Asteroid 2024 XN1, about 120 feet wide, will pass Earth on December 24 at a safe distance of 4,480,000 miles. While not a threat, its close approach allows scientists to study it and underscores the importance of planetary defense.
IIT Madras' Avishkar Hyperloop team aims to connect Chennai and Bengaluru in just 30 minutes using a high-speed rail pod traveling through a low-pressure tube. The first 410-meter test track has been completed, marking a major step in India's transportation technology development.
SpaceX's Starship, the world's largest rocket, carried a banana on its sixth test flight as a humorous nod to the "banana for scale" meme, highlighting the rocket's massive 400-foot size before successfully landing in the Indian Ocean.
Figs are incredibly beneficial for our health. However, many believe that they contain no insects or worms. But, it's said that they do contain remnants of insects. This is why Jainism prohibits the consumption of figs.
Scientists from the University of Bristol have released shocking information, suggesting that Earth's final days are approaching, leading to the demise of all living beings, including humans and animals
SpaceX's fifth Starship test flight saw the Super Heavy booster successfully return to the launchpad using mechanical arms, marking a historic achievement in reusable rocket technology. This milestone brings SpaceX closer to reducing space travel costs and advancing Elon Musk's Mars colonization vision.
Norway has become the first country in the world where the number of electric vehicles exceeds the number of petrol vehicles, according to reports.
Stuck on the International Space Station until 2024, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will vote in the 2024 US presidential election from space. They will utilize a secure online voting system specifically designed for astronauts, a practice established in 1997.
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, initially scheduled for an eight-day mission, are now facing an eight-month stay on the International Space Station due to technical issues with the Boeing Starliner. Despite the setback, the astronauts remain positive, embracing their extended time in space and even preparing to vote in the upcoming US presidential election from the ISS.
Elon Musk announced that SpaceX is aiming to launch its first uncrewed Starship mission to Mars in 2026, with the goal of testing landing capabilities. Musk believes that if successful, crewed missions could begin as early as 2030, emphasizing the need to reduce the cost per ton to Mars for multi-planetary life to be viable.
