Author: DA Correspondent

'NASA analysing images of Chandrayaan-2's landing site'

Hopes fading on re-establishing link with lander Vikram: ISRO

8:02 pm September 8, 2019

Bengaluru: ISRO is continuing its efforts to restore link with Chandrayaan-2’s lander ‘Vikram’, but experts say time is running out and possibility of re-establishing communication looks “less and less probable.” Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan said on Saturday that the space agency will try to establish link with the lander for 14 […]

Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander located on lunar surface: ISRO chairman

6:50 pm September 8, 2019

Bengaluru: The Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram module has been located on the lunar surface and it must have been a hard-landing, ISRO chairman K. Sivan said on Sunday, in an admission that the planned soft-landing wasn’t successful. “Yes, we have located the lander on the lunar surface. It must have been a hard-landing,” Mr. Sivan told a […]

‘Joker’ wins Golden Lion at Venice International Film Festival

4:47 am September 8, 2019

Todd Phillips’ dark comic book film “Joker” won the Golden Lion Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday and cemented its place as a legitimate contender for the rest of the awards season. Jury president Lucretia Martel announced the winners of the prestigious award during a ceremony on the Lido. The Golden […]

Bianca Andreescu beats Serena Williams in US Open final

4:07 am September 8, 2019

New York: Bianca Andreescu displayed the same brand of big-serving, big-hitting, in-your-face tennis that Serena Williams usually does. And now the 19-year-old from Canada is a Grand Slam champion, earning her first such title while preventing Williams from collecting a record-tying 24th. Andreescu took charge early in the U.S. Open final, going up by a […]

NOAA chief thanks Alabama weather office in Hurricane Dorian forecast

NOAA assailed for defending Trump’s Hurricane Dorian claim

3:48 am September 8, 2019

Washington: Former top officials of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are assailing the agency for undermining its weather forecasters as it defends President Donald Trump’s statement from days ago that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama. They say NOAA’s action risks the credibility of the nation’s weather and science agency and may even risk lives. […]