhatsApp to introduce ads: All you need to know | Explained News
[ad_1] After years of remaining ad-free, WhatsApp, one of the world’s most used communication apps, will soon be placing advertisements on its platform. The Meta-owned platform on Monday (June 16) announced that it will be introducing ads in its Status feature, where users can share photos, videos, and text messages ...
