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(*9*) SpaceX marked a significant milestone in 2025 by launching its 100th Falcon 9 mission of the year, sending 24 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit. The launch passed off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 12:26 p.m. EDT on August 18 (9:56 p.m. IST). The Falcon 9 rocket, utilizing its first […]

A file picture of Agni-5 missile | Photo Credit: ANI India on Wednesday (August 20, 2025) successfully test-fired its intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-5 from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha. In a press release, the Ministry of Defence mentioned the launch validated all operational and technical parameters and was performed underneath the aegis of

Kairan Quazi, the teenage prodigy who captured world consideration as one of many youngest engineers on this planet, is taking the subsequent huge step in his profession. At simply 16, he is leaving SpaceX, the place he performed a key position within the Starlink venture, contributing to Elon Musk’s mission to offer world web connectivity

The Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: KSL The International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) opened in Mumbai this week, bringing collectively high-school science college students from 64 nations. At the Olympiad’s worldwide board assembly on August 18, representatives of the 64 collaborating nations voted by a major majority

Asteroids have lengthy fascinated scientists and the general public alike, serving as reminders of each the wonder and unpredictability of our universe. These rocky remnants from the photo voltaic system’s formation typically move via Earth’s neighborhood, generally sparking pleasure and curiosity once they come unusually close. While most of these flybys are innocent, they supply

Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), V. Naryanan, talking on the 84th convocation ceremony at Osmania University (OU) in Hyderabad on August 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Siddhant Thakur From a modest 35-kg payload with its first indigenous launch car SLV-3, in 1980, India is now aiming for an enormous leap — the Indian

(*11*) Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, has captivated scientists as a result of its excessive temperatures, dense iron-rich core, and distinctive geological options. Recent analysis reveals that Mercury is steadily shrinking over time, a course of pushed by the cooling and contraction of its inside. As the planet’s core loses warmth, the

Long Hanging Fruits, an set up by Indonesian artist Elia Nurvista about the palm oil trade | Photo Credit: Special association In the 1820s, French scientist Nicolas Clément launched the time period calorie. In the two centuries since, human beings’ and society’s relationship with food has modified drastically. Today the research of food is a complicated