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The spectacular depiction of Ravana-Jatayu war in Ramayana: Part 1 has sparked global interest, turning Chadayamangalam’s Jatayu Earth Center into a viral trending destination across social media and travel vlogs

The probe and its twin, Voyager 2, have been hurtling through space for almost 50 years, stretching humanity's reach into interstellar space. The upcoming milestone is a testament to scientific endeavor and ingenuity

BBC Studios (BBCS) has named Sreya Biswas as Head of its Natural History Unit (NHU), maker of Planet Earth III and Blue Planet III. Biswas will take over from Jonny Keeling early next year, taking on the lead for the editorial, commercial and strategic direction for the NHU. Keeling is remaining with BBCS, but moving […]

Egyptian prosecutors have demanded that two railway employees be detained over alleged failures to monitor signals before a deadly train crash south of Cairo on Sunday. Investigators found that the driver of one of the trains, who died in the crash, had disabled its automatic control system, according to a statement from prosecutors. Additionally, one of the

A century-old theory about the origins of life on Earth may be wrong. New research from the University of Cambridge suggests that comets traveled too fast and struck at unfavorable angles for the fragile molecules needed for life to survive, making successful delivery extraordinarily unlikely. Surprisingly, Mars may have had a better chance of receiving thes

Myanmar's military-led government is urging the United States to beef up re-engagement efforts and rapidly boost investment in the war-torn nation's rare earths mines, a critical sector now y dominated by influential giant neighbour China.

Lindian Resources has secured an annual 30,000-tonne binding offtake for monazite concentrate from its Kangankunde rare earths project with a major global refiner.

China has announced it is suspending export controls on some critical minerals for two months, preserving a broader trade deal struck between Washington and Beijing before an expected meeting between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Asia next week. The announcement from China's Ministry of Commerce formalises an agreement to extend a bilateral trade

NASA’s two ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft have each successfully completed a powered Earth flyby, using Earth’s gravity in combination with a sustained engine burn to slingshot themselves toward Mars. With these successful maneuvers complete, the twin spacecraft are on target to reach the Red Planet in September 2

The two-month extension, announced on Monday (Nov 9) was due to expire this month.

Critica Ltd has achieved high gallium and scandium extractions at its Jupiter rare earths project, unlocking potential value not yet included in its $2B scoping study.

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Deep within Ityamaiitpinna Yarta Glenthorne National Park, traditional owners from across Australia work alongside a group of Flinders University archaeology students to unearth history.

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Japan, injuring more than 20 people.

A nuclear explosion might save Earth from a deadly asteroid, but new research suggests that hitting the wrong side could make the difference between success and disaster. Scientists found that an asteroid's irregular shape can dramatically affect how it responds to an X-ray blast, with deflection effectiveness varying nearly fivefold depending on the angle.

People are being warned about possible strong quakes, especially in the next two to three days, after the magnitude-5.7 earthquake.

The magnitude 5.7 quake hit Shizuoka prefecture, and authorities warn of possible strong aftershocks in coming days.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary reading of magnitude 5.7 has struck central Japan

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake shook central Japan early Sunday, shattering store windows, causing people to flee buildings and leaving at least 22 people injured, according to local media.

Long before he put on his elven ears, the Rings of Power star saved to buy his first DVDs, including Moulin Rouge!.

<p>The &ldquo;Great Unconformity&rdquo; has puzzled scientists since its discovery in the 1870s</p>

Democrat Scott Colom could become the first Black man from the state to reach the US Senate in 150 years

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi ​Jinping are expected to meet at two different summits, one in China and one in the U.S.

An alien cat sent to seize Earth’s catnip supply gets sidetracked by a cozy couch and a steady diet of canned tuna in “Operation Maomao,” an animated sci-fi comedy series from Shaogao creator Jonathan Yu that is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. The planned 26-episode series, with seven-minute installments, follows Agent […]

Explaining the Great Unconformity, where Cambrian deposits sit on top of older rocks.

Most people in Iran have little idea of the course of the US-led war and peace talks on the global stage. With few sources of information, the population must navigate conflicting rumors and fears of a nuclear attack.

The Hubble Space Telescope faces a fiery and fatal re-entry to Earth's atmosphere sometime around 2032, but NASA is asking the private sector for ideas to keep it working

After nearly 22 years of exploring the universe’s most violent explosions, NASA’s Swift Observatory has re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over Indonesia. Originally designed to last just two years, the pioneering space telescope transformed our understanding of black holes, exploding stars, and mysterious cosmic outbursts.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 &mdash; The government has agreed to provide flexibility regarding the existing moratorium on the ex...

OpenAI has promised to set a "new standard" of listening to communities as a backlash against data centres in the US continues to grow. On Thursday, after the Democrats had won control of Congress in the US midterm elections , OpenAI announced a National Community Compact. "The blueprint proposes policies to help ensure that compute campus development gives

Discover how cheaper satellite platforms change costs and access to Earth observation, and influence its economics.

NASA's Swift orbital observatory fell back to Earth after running its mission for more than two decades. A rescue attempt to raise its sinking orbit had earlier failed.

The Swift Observatory's demise came less than three months after a long-shot rescue mission failed.

NASA's Swift telescope has re-entered Earth's atmosphere near Sumatra in Indonesia following a failed rescue attempt earlier this year.

NASA had previously said much of the observatory burned up upon reentry. The risk to people on Earth was low, the agency said.

One of NASA's premier space telescopes has plunged to Earth, ending its 22-year investigation of the universe's biggest explosions

Iran will bring the Gulf to its knees if Donald Trump unleashes a second round of Operation Fury.

A minor earthquake measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Fujairah on Wednesday, the latest in a series of small tremors recorded in the emirate. The UAE's National Centre of Meteorology confirmed the seismic activity was detected off Fujairah's coastline, south of Khor Fakkan, at 8.06pm at a depth of 5km. The NCM monitored the tremor thr

<p>The observatory had spent decades studying powerful cosmic explosions and was the target of an unsuccessful rescue mission earlier this year</p>

<p>The federal government on Monday said that a joint investigation team had revealed that Islamabad’s One Constitution Avenue was built on “irregularities and rigging” and announced that the residential building will soon be turned into a five-star hotel.</p> <p>The building, a skyscraper in the federal capital that houses residential apartments, had its le

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- A defunct NASA telescope is expected to fall back to E...

It has been nearly 130 years since SA's biggest earthquake, but after a tremor last week, authorities are staying prepared.

Ian Griffin says the Swift Observatory has helped humans understand the biggest explosions in the universe.

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Esterhazy, Sask., was awoken by seismic activity Tuesday morning after a suspected mining-induced event triggered a tremor, Earthquakes Canada said.

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk is pictured during the Oct. 29, 2026, spacewalk. The International Space Station was soaring 267 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean at the time of this photograph. Kutryk and NASA astronaut Anil Menon installed a new roll-out solar array on the space station and performed some get-ahead work […]

Almost 22 years after it was launched, NASA's Swift Observatory is now about to fall back to Earth on Wednesday after attempts to push it back into a higher orbit failed. NASA announced that the aging space telescope is anticipated to re-enter Earth's atmosphere at approximately 3:30AM ET (give or take 11 hours) and that […]

The US Armed Forces says NASA's Swift observatory will re-enter Earth's atmosphere in the early hours of November 4.

The 3,200-pound satellite is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere later this week with a wide reentry zone covering parts of Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia, and South America.

<p>PARIS: Exceeding 1.5C of global warming will have “irreversible” consequences for glaciers, sea ice and the Earth’s frozen regions, two UN reports warned on Monday, calling for urgent action.</p> <p>The landmark 2015 Paris Agreement commits the world to limiting warming to well below 2C and pursuing efforts to hold it at 1.5C to try to avoid the worst eff

No reports of any loss of life or damage to property received from anywhere in the Union Territory so far

After plans to save it failed, NASA's Swift telescope is hurtling back to Earth. Here's how to track its descent.

The Swift Observatory is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort left it tottering lower and lower.

The four-member Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) crew poses outside for the first time in more than a year following the end of their simulated Mars journey on Oct. 31, 2026. Crew members Matthew Montgomery (left), James Spicer (middle left), Ross Elder (middle right), and Ellen Ellis (right) spent more than a year […]

Forced from his childhood home under apartheid, he spent half a century organising the people of Wentworth against the industrial giants that poisoned their neighbourhood. He closed a toxic landfill, won the Goldman Environmental Prize and never stopped fighting.

The U.S. Space Force predicts the Swift Observatory will come crashing down on or around Friday.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An aging NASA telescope is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort left it tottering lower and lower.