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NASA SPACE TELESCOPES REVEAL A BROWN DWARF

Nov 11, 2016 - 12:48 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, Nasa‘s Spitzer and Swift space telescopes joined forces to reveal a brown dwarf – thought to be the missing link between planets and stars, with masses up to 80 […]

NASA’S CURIOSITY ROVER BEGINS EXPLORING NEW MARS DESTINATIONS

Oct 7, 2016 - 10:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Nasa‘s Curiosity Mars rover is driving towards new uphill destinations to further study ancient, water-rich environments and potential for life on the red planet. The destinations include a ridge capped with material rich […]

SPACECRAFT SENT TO ASTEROID TO TRY AND STOP ARMAGEDDON

Sep 17, 2016 - 7:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

#Nasa has sent a spacecraft chasing after an unexplored asteroid, in the hope that it might one day keep us from being destroyed. The OSIRIS-REx robotic hunter has blasted off to the asteroid Bennu. When […]

NASA images unveil origins of solar wind

Sep 9, 2016 - 6:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Nasa scientists have for the first time imaged the edge of the Sun, enabling them to describe the mysterious origins of solar wind. Ever since the 1950s discovery of the solar wind —the […]

Astrophysicist Anjali Tripathi and physician Tina R Shah were selected for White House Fellow programme.

2 Indian-American Women Named White House Fellows

Aug 25, 2016 - 7:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON: Two Indian-American women have been selected for the prestigious White House Fellow programme that offers first-hand experience of working at the highest levels of the US federal government. Astrophysicist Anjali Tripathi from California and […]

NASA to launch first asteroid sample return mission next month

Aug 19, 2016 - 6:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): NASA, the US space agency is set to launch its first mission to return a sample of an asteroid to Earth on September 8 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The […]

NASA’s Juno spacecraft beams first pictures from Jupiter

Jul 16, 2016 - 7:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

PASADENA (TIP): NASA‘s Juno spacecraft has sent back the first pictures since arriving at Jupiter. An image released Tuesday shows Jupiter surrounded by three of its four largest moons. The picture was taken on Saturday […]

Eid al-fitr is being observed in North America on Wednesday, July 6

Eid Mubarak, Happy Ramadan, Eid al-fitr

Jul 1, 2016 - 7:17 am EDT Mike Ghouse 0

The Word Ramadan is also pronounced Ramzan and in many other ways depending on the linguistic influence. The Arabic influenced languages call it Ramadan, whereas the Persian affiliated languages call it Ramzan, and with the […]

Houston Celebrates Yoga Event At NASA Space Center

Jun 27, 2016 - 1:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Hundreds of American yoga enthusiasts rolled out their colourful mats, twisting their bodies and performing ‘Surya Namaskar’ in front of the space shuttle at NASA‘s landmark Johnson Space Center early on Sunday. Consulate General of […]

NASA MISSION DISCOVERS INFANT EXOPLANET AROUND YOUNG STAR

Jun 24, 2016 - 9:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Using NASA‘s Kepler Space Telescope and its extended K2 mission, astronomers have discovered a newborn fully-formed exoplanet –planets that orbit stars beyond our Sun — ever detected around a young star. The newfound […]

AT A STROKE, PSLV C-34 LOBS 20 SATELLITES INTO ORBIT

Jun 24, 2016 - 6:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHENNAI (TIP): India took a big leap in space technology on June 22 when Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) used its workhorse PSLV-C34 to inject 20 satellites including 17 foreign satellites into orbit in a […]

UNIVERSE EXPANDING FASTER THAN EXPECTED: NASA

Jun 11, 2016 - 7:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The universe is expanding 5 to 9 per cent faster than thought, astronomers using Nasa‘s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered. “This surprising finding may be an important clue to understanding those mysterious parts […]

NASA tries again to inflate spare room in space

Jun 5, 2016 - 10:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Nasa tried again Saturday to inflate an add-on room at the International Space Station, after the first attempt ran into problems due to too much friction. Efforts to inflate the flexible habitat, known […]

OCEAN ON JUPITER’S MOON MAY HARBOR LIFE: NASA

May 20, 2016 - 8:20 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The Europa ocean on Jupiter’s icy moon may have the Earth-like balance of chemical energy necessary for life, even if the moon lacks volcanic hydrothermal activity, a new Nasa study suggests. Europa is […]

Two Indians win NASA’s Textile Test Methods Challenge managed by NineSigma

Mar 11, 2016 - 12:11 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

HOUSTON (TIP) NASA recently announced the winners of two challenges to create new concepts for construction and human habitation on future space exploration missions, including the agency’s journey to Mars. Ahilan Anantha Krishnan from Indian […]

No ‘Goddard’ scholarship, internship offered to West Bengal teen: NASA

Mar 5, 2016 - 9:16 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Earlier this week, Indian media carried reports of an 18-year-old girl from a village in eastern India being selected for NASA‘s Goddard Internship Programme — a story that quickly went viral. It was reported that […]

4 Indian-Americans Selected To US National Academy Of Engineering

Feb 11, 2016 - 1:02 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

WASHINGTON: Four Indian-Americans have been selected to the prestigious US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to be part of its new list of 80 members for their valuable contributions to the society. Anil K Jain, Dr […]

NASA calls off next Mars mission because of instrument leak

Jan 1, 2016 - 11:36 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Nasa has called off its next Mars mission because of a leak in a science instrument. The Insight spacecraft was supposed to take off in March and land on the red planet next […]

Sockalingam (Sam) Kannappan, a professional engineer and senior design engineer for SNC-Lavalin Hydrocarbons and Chemicals, has been appointed as the Secretary of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers.

Indian American Appointed as Secretary Of Texas’ Board of Professional Engineers

Dec 23, 2015 - 5:21 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

HOUSTON: An Indian-American has been appointed as the Secretary of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers that licenses qualified engineers and regulates the practice of professional engineering in the US state. Sockalingam “Sam” Kannappan, a professional […]

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