New Delhi, Aug 16 (EFE).- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched a 120-ton “mini rocket” aimed at lowering the prices of satellite launches into space and facilitating their use on a commercial scale. “The third developmental flight of SSLV is successful. The SSLV-D3 rocket placed EOS-08 satellite precisely into the orbit,” ISRO said … Read more
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International Desk, July 19 (EFE).- A global outage in Microsoft’s system has caused problems in many companies, including the airline, financial, media, and other industries in different parts of the world. According to Downdetector, a website that monitors outages, sudden spikes in incidents have been recorded since late Thursday on different websites that include Microsoft … Read more
Seoul, May 23 (EFE).- A South Korean project to establish a satellite communications system in low Earth orbit (LEO) has passed a preliminary feasibility study and will officially begin next year, the government announced Thursday. The initiative of the Ministry of Science and ICT aims to launch two LEO satellites based on sixth generation (6G) … Read more
Moscow, Apr 11 (EFE).- Russia launched the Angara-A5 heavy rocket Thursday from the Vostochny cosmodrome, in the Russian Far East, after two failed attempts in recent days. A handout picture made available 09 April 2024 by Roscosmos space corporation press service shows Angara-A5 rocket stands on the launch pad preparing for the launch at Vostochny … Read more
Miami, US, Feb 15 (EFE).- The Odysseus moon lander aboard Space X Falcon 9 rocket successfully took off on Thursday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in what is expected to be the first American moon landing in over 50 years. The lander, built by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, was launched at 1:05 am … Read more
New York City, US, Feb 14 (EFE).- New York City on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube for fueling a nationwide “youth mental health crisis.” New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference about a review on crime in 2023 at the New York Police Department Headquarters … Read more
Tokyo, Feb14 (EFE).- The Japanese Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), which successfully landed on the Moon on Jan. 20 and is currently in a state of hibernation, will attempt to restart in late February, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Wednesday. “Although the SLIM landing module is not designed to survive … Read more
Miami, US, Feb 14 (EFE).- SpaceX has postponed the launch of a Moon lander due to a fuel issue, hours before its scheduled take-off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Odysseus Moon lander was to launch on Space X Falcon 9 rocket at 12:57 am Wednesday and is now rescheduled take-off at 1:05 … Read more
Science Desk, 13 feb (EFE).- Polar bears are sea-ice animals, but increasingly long Arctic summers will force them to spend more time on land, where they are unlikely to be able to adapt to living for long periods and may even risk starvation. A study published Tuesday in Nature Communications followed 20 bears wearing camera … Read more
By Caty Arévalo Madrid, Feb 8 (EFE).- Juan Antonio Bayona wanted ‘Society of the Snow’ to exude realism, so he sought scientific advice to ensure that 30 actors lost 30 kilos within a few months, mirroring the victims of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash in the Andes in 1972. The production team adjusted … Read more
Tokyo, Feb 7 (EFE).- A pod of around 15 orcas has been reported trapped in ice floes off the coast of the Shiretoko peninsula, Hokkaido, northern Japan, according to the town’s coast guard. A fisherman and the NGO Wildlife Pro LLC warned on Tuesday morning that orcas appeared to be struggling to get out of … Read more
Beijing, Feb 6 (EFE).- Chinese scientists have determined the precise timing of the largest mass extinction of life on Earth, which occurred over 250 million years ago. The researchers found that different ecosystems responded at different speeds to environmental degradation, which helped in accurately reconstructing the mass extinction process. “The mass extinction at the end … Read more