Apollo 13 was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and would have been the third moon landing in 1970. An ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a serious public health threat. Understanding the biology of these bacteria—such as how ...

The spacesuit worn by the first Briton in space, the Soyuz that brought the first UK astronaut back to Earth and the only ...

Why is urban heat island relevant to the UPSC exam? What is the significance of topics such as the global navigation satellite system, Houthis, and sonic weapon on both the preliminary and main exams?

It is the method favoured by American spacecraft – such as NASA’s Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo – to re-enter Earth. In a ...

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams’ return to earth at the conclusion of the scientific mission to the space station was more ...

The documentary tells the story of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, who died after a fire erupted in their spacecraft on the launch pad.

Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) for over nine months, have ...

With Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore set to return to Earth after nearly nine months in space, let's look at how the astronauts' return takes place ...

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is facing new challenges, with technical problems in the Orion capsule putting the mission timeline at risk. Issues with the heat shield, propulsion systems, and ...

Invented at Ames, NASA's Heatshield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology (HEEET)—the brown, textured material covering the bottom of the capsule in this photo—is a woven heat shield ...