NASA to train Indian astronaut for ISS voyage in deepening space ties
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU NASA will train an Indian astronaut for a voyage to the International Space Station
2023-11-29 21:27
U.S. to launch joint remote sensing satellite with India early next year
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the NASA plan to launch a joint remote sensing satellite for
2023-11-28 20:24
Updated In-Season Tournament Bracket ahead of pool play finale
Tuesday, Nov. 28 is the final day of NBA In-Season Tournament pool play. Here's a comprehensive look at the standings, bracket, and wild card race.
2023-11-28 05:23
NBA Awards Rankings: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander surges up MVP leaderboard
The NBA MVP race continues to take shape, with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the rise as Nikola Jokic and others maintain strong cases.
2023-11-25 04:59
Webb space telescope spies precocious 'teenage' galaxies
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON Since becoming operational last year, the James Webb Space Telescope has made groundbreaking observations
2023-11-22 01:20
Elon Musk's X sues Media Matters over antisemitism analysis
The lawsuit says Media Matters "manipulated" data in an attempt to "destroy" the social media site.
2023-11-21 10:19
SpaceX hints next Starship launch attempt could be soon
SpaceX has hinted that flight tests of its Mars-bound Starship rocket system could begin to occur on a more frequent basis following a successful launch on Saturday. The tallest and most powerful rocket ever built lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, on Saturday, seven months after the first launch attempt. Unlike the first attempt, both parts of the rocket were able to separate in mid-air without immediately exploding, while the newly-built launch pad was also able to withstand the force of the 33 Raptor engines firing simultaneously. “Just inspected the Starship launch pad and it is in great condition,” SpaceX boss Elon Musk posted on X on Sunday. “No refurbishment needed to the water-cooled steel plate for next launch. Congrats to SpaceX team and contractors for engineering and building such a robust system so rapidly!” The second flight test of the fully-stacked Starship rocket was beset by delays due to the high levels of debris from the destroyed launchpad and exploded rocket following the failed first attempt. Regulators said they would be working with SpaceX before a third flight test takes place, with the US Federal Aviation Administration confirming that no injuries or property damage was reported following Saturday’s launch. The fully-stacked Starship rocket system was the first to successfully perform a hot-stage separation, which saw the upper second stage launch away from the Super Heavy Booster mid-flight. Both parts of the rocket were destroyed shortly after they achieved separation, however SpaceX already has two Super Heavy boosters and three upper-stage vehicles currently undergoing preliminary testing, according to Next Spaceflight. Mr Musk has previously outlined his plans to build a fleet of hundreds of Starship rockets, with the hope of using them to establish a permanent human colony on Mars by 2050. SpaceX has already secured a multi-billion dollar contract with Nasa to develop Starship for the US space agency’s Artemis program, which will return humans to the surface of the Moon for the first time in 50 years. Read More SpaceX launches ‘zero fuel’ engine into space SpaceX Starship rocket loses contact after reaching space: Live updates Air Force officer breaks silence over ‘red, glowing’ UFO sighting: ‘Not a joke’
2023-11-20 22:23
US lawmakers urge scrutiny of SpaceX worker injuries after Reuters report
By Marisa Taylor and Joey Roulette WASHINGTON Three U.S. lawmakers are calling for greater scrutiny of worker safety
2023-11-18 20:24
SpaceX Starship set for repeat test flight, seven months after last one blew up
By Joe Skipper, Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman BOCA CHICA, Texas SpaceX's next-generation spacecraft Starship, developed to carry
2023-11-18 14:20
NBA Awards Rankings: New No. 1 in Most Improved Player race
The NBA Most Improved Player race is off to a rollicking start with several explosive contenders.
2023-11-18 04:55
SpaceX launches ‘zero fuel’ engine into space
SpaceX has launched a new type of zero-fuel propulsion system into orbit, which its creators claim will revolutionise the space industry. The Quantum Drive engine, built by US startup IVO Ltd, was fitted on a microsatellite that entered orbit aboard SpaceX’s Transporter 9 mission, which lifted off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. IVO claims that its technology is the world’s first commercially viable pure electric propulsion technology that works in space, drawing “limitless power for propulsion from the Sun”. It relies on a controversial theory called Quantized Inertia (QI) that challenges Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion, with some physicists dismissing the technology as impossible. The QI theory was first proposed in 2007 by physicist Mike McCulloch, who drew on the mysterious properties of quantum mechanics to account for a new understanding of inertia as defined by Newton’s First Law of Motion. IVO chief executive Richard Mansell said his company performed 100 hours of vacuum chamber testing before the launch, during which the quantum drive produced a small amount of thrust. “Deploying Quantum Drive into orbit in a Rogue satellite on SpaceX Transporter 9 is a milestone for the future of space propulsion,” Mansell said. “Quantum Drive’s capability allows Rogue to produce new satellite vehicles with unlimited Delta V.” A pair of Quantum Drives are fitted to the BARRY-1 cubesat, which will take around one month to settle into its orbit before the next-generation propulsion system is activated in an effort to raise the satellites orbit by 100 kilometres. If successful, its creators say it will not only rewrite the critical principles of physics, but also form the foundation for a new era of space travel and exploration. “There are many things that have held back space exploration, one of them of course is power and propulsion,” said Mansell. “IVO’s quantum drive eliminates this propulsion problem by eliminating the fuel. By taking away the fuel, then you have essentially unlimited thrust.” Read More ‘It’s becoming like an airport’: How SpaceX normalised rocket launches
2023-11-17 23:21
SpaceX delays Starship test flight a day over hardware swap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -SpaceX postponed its second attempt to launch the company's Starship rocket system into space by a day to
2023-11-17 04:17