Elon Musk’s Mars Mission, Why humanity’s future may depend on the ‘red planet’ Elon Musk, the billionaire innovator and founder of SpaceX, is captivating the world—not with cars or satellites, but with a bold promise: making humanity a multiplanetary species. While many dismiss the idea of colonizing Mars as science fiction, Musk treats it as…
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore after spending over nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS) due to Boeing Starliner capsule issues, have safely returned to Earth. Originally scheduled for an eight-day mission, their stay extended significantly, culminating in a March return. Since then, both astronauts have been undergoing intensive physical rehabilitation to readjust to…
In response to proposed budget cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration, space advocates and community leaders from South Mississippi and across the nation rallied in Washington, D.C., to protect crucial NASA programs. At the heart of the advocacy are the Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi, and the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans,…
Shubman Gill has been appointed as the captain of the Indian Test cricket team, as announced on Saturday. Despite questions about his Test cricket record, the 25-year-old’s elevation to captaincy has received support from cricket pundits, considering his demonstrated maturity, composure under pressure, and leadership skills displayed while captaining Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier…
ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan made a historic announcement, declaring 2025 the ‘Gaganyaan Year’ as India enters a new era of human spaceflight aspirations. Addressing a function in Kolkata, Narayanan projected ISRO’s aggressive agenda for the next few years, comprising several human and robotic missions, a space station, and historic international collaborations.With the announcement, ISRO…
Hours after India unveiled its seven-member delegation for global diplomatic outreach post-Operation Sindoor, Pakistan responded by naming PPP Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to head its own international peace initiative. As per the reports, Pakistan has set up a high-level committee under Bilawal’s leadership. The delegation includes former ministers Khurram Dastgir Khan and…
Isro’s PSLV-C61/EOS-09 launch (Left) and Storm in US (Right) The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) faced a setback after the launch of its Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-09, failed. A Mexican naval ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, leaving over 20 people injured. Meanwhile, youtuber Jyoti Malhotra, the Haryana-based travel vlogger arrested on charges of spying…
Isro chairman V Narayanan (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Sunday faced a setback after the launch of Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-09, failed due to a technical anomaly during the third stage of the PSLV-C61 rocket flight. Isro chairman V Narayanan confirmed the issue during a post-launch address to…
Isro’s PSLV-C61/EOS-09 launch SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation‘s (Isro) launch of PSLV-C61, aimed at deploying the EOS-09 earth observation satellite into a sun-synchronous polar orbit from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), failed on Sunday.“The launch vehicle performed normal till the second stage and they made an observation in…
On May 13, 2025, at 1:02 a.m. EDT (0502 GMT), SpaceX launched another mission to build out its Starlink network. The Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launching 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). This launch represents an important milestone in the development of SpaceX’s satellite internet constellation,…