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Space minister rules out sabotage in PSLV failures NEW DELHI: Space minister Jitendra Singh has ruled out the possibility of sabotage in two back-to-back PSLV failures and said that separate internal and external failure assessment committees have been set up to analyse what went wrong in each of the missions. He also revealed that Isro…

Who is Matteo Paz: A teenager who lead the discovery of 1.5 million space objects (Image Source – Linkedin/Matteo Paz) Matteo Paz, son of Amy and Pedro Paz, attends Pasadena High School. He is 18 years old. He is the president and founder of the research club, where he mentors students in science competitions. Matteo…

Peacocks at 6,000ft spark concerns over climate change impact KULLU: A pair of peacocks were spotted in a snow-covered forest of Jagatsukh village at an altitude of over 6000ft (approx 1,800m) near Himachal Pradesh’s Manali — the rare sighting triggering concerns about the impact of climate change on this fragile ecosystem.Commonly found in warmer regions,…

Global population growth calculation plays a significant role in sustainable development. From the early times, the population growth calculation might be counted as per the study published in Aalto University. Previously thought population, is more than what was previously calculated because of the fact that the calculation was mostly made on the basis of the…

The announcement was short and characteristically confident. “To the stars,” Elon Musk wrote, confirming that SpaceX and xAI are now operating as a single company. The message itself gave little away, yet the decision marks a turning point in how Musk intends to pursue his long-term ambitions. By bringing together his space and artificial intelligence…

The announcement was short and characteristically confident. “To the stars,” Elon Musk wrote, confirming that SpaceX and xAI are now operating as a single company. The message itself gave little away, yet the decision marks a turning point in how Musk intends to pursue his long-term ambitions. By bringing together his space and artificial intelligence…

A high-risk scientific mission to probe the ocean beneath Antarctica’s most unstable glacier collapsed just short of success after instruments became trapped deep inside the ice. The international effort, led by researchers from the British Antarctic Survey and South Korea’s polar programme, spent days drilling a narrow borehole more than 3,300 feet through the fast-moving…

Over the past 24 hours, the Sun has released a series of powerful solar flares, at least 18 M-class flares and three X-class flares. Among them was an X8.3 flare, the strongest solar flare recorded so far in 2026.Solar flares are sudden bursts of energy from the Sun. Scientists classify them by strength, starting from…

For more than two decades, the International Space Station has been the constant in low Earth orbit. NASA has been clear that the ISS will not last forever, with current plans pointing to a controlled deorbit around 2030, as reported. Now, private companies are stepping forward, among them, Vast Space, which appears closer than the…

A full moon is seen shining over NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher in the early hours of Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Sam Lott/NASA via AP) The wet dress rehearsal for NASA’s Artemis II concluded early Tuesday morning. The SLS (Space Launch…