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The SBP's recent decision to allow teenagers as young as 13 to open and operate bank accounts entirely on their own is meant to create an opportunity for children to gain financial literacy early and through hands-on experience. The new child account category is a fully functional digital wallet with almost identical usability to a standard account, except that it does not allow chequebooks, which even adults rarely use in this day and age. Though well-intentioned, allowing children wh...
A look at Artemis around the far side of the moon
Dubai: NASA’s Artemis II mission has delivered a historic moment as astronauts journeyed around the far side of the Moon, offering a rare and breathtaking perspective of Earth’s closest celestial neighbor. The crewed spacecraft, launched from Kennedy Space Center, carried three American astronauts and one Canadian on humanity’s first lunar flyby in over five decades.Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.As the spacecraft moved behind the Moon,...
Artemis 2 produces first ever photos from far side of Moon – stunning pics revealed
The Artemis 2 astronauts are set to return to Earth after conducting a historic lunar fly-by and witnessing a total solar eclipse from their spacecraft - capturing the first ever photo of the far side of the Moon
Gobar gas developed by two Uttarakhand brothers? This claim is full of hot air
Gobar gas developed by two Uttarakhand brothers This claim is full of hot air
Why a former AirPods engineer is now building heat pumps
In 2022, California announced that it wanted to install 6 million heat pumps by 2030. So far, it’s only installed about 2.3 million, which means to make that goal, it would need to average about 2,000 installs per day for the next five years. Hitting that target could be difficult considering a typical mini split can take around a day to install and cost around $4,000 to $6,000 per zone, according to EnergySage. “We’ve got to do something different,” Mary-Ann Rau, co-founder and CEO of Mer...
See the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II mission
SpaceSee the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II missionThe crew spent about seven hours circling the moon, taking photographs and making observations of never-before-seen features.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon in this photo from the far side of the moon captured from Orion on Monday.NASAShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 7, 2026, 8:53 AM EDTBy Denise ChowFor the first time ever, humans have glimpsed the entire far...
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