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India is emerging as a potential key player in the global rare-earth supply chain, as the recent Donald Trump–Xi Jinping summit has given the world a one-year reprieve from China’s export controls, opening a strategic window for New Delhi to expand its refining and manufacturing capabilities, according to an analysis.“With strong political will and a…
Sixty-eight years ago, on November 3, 1957, a historic event unfolded when Laika, a small stray dog from Moscow, became the first living creature to orbit Earth aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2. Her mission marked a groundbreaking milestone in space exploration during the tense era of the Cold War, showcasing the Soviet Union’s technological…
Google has announced a research initiative to build AI data centres in space, marking what the tech giant calls a new moonshot that could transform how machine learning compute is scaled. The project, called Suncatcher, envisions compact constellations of solar-powered satellites carrying Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) and connected through free-space optical links. The announcement…
Screengrab (Picture source: X/CNSA) In a first for China’s manned space programme, astronauts on the Shenzhou-20 and Shenzhou-21 missions have used a specially developed oven to barbecue chicken wings and cook steak aboard the China Space Station. The new “space oven,” installed recently, allows smokeless cooking and is part of broader efforts to improve living…
HYDERABAD: Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech is foraying into the contract research development and manufacturing organisation (CDRMO) space with the setting up of a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Nucelion Therapeutics Pvt Ltd, that is focused on cell and gene therapies (CGT).Announcing its entry into this high growth CRDMO segment, Bharat Biotech said the new entity will support…
India is poised to elevate its space ambitions as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) outlines a bold plan to execute seven missions by March 2026. Following the successful launch of the CMS-03 communication satellite, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan shared insights into the upcoming missions, highlighting the landmark first uncrewed mission under the Gaganyaan programme….
Astronauts posing before getting onboard Shenzhou-21 (AP) China on Friday launched its Shenzhou-21 crewed mission to the Tiangong space station, sending three astronauts – including the youngest member of its astronaut corps – into orbit aboard a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan satellite launch centre in northwest China, according to state media reports.The mission…
Actor Tanya Maniktala is set to play a pivotal role in Rajkummar Rao’s second production, an untitled drama exploring the flaws and pressures of India’s education system. The film, which also stars Keerthy Suresh alongside Rao, will be directed by Aditya Nimbalkar, best known for his debut feature ‘Sector 36’ (2024). Tanya is slated to…
A trio of Europe’s aerospace giants are merging their space businesses to create a regional unit capable of competing with Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s Starlink satellite cluster. Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to combine their space operations, promising “significant synergies” and cost savings in the “mid-triple-digit millions”…
File photo: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Amazon founder Jeff Bezos recently made a prediction wherein he painted an optimistic vision of humanity’s future. He said that millions of people will be living in space within two decades – by 2045 – while robots handle work commutes to the moon and other celestial bodies on human’s…
