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Artemis II crew snaps historic Earthset photo on way home
The Artemis II astronauts snapped a stunning shot of an ‘Earthset’ — the moment when the Earth dips below the Moon’s horizon — on their long journey back home Tuesday after wrapping up a historic lunar flyby. NASA released the photo of Earth dropping below the rugged lunar edge in a deliberate nod to the iconic Earthrise image taken by an Apollo 8 astronaut in 1968. That shot from 57 years ago helped capture the public’s imagination when it was taken by...
Scientists develop gene-edited wheat that can make toasted bread less carcinogenic
Bread and biscuits made from Crispr-edited wheat showed substantially reduced acrylamide levels, even after toastingGene-edited wheat which can make bread less carcinogenic when toasted has been successfully developed by scientists.Researchers at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, used Crispr genome editing which allows researchers to selectively edit the DNA of living organisms. This revolutionary technology was adapted for use in the laboratory from naturally occurring genome edi...
Artemis II crew headed back to Earth after lunar flyby
For 40 minutes, all communication dropped and the Artemis II astronauts could only speak with each other as they completed a flyby of the moon's far side. The crew is now headed back to Earth. Mark Strassmann reports.
Cosmonaut candidates undergo strict selection process — Roscosmos CEO
The selection process is for candidates aged under 35 years, Dmitry Bakanov said
India nuclear breakthrough as fast breeder reactor hits criticality: Why does it matter
Dubai: India has taken a significant step towards long-term energy security after its most advanced nuclear reactor achieved a key milestone, marking progress in a decades-old plan to produce its own nuclear fuel.The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu has attained “criticality” — the stage at which a nuclear reactor begins a self-sustaining chain reaction, a crucial step before it can generate electricity.Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the achievement as a...
Chinese embassy in US confirms death of semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao
Chinese semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao died at the University of Michigan last month, shortly after being questioned by US federal law enforcement. Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for China’s embassy in Washington, confirmed to the South China Morning Post in an email on Monday that Wang had taken his own life. “We are deeply distressed by this tragedy,” Liu wrote, adding that the US had “overstretched” the concept of national security and subjected Chinese students and scholars to unwarranted...
See Artemis II Crew's Stunning Images of Far Side of the Moon
The Artemis II crew is homeward bound after capturing never-before-seen views of the far side of the moon during their historic flyby. During the unprecedented voyage, the astronauts shared an emotional moment when they proposed naming a newly identified crater after Commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife who died of cancer in 2020. NBC’s Tom Costello reports for TODAY.
Artemis II astronaut tells Trump what communication blackout was like: 'I said a little prayer'
The Artemis II literally went where no man, or woman, has gone before in an historic trek around the dark side of the moon Monday, and the crew did it with pilot Victor Glover making quick request for divine assistance."I'd like to ask, what was your feeling when you had no communication?" President Donald Trump asked in a call arranged by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman from Houston mission control to "Integrity," the crew's chosen name for the Orion capsule. "Zero communication all of a sudd...
What is ‘the chicken ick’? The science behind why we get grossed out by food we love
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India achieves civil nuclear energy milestone
The South Asian country’s most advanced atomic reactor has attained criticality, putting it one step away from full operation India has achieved a significant milestone in the development of its civil nuclear energy program, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday. In a post on X, Modi said the indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) in Kalpakkam has attained criticality, de...
To Carroll, with love: Why NASA’s Artemis II mission named Moon crater
Dubai: This morning, I came across a video that many may have scrolled past. I could not. It has stayed with me all day — quiet, unassuming, and yet deeply moving.The past few years have not been kind to humanity. Since the start of this decade, we have endured a pandemic that claimed over 7 million lives — 7,113,407 precisely, according to the World Health Organisation.What followed was not relief, but recovery — slow, uneven, and fragile. And just as the world began to steady itself, new frac...
Russia delays lunar missions as US marks historic flight
Russia has pushed back the launch of three moon missions, the Interfax news agency said on Tuesday, a setback to its ambitious lunar exploration programme as longtime space rival, the United States, celebrated an historic flight around the moon. The launches of Russian spacecraft Luna-28, Luna-29, and Luna-30 have been postponed to 2032–2036, Interfax quoted Russian Academy of Sciences Vice President Sergei Chernyshev as saying. It did not say when they had originally been slated to lift ...
Artemis II astronauts swung by the moon, broke an Apollo record, and saw an eclipse
NPR Science LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio YouTube Music RSS link Science Artemis II astronauts swung by the moon, broke an Apollo record, and saw an eclipse April 7, 20265:00 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition By Brendan Byrne Artemis II astronauts swung by the moon, broke an Apollo record, and saw an eclipse Audio will be available later today.
Russia, US, India to cooperate in developing national orbital stations — Roscosmos CEO
According to Dmitry Bakanov, national orbital stations are designed for orbits with the same inclination and in future they may interact with each other through cross-flights, approaching, docking, and undocking
Look: Artemis II crew travels farther than humans ever have after 40-minute comms blackout
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them, as they cruised through a rare flyby of the shadowed far side of the moon that revealed a lunar surface under cosmic bombardment.The six-hour survey of the normally hidden hemisphere of Earth's only natural satellite was highlighted by the astronauts' direct visual observations of "impact flashes" from meteors pelting the darkened and heavily cratered lunar surface.About two dozen scie...
Farming the Roman way: unearthed 1,800-year-old farmhouse had cosy covered porch - and a bathhouse!
Farming the Roman way: unearthed 1,800-year-old farmhouse had cosy covered porch - and a bathhouse!By ANDREW LEVY, REPORTER Published: 08:24, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 08:26, 7 April 2026 e-mail View comments
NASA's Artemis Astronauts Are Heading Back to Earth
NASA’s four Artemis astronauts swung behind the moon and are headed home, in a journey that shattered space travel distance records and brought people the closest they’ve been to the lunar surface in more than 50 years. Bloomberg's Danny Lee has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)
Wang Fuk Court briefing to give residents answers before decisions are made: minister
Hong Kong’s home affairs minister has pledged that a briefing set to be held ahead of an owners’ meeting petitioned for by residents of the fire-hit Wang Fuk Court will address their concerns, saying it will not clash with ongoing inquiry hearings or the schedule for their return home. More than 300 homeowners petitioned for a general meeting with Hop On Management, a Chinachem Group subsidiary appointed by the government as the estate’s interim administrator, to address unresolved issues. Hop.....
NASA Astronauts Break Distance Record for Space Travel
NASA’s four Artemis astronauts swung behind the moon and are headed home, in a journey that broke space travel distance records and brought people the closest they’ve been to the lunar surface in more than 50 years. (Source: Bloomberg)
India moves closer to nuclear fuel self-reliance
India has moved closer to producing its own nuclear fuel after a domestic-designed reactor began a controlled nuclear reaction, an important step before it can start generating power. Energy-hungry India, the world’s most populous country and third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has ambitious plans to expand nuclear power capacity from its current eight to 100 gigawatts by 2047. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam attained “criticality”,...