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NASA Uses Rocky Mountain Helicopter Drills to Prepare Astronauts for Artemis Moon Missions
NASA has certified a helicopter-based lander training course in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains to prepare Artemis astronauts for Moon missions. The high-altitude terrain creates lunar-like visual illusions, forcing pilots to master landings in dusty, slope-filled conditions. Over two dozen astronauts have now trained in this challenging, realistic si...
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Ascends Jezero Crater, Exploring Mars' Ancient Terrain
NASA’s Perseverance rover has initiated a critical new mission on Mars, beginning its ascent to the summit of Jezero Crater after three and half years of exploring its floor. This six-wheeled rover aims to reach the crater’s rim, which rises 1,000 feet above the Martian surface. The climb presents significant challenges, with Perseverance navig...
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NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity Shows What Looks Like an Alien Door on the Red Planet
NASA's Curiosity rover is finding some sneaky details on the planet. Curiosity keeps sending images from Mars to scientists on Earth. The current shots show a rather curious detail in the rocky terrains of the planet. From the photos, it seems like Curiosity stumbled upon a perfectly carved door among the Martian rocks.
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NASA 2022 Human Exploration Rover Challenge: Two Indian Student Groups Win Awards
The challenge required US and international student teams to design, engineer, and test a human-powered rover on a course simulating terrain found on rocky bodies in the solar system.
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Madhya Pradesh Villagers Walk Through Rocky Terrain In Scorching Heat For Water
Villagers of Patapur in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur District are forced to walk long distances on rocky terrain in intense heat to fetch water for drinking and other uses.
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Dakar 2020: Hero's Paulo Goncalves Finishes 14th In Stage 2; TVS Rider Harith Noah Moves Up To 65th
The 2020 Dakar Rally is underway and the riders completed the second stage of the rally yesterday from Al Wajh to Neom. Stage 2 saw the competitors complete a special stage of 367 km with the terrain comprising dunes and rocky terrain along with the dust that made visibility a major issue through the course. Despite the challenging conditions, all ...
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US Hiker Falls 500 Feet From Cliff In US National Park
The iconic Half Dome in Yosemite National Park has loomed large in the national imagination since American settlers began exploring the park in the middle of the 19th-century.
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Bengaluru, We Have A Problem: Artist Turns Astronaut To Reach Civic Body
Rocky terrain, a man in a space suit and the "moonwalk" - no, this is not the description of a mission to the Earth's nearest celestial neighbour but of a street in Bengauluru where an artist recreated a scene to highlight the lunar crater-sized potholes in the city.
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Top Hunter From Hyderabad Hired To Find And Shoot Serial Killer Elephant
India's top hunter today led a shoot-to-kill pursuit of an elephant whose rampage through villages has left 15 people dead.
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Sholay's Ramgad To Be Recreated In 3D Near Bengaluru Only If It Doesn't Affect Wildlife
The Karnataka government is trying to recreate the magic of Sholay through a 3D village in the rocky terrain of Ramanagaram, 50 km from Bengaluru, where the film was shot. The virtual village will bring alive the trailblazing characters through 3D printing and Virtual Reality (VR) technology. The Rs 7.5 crore-project to establish the village for ci...
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Is That Salman Khan as a Soldier in the First Pic From Tubelight?
The image is simply a still from the film and features a soldier seen from behind. The background, which appears hazy and blurred, is actually the rocky terrains of Ladakh, where the film was being shot last week
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Tamil Nadu sanctions Rs 50 lakh to increase its green cover
In a bid to increase the green cover in the state to 33.33 per cent as per the National Forest Policy, Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned Rs 50.50 lakh towards planting of trees in rocky terrain and distribution of free seedlings to schools, health and educational institutions.
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NASA Uses Rocky Mountain Helicopter Drills to Prepare Astronauts for Artemis Moon Missions
NASA has certified a helicopter-based lander training course in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains to prepare Artemis astronauts for Moon missions. The high-altitude terrain creates lunar-like visual illusions, forcing pilots to master landings in dusty, slope-filled conditions. Over two dozen astronauts have now trained in this challenging, realistic si...
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Ascends Jezero Crater, Exploring Mars' Ancient Terrain
NASA’s Perseverance rover has initiated a critical new mission on Mars, beginning its ascent to the summit of Jezero Crater after three and half years of exploring its floor. This six-wheeled rover aims to reach the crater’s rim, which rises 1,000 feet above the Martian surface. The climb presents significant challenges, with Perseverance navig...
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NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity Shows What Looks Like an Alien Door on the Red Planet
NASA's Curiosity rover is finding some sneaky details on the planet. Curiosity keeps sending images from Mars to scientists on Earth. The current shots show a rather curious detail in the rocky terrains of the planet. From the photos, it seems like Curiosity stumbled upon a perfectly carved door among the Martian rocks.
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NASA 2022 Human Exploration Rover Challenge: Two Indian Student Groups Win Awards
The challenge required US and international student teams to design, engineer, and test a human-powered rover on a course simulating terrain found on rocky bodies in the solar system.
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Madhya Pradesh Villagers Walk Through Rocky Terrain In Scorching Heat For Water
Villagers of Patapur in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur District are forced to walk long distances on rocky terrain in intense heat to fetch water for drinking and other uses.
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Dakar 2020: Hero's Paulo Goncalves Finishes 14th In Stage 2; TVS Rider Harith Noah Moves Up To 65th
The 2020 Dakar Rally is underway and the riders completed the second stage of the rally yesterday from Al Wajh to Neom. Stage 2 saw the competitors complete a special stage of 367 km with the terrain comprising dunes and rocky terrain along with the dust that made visibility a major issue through the course. Despite the challenging conditions, all ...
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US Hiker Falls 500 Feet From Cliff In US National Park
The iconic Half Dome in Yosemite National Park has loomed large in the national imagination since American settlers began exploring the park in the middle of the 19th-century.
-
Bengaluru, We Have A Problem: Artist Turns Astronaut To Reach Civic Body
Rocky terrain, a man in a space suit and the "moonwalk" - no, this is not the description of a mission to the Earth's nearest celestial neighbour but of a street in Bengauluru where an artist recreated a scene to highlight the lunar crater-sized potholes in the city.
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Top Hunter From Hyderabad Hired To Find And Shoot Serial Killer Elephant
India's top hunter today led a shoot-to-kill pursuit of an elephant whose rampage through villages has left 15 people dead.
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Sholay's Ramgad To Be Recreated In 3D Near Bengaluru Only If It Doesn't Affect Wildlife
The Karnataka government is trying to recreate the magic of Sholay through a 3D village in the rocky terrain of Ramanagaram, 50 km from Bengaluru, where the film was shot. The virtual village will bring alive the trailblazing characters through 3D printing and Virtual Reality (VR) technology. The Rs 7.5 crore-project to establish the village for ci...
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Is That Salman Khan as a Soldier in the First Pic From Tubelight?
The image is simply a still from the film and features a soldier seen from behind. The background, which appears hazy and blurred, is actually the rocky terrains of Ladakh, where the film was being shot last week
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Tamil Nadu sanctions Rs 50 lakh to increase its green cover
In a bid to increase the green cover in the state to 33.33 per cent as per the National Forest Policy, Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned Rs 50.50 lakh towards planting of trees in rocky terrain and distribution of free seedlings to schools, health and educational institutions.
