After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......
Read the story doing the rounds about a destructive asteroid smashing into earth next month? Well, NASA says it is not going to happen, FOR SURE! Numerous recent blogs and web postings had......
A mountain-sized asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth at 9:35 a.m. EDT (7.05 pm IST) Wednesday, reports NASA. Although asteroid 4179 Toutatis will come no closer than four times the......
There is some good news and some bad news for doomsday pundits. The chances of asteroid Apophis colliding with Earth in 2036 have been reduced, but a new impact possibility of the same asteroid has......
'ISRO takes a very cautious approach.''After reaching the moon, the orbit has to be brought down from a single elliptical orbit to a circular orbit while simultaneously ensuring the stability of......
The so-called $100 laptop that's being designed for school children in developing nations is known for its bright green and white plastic shell, its power-generating hand crank, and for Nicholas......