New space race: Acting Nasa chief Duffy to announce plan for building nuclear reactor on moon this week- Here’s what we know

US transportation secretary Sean Duffy is set to reveal accelerated plans for constructing a lunar nuclear reactor this week, marking his first significant initiative as Nasa‘s interim administrator.According to documents reviewed by POLITICO, this announcement will establish a clearer timeline for the lunar reactor project, despite Nasa facing substantial budget reductions. This initiative demonstrates Duffy’s […]

White House to build $200 million state ballroom; construction begins September, aims to address space constraints

(Image credits: The White House) The White House announced Thursday that it will begin the construction of the “White House State Ballroom,” a major new addition to the presidential complex aimed at addressing long-standing space limitations for official events.The $200 million project, funded by US President Donald Trump and private donors, is set to begin […]

UAE: Once a secret, this Dubai lake was revealed by the Crown Prince and is now visible from space | World News

An aerial view of Love Lake Dubai, two heart-shaped lagoons surrounded by desert beauty/ Image: File TL;DR Love Lake is a heart-shaped man-made lake in Al Qudra desert, built as a tribute to love and harmony. It was revealed by Sheikh Hamdan in 2018 through a surprise Instagram post. In 2021, KhalifaSat, a UAE satellite, […]

How two satellites are mimicking total solar eclipses in space

This image shows the Sun’s corona captured by the Proba-3 pair of spacecraft in the visible light spectrum, with the hair-like structures revealed using a specialized image processing algorithm (Image credit: AP) A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses by flying in precise and fancy formation, providing hours of on-demand […]

Trump vs Musk: Nasa, Pentagon rattled by ISS threat- officials warn space program caught in feud

Nasa logo, left, and Elon Musk (Image credits: AP) Nasa and the Pentagon moved quickly this past week to contact alternative spaceflight providers after a public spat between US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk raised new fears about the government’s reliance on SpaceX.The situation escalated when Musk, responding to Trump’s threat to cancel SpaceX […]

Musk vs Trump: Elon Musk fan Ian Miles Cheon asks him to move space program to UAE | World News

Image generated by AI for creative and illustrative purposes only There’s always one tweet that distills geopolitical fantasy into 280 characters. This time, it came from Elon Musk loyalist Ian Miles Cheong:“Elon Musk should simply move his entire SpaceX operation to the United Arab Emirates. The UAE stands at the forefront of technological progress and […]

‘Hell-bent on militarising outer space’: North Korea slams Trump’s Golden Dome plan

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump (AP photos) North Korea slammed US president Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile shield project on Tuesday, calling it a “very dangerous” move that threatens global security and accelerates the weaponisation of space. In a memorandum released by its foreign ministry, North Korea said the initiative was a direct challenge […]

Trump’s space budget is a largesse for SpaceX

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk and SpaceX are big winners in President Donald Trump’s 2026 spending plan.Trump is delivering on Musk’s wishlist at both Nasa and the Pentagon to reorient federal spending on space in a way likely to drive billions of dollars in new business to Musk’s space technology company, if Congress signs off on the […]

China slams US as tensions rise over space observatory project in Chile

China on Tuesday pushed back against the United States concerns over its growing presence in Chile, defending a Chinese astronomical project in the country’s north as tensions rise over Beijing’s influence in South America.During a press conference in Santiago, Chinese Ambassador to Chile, Niu Qingbao, criticised US for meddling in Chile’s autonomous decisions and disseminating […]

Axiom-4 mission carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to International Space Station to launch on May 29

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla NEW DELHI: The Axiom-4 Space Mission, which will carry Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla along with three other crew members, is scheduled to be launched on May 29, according to a spokesperson.The announcement was made by the Axiom Space at a press conference on Tuesday. This mission is expected to mark a […]

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