- 26,250 tonnes of rice arrive at Ctg port from Pakistan
- Baloch militants claim they escaped with 214 hostages
- South Africa captain Wolvaardt calls for more women's Tests
- US imposes visa bans on Thai officials
- China unveils 100-year nuclear battery with revolutionary applications
- Nayanthara calls 'Test', a story of love, resilience, and hope
- Trump clarifies his 24-hour Russia-Ukraine war promise as being 'Sarcastic'
- Trump signs decree on cuts to structure in charge of foreign policy outreach
- Abrar Fahad murder case: HC verdict on Sunday
- Rains, thundershowers likely in parts of country in 5 days
- BCL 3rd round kicks off tomorrow
- New movies, shows, music, and games to stream this week
- 4 killed in Thailand crane collapse
- 2.26 crore children to get Vitamin A Plus capsules
- Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars
- Google to replace Google Assistant with Gemini
- Trade through Hili land port halted for India’s Holi festival
- Bangladesh Pratidin marks 15 years of fearless journalism
- Injured Neymar to miss World Cup qualifier against Argentina
- Pakistan, Bhutan among 41 countries in Trump's potential travel ban list
China unveils 100-year nuclear battery with revolutionary applications
Chinese scientists at Northwest Normal University in Gansu province have developed the worlds first carbon-based nuclear battery, Zhulong-1, capable of lasting over 100 years without recharging. This innovative battery uses carbon-14, a radioactive isotope, to generate electricity, offering...
SpaceX Crew-10 mission launches to International Space Station
NASAs SpaceX Crew-10 mission successfully launched on Friday at 7:03 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission carries four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS) for a long-duration science expedition, according to a SpaceX statement. A...
SpaceX mission to return Williams, Wilmore postponed
A ground system problem led SpaceX to delay a flight to the International Space Station on Wednesday, a mission originally intended to replace NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who are stranded. The new crew must arrive at the Space Station before the two stranded astronauts can...
Starlink is ‘backbone’ of Ukrainian military – Musk
Elon Musk has reaffirmed that Starlink will remain operational in Ukraine, dismissing speculation that SpaceX might cut access to the satellite internet service, Kyiv Independent, and RT reported this. To be extremely clear, no matter how much I disagree with the Ukraine policy, Starlink will...
SpaceX's Starship explodes again in space
SpaceXs Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday, just minutes after launching from Boca Chica, Texas. This marks the second consecutive failure for Elon Musks Mars rocket program this year. Social media videos showed fiery debris streaking across the sky near South Florida and the...
Musk's SpaceX calls off Starship megarocket test flight at last minute
Elon Musks SpaceX called off the latest test flight of its Starship rocket just before its scheduled launch on Monday, citing an unspecified problem with the behemoth spacecraft. Standing down from todays flight test attempt, SpaceX posted on X, also owned by Musk. Starship team is determining...
SpaceX set to launch Starship megarocket today
SpaceX is set to launch its towering Starship rocket today (March 3), marking its eighth orbital test flight. The launch window will open at 5:30 p.m. (23:30 GMT) from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, with a live webcast available. At 403 feet (123 meters) tall, Starship is the worlds...
NASA to provide live coverage of progress 91 launch, space station docking
NASA will offer live coverage of the upcoming launch and docking of the Roscosmos Progress 91 spacecraft, which is set to deliver essential supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). The uncrewed spacecraft will carry approximately three tons of food, fuel, and other critical provisions for...
US space probe ‘Odin’ set to search for asteroid minerals
A private US space company, Astroforge, is taking steps toward commercial asteroid mining with the launch of its robotic vehicle, Odin. The company aims to mine the near-Earth asteroid 2022 OB5, targeting valuable minerals such as platinum. According to The New York Times, Astroforge has already...
SpaceX makes history with Falcon 9 launch and booster landing in the Bahamas
SpaceX has pulled off a historic feat, after launching a rocket into space from the coast of Florida and landing the rocket booster in another country, reports Foxnews. Tuesdays mission marked the first time a Falcon 9 landed on a droneship off the coast of the Bahamas. Nearly eight minutes...
Bezos’s rocket firm Blue Origin to cut 10% of workforce
US billionaire Jeff Bezoss erospace company Blue Origin will reduce its workforce by about 10% following a period of rapid expansion, CEO Dave Limp told employees on Thursday. We grew and hired incredibly fast in the last few years, Limp wrote in an email, calling the layoffs a tough but...
NASA swaps SpaceX capsules to allow earlier return of Sunita Williams
NASA on Tuesday swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space Station, a scheduling move that will allow a slightly earlier return for two Starliner astronauts who have been on the station far longer than expected, reports Reuters....
SpaceX Starship test ends in failure after successful booster catch at launch pad
SpaceXs latest Starship test flight ended in failure Thursday after the spacecraft was destroyed following a successful booster catch on the launch pad. The company reported that the Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly, with its six engines shutting down one by one during ascent,...
Bezos' New Glenn reaches orbit in first launch
Blue Origins giant New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida early Thursday morning on its first mission to space, an inaugural step into Earths orbit for Jeff Bezos space company as it aims to rival SpaceX in the satellite launch business. Thirty stories tall with a reusable first stage, New...
SpaceX set for seventh test of Starship megarocket
Elon Musks SpaceX isgearing up for the seventh orbital flight test of Starship, the colossalprototype rocket the company hopes will help humans colonize Mars. A launch window from the companys Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, opens at4:00 pm (2200 GMT) on Wednesday and will be carried in a live...
Bezos sees no threat from Musk-Trump ties in space race
Jeff Bezos said he does not think SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will use his close ties with US President-elect Donald Trump to undercut his space company Blue Origin, adding he feels very optimistic about the incoming administrations space agenda. Elon has been very clear that hes doing this for the...
China to build power stations in space
A senior Chinese scientist has shared an ambitious plan to use super heavy rockets to build solar power stations in space, reports South China Morning Post. The scientist entitled it as another Three Gorges Dam project above the Earth, Space-based solar power stations collect energy from the...
Italy in advanced talks with SpaceX for €1.5 billion secure telecom deal
Italy is in advanced discussions with Elon Musks SpaceX regarding a 1.5 billion euro ($1.55 billion) agreement for the company to supply secure telecommunications to the government, according to Bloomberg News. ($1 = 0.9708 euros) The discussions are still ongoing, and a final agreement on the...
Rocket that could challenge SpaceX’s dominance set to launch
On a Florida launchpad that has been dormant for almost two decades, a new, roughly 320-feet (98-meter) rocket developed by Jeff Bezos company Blue Origin is poised for its maiden flight. The uncrewed launch vehicle, called New Glenn, will mark Blue Origins first attempt to send a rocket to...
ISRO achieves breakthrough with cowpea seed germination in space
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has made a major advancement in space research by successfully germinating cowpea seeds in space. The seeds, which were part of the CROPS experiment, began to sprout just four days after being launched into space on the PSLV-C60 mission, reports...
New year, new launch: SpaceX to deploy Starlink simulators on starship
SpaceX is taking its Starship test flights to the next level, with the upcoming launch aiming to show payload deployment for the first time. The payload in question will be 10 Starlink simulators that will be similar in size and weight to the next-gen satellites SpaceX plans to use Starship to...
Can AI robots take over human astronauts' roles in Space?
On Christmas Eve, an autonomous spacecraft made history by flying closer to the Sun than any previous human-made object. NASAs Parker Solar Probe passed through the Suns atmosphere as part of its mission to learn more about the Sun and its impact on space weather near Earth. This milestone event...
Elon Musk envisions ‘direct democracy’ for future ‘Mars Colony’
Elon Musk, the tech mogul and CEO of SpaceX, has once again shared his ambitious vision for the future of humanity on Mars, offering a glimpse into the potential governance structure for a Martian colony, reports UNB. In response to a user query on X (formerly Twitter), Musk suggested that...
ISRO to launch SpaDeX mission tonight
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is launching its Space Docking Experiment also known as SpaDex onboard a PSLV rocket on Monday. According to the latest updates by the space agency, the SpaDex launch has been rescheduled by two minutes from 9:58 pm to 10 pm, reports Hindustan...
Power failed at SpaceX mission control before September spacewalk by NASA nominee
A power outage at a SpaceX facility in California in September led to a loss of ground control for at least an hour during a mission that included the first private spacewalk, according to three individuals familiar with the situation. The spacewalk, which was part of SpaceXs five-day Polaris...