NEW DELHI: After numerous setbacks and delays, Boeing is finally ready to send astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on behalf of Nasa. This marks the inaugural crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule, with two Nasa pilots on board to evaluate the spacecraft during the test mission and a week-long stay at the space … Read more
NEW DELHI: Geologists from MIT and Oxford University have made a significant discovery in Greenland, unearthing ancient rocks that hold clues to Earth’s earliest magnetic field.These rocks, well-preserved, offer insights into conditions on Earth billions of years ago. Researchers determined them to be approximately 3.7 billion years old, showing remnants of a magnetic field with … Read more
Sometime in the next few years – no one knows exactly when – three Nasa satellites, each one as heavy as an elephant, will go dark. Already they are drifting, losing height bit by bit. They have been gazing down at the planet for over two decades, far longer than anyone expected, helping us forecast … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. It’s the first flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule with a crew on board, a pair of NASA pilots who will check out the spacecraft during the test drive and a … Read more
Sulaimaniyah, Iraq — Floods caused by torrential rainstorms have killed four hikers in the Sulaimaniyah region of northern Iraq, local officials told AFP. “Four members of a hiking team drowned because of heavy rains and flooding in Awaspi village” in the Qaradah district, local official Rouf Kamal said. Civil defense spokesperson Aram Ali confirmed the … Read more
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has recorded its wettest April since 1961, with more than double the usual rainfall for the month, the national weather center said. The country experienced days of extreme weather in April that killed scores of people and destroyed property and farmland. Experts said Pakistan witnessed heavier rains because of climate change. Last … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Polaris Dawn mission, the first of the program’s three human spaceflight missions, is set to launch in mid-2024. Supporting the crew at an altitude of 700 km above Earth, the newly developed Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suit will provide vital aid during the historic first-ever commercial astronaut spacewalk.During the five days mission, the … Read more
GENEVA — The World Meteorological Organization warns that Tropical Cyclone Hidaya, which is projected to make landfall in Tanzania and Kenya this weekend, threatens to worsen the humanitarian crisis triggered by torrential rains in these and other heavily flooded countries in East Africa. “Hidaya is the first documented system to have reached tropical cyclone status … Read more
NEW DELHI: US health officials issued a warning on Friday saying that dairy workers are still at risk of contracting the H5N1 bird flu virus that is spreading among dairy herds and advised the workers to wear protective gear, take preventive measures to avoid infection, as reported in a letter to the New England Journal … Read more
It’s been a decade in the making, but Boeing’s commercial spacecraft is finally launching with its first passengers. The final test of its crewed spacecraft, called Starliner — also referred to as its Crew Space Transportation 100 (CST-100) — is scheduled to lift off on Monday at 10:34 p.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in … Read more
