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Why explore Neptune
This azure ice giant challenges our understanding of how planets form and offers a potentially habitable moon.
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What SOFIA’s discovery of water on the Moon is, and isn’t
NASA and the Germany space agency’s airborne SOFIA telescope has detected water on the Moon’s surface. There are many misconceptions floating around this discovery so I’d like to clarify the nature of the findings and what it means for lunar science and exploration. Different from Chandrayaan 1
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Extra tidbits on Japan’s MMX mission
Here are some more interesting bits I didn’t get to cover in my article on Japan's MMX mission, which will collect samples from Mars’ moon Phobos. * Slowing down from orbital speeds to a touch down under Phobos’ weak gravity is going to be incredibly challenging. Among other
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Japan wants to sample Mars’ moon Phobos with its MMX mission
This is the first time the martian moons will be fully mapped, and samples brought to Earth from the martian system.
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Debate: Mangalyaan’s low science output still reflects on ISRO
Only part of the missing science from ISRO’s highly held Mars mission may be due to inadequacy of academic institutions in India.
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The giant leap for humanity was not stepping on the Moon but getting to Earth orbit
The launch of Sputnik in 1957 marked not just the advent of the Space Age but had an even deeper significance.
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Podcast appearance on NewSpace India: Outcomes of India’s Mars orbiter
In this podcast episode for NewSpace India, I talk about the scope of space science missions in India and how they can be broadened in the future. We deeply discuss India’s first Mars mission Mangalyaan, missing science from it, and potential lessons for the future.
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Why explore asteroids, comets, and other small worlds
They're cosmic time capsules that provide a peek at our origin story.
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ISRO eyeing the entire inner solar system, welcomes academia and companies
The Indian Department of Space (DOS), that overlooks ISRO, organized their long due seminar last month on its plans to boost involvement of India’s private space sector and academia in space activities. Here are its videos: 1. Opening session: “Unlocking India’s Potential in Space Sector” 2. Session-1 -
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Talk: Does India have a space exploration roadmap?
I was invited by Tech2/Firstpost on their science podcast alongside Narayan Prasad to talk about India's space exploration roadmap, or the lack thereof. Topics discussed: * 02:58 - Interesting destinations to explore in the inner Solar System * 07:10 - What makes the Moon so significant for
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Space Research
The brief but exciting research period during my time in academia after which I pursued science writing full-time.
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Talk: Cosmic conversations with King Sidharth
I was invited over by my friend and inspiration Sidharth for a livestream talk on all things space with his audience. Topics discussed were: * 00:30 - What do I do? * 01:58 - Journey of science and writing * 06:18 - China's rise in radio astronomy * 10: