The Earth’s rotation is expected to speed up slightly in the coming weeks, leading to marginally shorter days, according to Science news website. Variations in the Moon’s position are predicted on July 22 and August 5 that will reportedly shorten the length of each day by approximately 1.51 milliseconds. The speed at which Earth rotates...
Updated: Jul 11th, 2025 Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently on board the International Space Station, is expected to begin his journey back to Earth on July 14, said Axiom Space on Friday. Shukla, along with three other crew members Peggy Whitson, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, and Tibor Kapu will undock inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the...
Twitter co-founder and Bluesky founder Jack Dorsey announced a WhatsApp-like messenger on Monday, which is offline and relies on Bluetooth technology. Announcing the project, Dorsey wrote, “My weekend project to learn about Bluetooth mesh networks, relays, store and forward models, message encryption models, and a few other things – Bitchat: Bluetooth mesh chat.” Since it...
Updated: Jul 3rd, 2025 Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut on the International Space Station, is working to develop a brain-computer interface in the orbital lab, said NASA on Thursday. Shukla, part of the Axiom Space mission-4, used near-infrared technology to develop the interface in the Columbus laboratory module aboard the orbiting lab along with...
To counter China’s growing presence and assertiveness in Indo-Pacific, coupled with the nations rising space-based surveillance capabilities, India has stepped up its space game, with a planned 52-satellite launch — an initiative worth ₹26,968 crore — along with phase III of Space-Based Surveillance (SBS) programme and RISAT-1B, the all weather radar satellite. All-weather eye in...
Updated: Jul 1st, 2025 In a rare occurrence, OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT AI, is offering its employees a week-long break by shutting down its operations, as per a report. The week-long break is for the staff, reportedly overworked after dragging 80-hour work weeks, as it will give them a chance to rest and...
Updated: Aug 2nd, 2025 Source: IANS Four people were killed in a bar shooting in Anaconda, US state of Montana, local media reported, citing law enforcement officials. The shooting occurred on Friday at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, a city located in southwestern Montana, the news agency reported quoting NBC Montana. The suspect was identified...
Spain launches Digital Nomad Visa Spain has officially launched its long-anticipated Digital Nomad Visa, offering a new opportunity for non-European Union nationals to live and work remotely from within Spanish territory. This new visa is designed to attract remote workers, freelancers, and digital professionals who are employed by or contractually tied to companies located outside...
Updated: Jul 30th, 2025 Downing Street urged Israel to take substantive steps to end ‘the appalling situation in Gaza’ and commit to a long-term and sustainable peace, or else the British government will recognise the State of Palestine in September to ‘protect the viability of the two-state solution’. In a statement, Downing Street called on...
Updated: Jul 30th, 2025 A massive earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, prompting a tsunami warning across parts of the Pacific. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the quake occurred at approximately 23:24 GMT on Tuesday, with its epicentre located about 125 km...