NASA’s first SpaceX operational crew, the Dragon Mission, is set to launch on Saturday. The mission will bring NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Waker and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Sochi Noguchi to the International Space Station aboard the Crew Dragon vehicle. It follows a successful Demo-2 …
Read More »The northern Ta Ta Rid meteor shower peaks from tonight. How to watch
A tornado firefight captured in 2015. P. Sparni / Czech Academy Sci f Sciences One of the most explosive Meteor showers The work of the year is active and the accents of its activity are to be arranged on Wednesdays – good news if you see fire in the sky. …
Read More »‘Who Wins the Genius Dog Contest?’ Watch the competition begin
If you’re looking for a contest where you don’t have to worry about whether losers will accept, you can try the Genius Dog Contest. Starting at 1pm Eastern time on Wednesday and continuing until Monday, November 16, the competition, which is also a scientific experiment, will be live on Facebook …
Read More »NASA certifies Elon Musk’s SpaceX to carry astronauts, ending its dependence on Russia
NASA announced late Tuesday that it had certified the SpaceX crew Dragon Capsule and Falcon 9 rocket to carry U.S. astronauts into orbit, the “first new spacecraft certified by the agency,” nearly 40 years after the space shuttle. In a statement, NASA Administrator Jim Brydenstein commented on the landmark given …
Read More »Bihar elections: Modi declares victory in India’s first coronavirus vote
The results of the Election Commission of India show that Modi’s Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its coalition partners have returned to power in Bihar, the country’s third most populous state, with more than 100 crore people. As soon as the results of the Bihar Assembly elections came …
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