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You’re going where?: A look at where Earth ends and space begins

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Updated on Jul 20, 2024 04:45 PM IST

A startup in Berkeley is decarbonising air to solve global warming

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An absorption column at the Climeworks AG Mammoth carbon removal plant in Hellisheioi, Iceland, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Once fully operational, Mammoth will be capable of capturing up to 36,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year using a technique known as direct air capture (DAC). Photographer: Heida Helgadottir/Bloomberg
Published on Jun 09, 2024 10:30 AM IST

A steamy affair: Swetha Sivakumar on the science of pressure-cooking

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A 1950s print advertisement for Ekcomatic pressure cookers. (HT Archives)
Updated on May 25, 2024 02:51 PM IST

Michelin-starred chef to bring fine dining to space in 2025

Rasmus Munk, co-owner and chef of Alchemist restaurant, poses inside Alchemist’s kitchen, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Danish Michelin-starred chef has teamed up with the Florida-based startup Space Perspective to take fine-dining to our upper atmosphere in late 2025. Six guests are set to ascend to the stratosphere, where they will enjoy an immersive dining experience served up by chef Rasmus Munk.
Published on May 12, 2024 03:04 PM IST

Do rising methane levels herald a climate feedback loop?

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FILE - A flare burns natural gas at an oil well Aug. 26, 2021, in Watford City, (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
Published on Mar 21, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Failed US private moon lander headed for Earth, likely to burn up in atmosphere

This handout image shows the first image from Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander in space showing Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) in the foreground.
Updated on Jan 14, 2024 08:03 AM IST

Golden Globe guest makes 'paedophile' joke amid Epstein list release

Jim Gaffigan at Golden Globes
Updated on Jan 08, 2024 12:57 PM IST

Cold to severe cold conditions expected in Delhi as fog at upper levels persists

The upper-level fog remains dense usually when the wind speed is slow at the transport level. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Jan 05, 2024 11:16 AM IST

Scientists detect oxygen in atmosphere of Venus

Data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter is used in an undated composite image of the planet Venus. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout via REUTERS.
Updated on Nov 09, 2023 02:38 PM IST

NASA's 1st asteroid sample parachutes into Utah desert: Details about OSIRIS-REx

NASA safety team members prepare the Osiris-Rex asteroid sample return craft sitting in the Utah desert at Dugway.
Published on Sep 24, 2023 10:19 PM IST

Wavering night temperatures lead to uncomfortable weather in Pune

Cloudy weather in Pune on Thursday. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 28, 2023 12:05 AM IST

Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend: How to watch the ‘falling stars’?

Lyrid Meteors from the Constellation Lyra.
Published on Apr 23, 2023 12:38 PM IST

Kenya launches first operational satellite into space onboard SpaceX rocket

The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Taifa-1 satellite, took off at about 0648 GMT without incident from Vandenberg Base in California, after three postponements due to bad weather.
Published on Apr 15, 2023 02:40 PM IST

Mumbai registers highest ever 24-hour rainfall for April as temperature drops

The sudden downpour brought down the morning’s minimum temperature to 22.2°C. (PTI photo)
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 01:49 PM IST

Security warns against food, games and PDA at Bengaluru's Cubbon Park: Report

Security warns against food, games and PDA at Bengaluru's Cubbon Park: Report
Published on Apr 13, 2023 12:55 PM IST

Isolated rain fails to keep searing heat in city at bay

Delhi University students on a hot day in the Capital. (Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 11:45 PM IST

‘Science on Tap’ brings people closer to science via informal sessions over beer

So far, 30 such sessions have been organised at various restaurants, pubs, lounges and cafés in the city. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 10, 2023 04:04 PM IST