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@Astrophysicslad And if that god has given the conciousness and intelligence to do this?

The Artemis II crew will successfully splash down in the Pacific Ocean later tonight, thanks to science and engineering—not God.

@aakashgupta Why they don’t carry fuel and reverse thrust to slow down the fall?

Four humans are about to fall into a 10,000°C wall of plasma at 25,000 mph with a heat shield NASA knows is flawed. Tomorrow evening. Off the coast of San Diego. Orion hits the atmosphere at 36 times the speed of sound. The air can't move out of the way fast enough, so it compresses into a shockwave twice as hot as the surface of the Sun. The plasma ionizes the surrounding air and blocks all radio signals. For several minutes, the crew is falling faster than any humans have ever traveled inside a spacecraft, and nobody on the ground can talk to them. The heat shield is 186 blocks of a material called Avcoat glued to a titanium skeleton. It works by charring, melting, and disintegrating on purpose. The destruction of the outer layer is the cooling mechanism. There is no backup system. No redundancy. The heat shield works or the crew doesn't come home. The Artemis I heat shield came back with over 100 locations where chunks had ripped off. NASA spent two years figuring out why, concluded it was gas pressure building up inside the material during reentry, and decided not to replace the shield. They changed the flight path instead. Steeper angle, less time in the danger zone. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said publicly that this approach "is not the right way to do things long term." The capsule will slow from 25,000 mph to 17 mph in thirteen minutes. Parachutes don't even deploy until the last four. Everything before that is managed by a curved piece of titanium and glue entering air twice as hot as the Sun. Tomorrow at 5:07 PM Pacific, San Diego might hear a sonic boom. That sound is four people betting their lives on NASA's math being right.

@dotkrueger But this goes with the assumption that the technology we know is the only technology and that is too pessimistic. May be what we know is only 1% of physics. Somebody in future will have the technology for faster travel.

We're not going to travel beyond the solar system, according to Leonard Susskind. And neither are aliens, coming to visit us. We may not be alone, but we are stuck here for, essentially forever. 1. The nearest star is 4.24 light years away. The fastest spacecraft ever built would require 6,600 years to get there. 2. Surely we can just build faster spacecraft. The problem is to get to anywhere close to the speed of light, we need exponentially more energy. 3. Chemical rockets will just not work. Even fusion rockets won't work. Even 10% of the speed of light is not achievable. The Tsiolkovsky Rocket Equation prevents it. 4. Interstellar dust becomes hand grenades when traveling anywhere close to the speed of light. Ships break. 5. Space radiation will kill us over the time need to travel interstellar distances. Impossible to protect without massive shields, which require massive energy to accelerate and de-accelerate.

@rautsanjay61 And why should India have a role in this?

Pakistan has given a message of peace to the world by stopping the war between Iran and America. Why didn't our Mahavishwaguru get this credit? Because Mahavishwaguru has no role. There is a war going on in the world and our Mahavishwaguru was throwing bombs from his mouth at political opponents in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu,

Why can't a movie just be a movie anymore? If a Hollywood film show that a chef can take on an entire network nobody calls it 'unrealistic', they call it entertainment. But when we imagine a desi street-smarts in that role, sarcasm props up. We have become so used to running down everything good, imaginative, or rooted in our own storytelling that we have forgotten what cinema is for and feeling good for ourselves!

Is there a sequel to Dhurandhar where chaiwala stops the war using Hamza to manipulate Asim munir and Shabaz into negotiating a ceasefire

@anishgiri You became a hero by holding Sindarov!

Nice one!🍿♟️

@Gyan49485 And I don’t get what is the point of being a Super GM if you can’t think on the spot and play the board?

Why now? Because you played just 3 top events in 2 years since last Candidates - 2 Norway Chess, 1 American Cup. You had a good 2024 Candidates because you played 5 top events in the year leading into it - World Cup, Grand Swiss, Norway Chess, American Cup, Qatar Open. 1/n

@DrSanjivGoenka @LucknowIPL @IPL Very poor justification of bad behaviour!

This is a long season, and moments like these are part of building something meaningful. I have full confidence in our captain and the team to respond with strength. To our fans, thank you for your support at Ekana today, we will come back stronger. The story of @LucknowIPL this season is far from written.

@NASA @NASAKennedy We are happy to watch. Only that you have to improve the live relay and get better cameras on board!

We're going around the Moon. Come watch with us. Artemis II's four-astronaut crew is lifting off from @NASAKennedy on an approximately 10-day mission that will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. The launch window opens at 6:24pm ET (2224 UTC). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@NASA @NASAKennedy Why is your onboard cameras and live relay so bad? What stops you from learning from Spacex? Or is it that attitude of we focus on the mission and not on cameras for the viewers?

Liftoff. The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.

@Kekius_Sage To remain stable! Those that move stay grounded!

Why does everything in the universe spin?

@thedarshakrana The one who mind their own business are genuinely good people!

What are the signs that someone is a genuinely good person?

@Tejasvi_Surya While the ruling party is definitely off track here, you should question your state leader too!

This will go down as the biggest achievement of this govt. Truly historic day for Karnataka. Congratulations to CM and DCM for successfully concluding such a difficult and complex negotiation process involving so many stakeholders. This will benefit the 6 crore Kannada people. Hope their expertise is made use of to conclude Ukraine-Russia and Iran-Israel conflicts.

@_sabanaqvi What have we got to do with US statements about Saudi? Why is it matter of concern to us? None of our business.

The insult to Saudi crown prince by Donald Trump is not an ordinary matter to be ignored and passed over. The Saudi monarchy is the custodian of the two holy mosques at Mecca and Medina. Osama bin Laden emerged from Saudi Arabia, first for Jihad against the Soviets and then raging against his own country’s proximity to US. The 9/11 operation had many Saudis involved. How can the Saudi monarch just swallow this insult? Indians may be interested to know that when members of the royal family including crown prince have visited India, they never visit Gandhi Samadhi or any Sufi shrine due to their interpretation of Islam. But that’s an aside. The main point is can the custodians of the 2 Holy Mosques ignore this grave insult…

@Pawankhera When you say it appears, is it a wild guess, have some info or is it a random statement?

It appears that, despite being seen as Trump’s yes-man, Modi is still struggling to gain traction in Washington – which is why Elon Musk is now being used as a conduit to get Trump to engage. And this isn’t entirely new. #EpsteinFiles indicate that he lacked direct access in Washington - hence the reliance on intermediaries like Epstein and Anil Ambani to open doors. Not only has he made a joke of himself, he has also dragged the decorum of the Prime Minister’s office down with him.

@TVMohandasPai @RAshokaBJP @BJP4India @AmitShah @amitmalviya @narendramodi @blsanthosh Sirs, have never seen any leader of opposition sitting in the assembly asking for tickets to a cricket match. This is so embarrassing at so many levels! Is this what BJP is reduced to in Karnataka?

Very wrong of MLA @RAshokaBJP to ask for free tickets as MLA. He is not Ruler of the state only public rep. He is bringing down the standing of @BJP4India by seeking a personal benefit. @AmitShah @amitmalviya @narendramodi @blsanthosh

And what is this repeated assertion by the BJP LOP that we have given land to KSCA?. It is not the private property of the MLAs or Ministers. It belongs to the state government and they are just the trustees of public property. What kind of entitlement is this? How is BJP a different party? @BYVijayendra

This picture says more than a thousand words. It captures, in one frame, what our political culture has been reduced to. A national icon like Venkatesh Prasad, a man who brought pride to India, whose spells against Pakistan are etched permanently in our collective memory, is today standing with folded hands before a Chief Minister. Why? Not for any wrongdoing. Not for any failure of duty. But simply because he did his job. Because he did not anticipate that the brittle egos of politicians would be bruised. Because he did not bend to a culture that expects free tickets, special treatment, and unquestioned entitlement. This is the tragedy. When those who have served the nation with excellence are made to stand in deference, and those in public office demand privilege over accountability, something has gone fundamentally wrong. This is not just about one incident. This is about a deeper decay. A political class that sees power as entitlement, not responsibility should go. A system where excellence bows, and arrogance sits should go. A new generation of political class is badly needed at all levels. If this does not disturb us, nothing will. India deserves better. For whatever it is worth, I stand with @venkateshprasad. And I know, millions will.

@Incognito_qfs Those who are trolling him should pick up the sponsorship cost!

R Praggnanandhaa will soon play in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament, starting from March 29 in Cyprus. Just look at how Congress & DMK trolls abused him just before a major tournament. Adani Group is sponsoring Praggnanandhaa since 2024. Pragg is just doing his sponsorship duties which every player does. You can't hate him for doing that.

@umedpratapsingh Indian car market has been spoiled by so called SUVs. Most are not even SUVs and loook like bloated boxes. Miss options in sedan.

You travel for 300-400 kms on Indian highways and hardly you will see any sedans. All you see is suv, suv, suv everywhere. Sedans look sexy.

@nsinghal211 The EMI is paid over 20 years. If you discount the future payments by the bank FD interest rate of 7%, you would not cross more than INR 60 lakhs on present value terms. At this loan interest rate it is a good deal!

Reality of 50 Lakh Home Loan 🤯 Loan Amount~ ₹50,00,000 Interest Rate~ 8.5% Tenure~ 20 Years EMI~ ₹43,391 Per Month Total EMI Paid~ ₹1.04 Crore..Show more