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NASA captures record-breaking images of the fastest-spinning asteroid in space |

NASA has released a set of extraordinary radar images showing an asteroid spinning so fast that it has forced scientists to rethink long-held assumptions about small bodies in space. The asteroid, known as 2025 OW, is tiny compared to the large space rocks we normally hear about, yet its behaviour is anything but ordinary. Detected […]

NASA issues new alert: Venus is becoming more dangerous for future space missions |

Venus has always been known as Earth’s hostile twin, but new findings suggest it is becoming even more unpredictable for upcoming space missions. The planet already challenges spacecraft with extreme heat, crushing pressure, and corrosive clouds. Yet, scientists now believe its atmosphere is behaving in ways that increase the risks for orbiters, flybys, and potential […]

How ESA plans to make astronaut food from thin air for Moon and Mars missions |

Long-duration space missions to the Moon or Mars present one of humanity’s greatest scientific and logistical challenges: how to ensure astronauts receive a sustainable and nutritious food supply without relying on resupply missions from Earth. Traditional storage-based solutions are not viable for journeys spanning years, while cultivating food in microgravity has yet to prove efficient […]

First animal in space! Brave stray dog whose 1957 space mission made history and never returned |

Sixty-eight years ago, on November 3, 1957, a historic event unfolded when Laika, a small stray dog from Moscow, became the first living creature to orbit Earth aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2. Her mission marked a groundbreaking milestone in space exploration during the tense era of the Cold War, showcasing the Soviet Union’s technological […]

Panic at 36,000 feet: Boeing 737’s windshield cracks mid-air; space debris to blame?

(This is a representational image) A United Airlines pilot was injured and forced to make an emergency landing after a mystery object shattered the windshield of a Boeing 737 at 36,000 feet on Thursday. Pilot injured, cockpit damaged Photos circulating online reportedly show the pilot’s arms bleeding and bruised, consistent with cuts from shattered glass. […]

Derrick Groves arrested: Final escaped Louisiana inmate captured after 5 months; found hiding in ‘crawl space’

Derrick Groves, the last of 10 inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail nearly five months ago, was captured at a residence in Atlanta on Wednesday, the US marshals service confirmed.Groves, convicted of murdering two men during Mardi Gras 2018, had been on the run since May 16 after breaking out of the Orleans […]

Space for Further Policy Easing Opens Up: Sakshi Gupta, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank | Udaipur Kiran

Udaipur (Udaipur Kiran News): Commenting on the Reserve Bank of India’s latest Monetary Policy, Sakshi Gupta, Chief Economist at HDFC Bank, said that there is now space for further policy easing, supported by the continued moderation in domestic inflation. She noted that the RBI delivered a well-balanced policy, keeping the policy rate unchanged amid rising […]

Space explorer, navy officer and family hero: Nasa astronaut Jim Lovell dies at 97; commander of ill- fated Apollo 13 mission

Nasa astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13 mission (Image credits: AP) American Nasa astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abort its lunar landing in 1970, died Friday at the age of 97.Lovell passed away in Lake Forest, Illinois, according to a Nasa news release. The […]

UAE: Emiratis to get hands-on training in space mission, satellite engineering under new national programme | World News

The SMSE Programme, launching in September 2025, is the National Space Academy’s fourth cohort since its founding in early 2023/ Image: National Space Academy The UAE Space Agency’s National Space Academy has partnered with EDGE Group to launch a new ten-week programme aimed at training Emirati professionals in satellite engineering and space mission design, the […]

UAE launches national programme to train Emiratis in space mission design and satellite engineering | World News

The SMSE Programme, launching in September 2025, is the National Space Academy’s fourth cohort since its founding in early 2023/ Image: National Space Academy The UAE Space Agency’s National Space Academy has partnered with EDGE Group to launch a new ten-week programme aimed at training Emirati professionals in satellite engineering and space mission design, the […]