The ISS, orbiting at 28,000 km per hour and 400 km above Earth, captured the grand religious event using its high-powered ...
Pettit, 69, is currently at the International Space Station as part of the Expedition 72 crew. The ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela ...
over the course of six weeks to take a holy dip at Sangam - the confluence of India's most sacred Ganges river with the Yamuna river and the mythical Saraswati. Hindus believe taking a dip in the ...
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit employed a range of lenses, including fisheye, wide-angle, and telephoto lenses, to get different perspectives and details.
The bright lights of the Kumbh Mela stand out vividly against the night, showcasing the festival's cultural and spiritual ...
The ISRO had shared satellite images of the Mahakumbh Mela, highlighting crores of people gathered to be a part of the ...
India's Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, began Monday, January 13, as millions of Hindu devotees gathered along the Ganges River. The festival, held every 12 years, is one of ...
NEW DELHI: In a first-ever such move of satellite tagging of any species in India, scientists of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) on Wednesday tagged a male Ganges River Dolphin and released ...
The Ganges dolphin is an indicator species, whose status provides information on the overall condition of the ecosystem and of other species in that ecosystem.
The Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj has not only drawn millions of devotees but has also caught the eye of astronauts ...
Don Pettit, a NASA astronaut aboard the ISS, posted the images on X, writing, "2025 Maha Kumbh Mela Ganges River pilgrimage ...