SpaceX Starship Fails During Test Mission SpaceX Starship fails, suffers another setback on Thursday (March 6) when it lost contact with its Starship rocket in space. The mission, which aimed to demonstrate satellite deployment, ended in failure. This marks the company’s second consecutive Starship failure this year. SpaceX Starship Fails, Breaks Apart Over South Florida and the Bahamas Videos circulating on social media captured debris streaking across the skies near South Florida and the Bahamas. The breakup occurred after a SpaceX live stream showed the Starship upper stage tumbling uncontrollably. The loss of contact ultimately sealed the mission’s failure. Launch…
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Global Air Quality Crisis: Air Pollution Levels Remain Critically High Only seven countries met the World Health Organization’s (WHO) air quality guidelines in 2024, according to data released on Tuesday. Researchers have warned that tackling global smog will become even more difficult following the United States’ decision to shut down its international air quality monitoring programme. Chad and Bangladesh recorded the highest pollution levels, with smog concentrations exceeding WHO standards by more than 15 times. The data, compiled by Swiss air quality monitoring firm IQAir, highlighted significant challenges in global air quality crisis. Limited Countries Achieve Safe Air Quality Levels…
Scientists Struggle to Save Endangered Ocelots in the US In a race against time, scientists are working to revive the dwindling ocelots population in the United States. With fewer than 100 of these wild cats left in two small breeding populations in South Texas, researchers are turning to fertility treatments and conservation efforts to ensure their survival. Declining Numbers and the Role of Human Impact Ocelots once roamed the southwestern US in large numbers, but habitat loss, urban expansion, and hunting have driven them to near extinction. Listed as an endangered species in 1982, the US population is now restricted…
Shenzhou-19 Crew Advances Scientific Research Aboard Tiangong Space Station The crew of China’s Shenzhou-19 mission has been actively conducting scientific experiments and station maintenance aboard the Tiangong space station. According to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), the astronauts completed environmental monitoring, equipment inspections, and multiple research tasks last week. Shenzhou-19 Conducting Groundbreaking Brainwave and Motor Control Experiments The astronauts utilised electroencephalogram (EEG) equipment to gather data for various experiments. This research aims to help scientists understand the effects of gravity on visual motion processing and assess how brainwave music can regulate inhibitory control functions during extended space missions. Additionally,…
NASA astronauts’ Extended Stay Due to Starliner Technical Issues NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore are finally set to return to Earth on March 16 after an extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA officials confirmed on March 7. The two astronauts, who flew to the ISS in June as the first crew aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, were initially scheduled to return after just one week. However, technical problems with the spacecraft led to a much longer mission. Their return has been contingent on the arrival of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, which will transport Crew-10’s four-person…
Rising Debt, Inflation, and Interest Rate Challenges due to COVID-19 Five years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, its economic impact is still felt worldwide. Governments borrowed heavily to support welfare and livelihoods, leading to a 12% increase in global government debt since 2020. Emerging markets saw even steeper rises, putting pressure on national finances. The pandemic also triggered inflation spikes, worsened by post-lockdown consumer spending, labour shortages, and supply chain disruptions. Inflation became a key concern in the 2024 US elections. In response, central banks raised interest rates at varying levels to control rising prices. Sovereign…
Milestone Achievement for PSLV Orbital Platform Experiment Module The fourth edition of the PSLV Orbital Platform Experiment Module (POEM-4) has successfully completed 1000 orbits as of 4 March 2025. POEM-4, a repurposed spent upper stage of the PSLV vehicle, was deployed as part of the PSLV-C60/SPADEX Mission. The PSLV-C60 Mission was launched on 30 December 2024, with POEM-4 beginning its operations after the successful injection of the SPADEX spacecraft. Configured as a three-axis stabilised platform, POEM-4 carried 24 payloads, including 10 from Non-Governmental Entities (NGEs) and 14 from ISRO/Department of Space (DoS). All payloads, including those from NGEs, have successfully…
No Contracts Cancelled, Says CoreWeave IPO-bound AI cloud startup CoreWeave has denied reports that its largest customer, Microsoft, has withdrawn from some agreements. The Financial Times (FT) reported that Microsoft moved away from certain contracts due to delivery issues and missed deadlines, but CoreWeave dismissed these claims. “We pride ourselves in our client partnerships, and there have been no contract cancellations or walking away from commitments. Any claim to the contrary is false and misleading,” a CoreWeave spokesperson told Reuters. Microsoft Remains a Key Partner While the FT report suggested that Microsoft had stepped back from some agreements, it also…
Starship Explodes Minutes After Launch SpaceX’s Starship explodes in space on Thursday, minutes after lifting off from Texas. The failure prompted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to temporarily halt air traffic over parts of Florida. This marks the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk’s ambitious Mars rocket program. Videos shared on social media captured fiery debris streaking across the skies near South Florida and the Bahamas. SpaceX’s live stream showed the Starship upper stage spinning uncontrollably before losing communication. Back-to-Back Failures Raise Concerns The latest Starship test failure comes just over a month after another ended in a…
Microsoft Pulls Back from Some CoreWeave Contracts Microsoft has scaled back certain agreements with cloud computing provider CoreWeave due to delivery issues and missed deadlines, according to a report by the Financial Times. The decision affects some of Microsoft’s contracts with CoreWeave, which provides computing capacity from data centres in a multi-billion-dollar partnership. Despite this, Microsoft’s move is not linked to any major shift in its broader data centre strategy, the report noted. Neither Microsoft, CoreWeave, nor Nvidia has commented on the matter. CoreWeave’s Expanding Cloud Business and IPO Plans CoreWeave, founded in 2017, specialises in high-powered AI computing, primarily…