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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 28 Starlink satellites on 28th successful mission, reaching a new milestone | Watch |

Source: Space.com On May 13, 2025, at 1:02 a.m. EDT (0502 GMT), SpaceX launched another mission to build out its Starlink network. The Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launching 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). This launch represents an important milestone in the development of SpaceX’s satellite…

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Australian-made rocket set for historic space launch

Representative Image (AI-generated) An Australian company says it aims to make the first orbital test launch of a locally-developed rocket on Thursday, carrying a jar of Vegemite as its payload.The three-stage Eris rocket is set to fly from a spaceport near Bowen on the east coast, said its developer, Gilmour Space Technologies.If successful, it would…

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South Africa’s ground is rising, but it’s not volcanic; here’s what’s really happening |

In a dramatic geological change, researchers have discovered that areas of South Africa are rising by as much as 2 millimeters annually. Although this movement was originally thought to be caused by deep mantle processes below the Earth’s surface, recent studies indicate a more proximate, surface-based cause: the removal of groundwater. Extended drought has caused…

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ISRO’s Aditya-L1 captures solar flare and plasma ejection, monitoring solar activity in near-ultraviolet light | Watch |

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently made an historic discovery from its Aditya-L1 mission, which was launched to monitor the Sun. ISRO posted a video shot by the mission on May 14, 2025, showing a solar flare and historic plasma ejection from the Sun. The discovery brings a much enhanced scale of data concerning…

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In a first, India to conduct experiments aboard ISS to study sustainability of life in space

NEW DELHI: India is all set to conduct the first ever biological experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to study the sustainability of human life in space, ministry of science & technology announced on Thursday. The initiative comes as a part of BioE3 Biotechnology policy launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.“In a historic initiative,…

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Is Google Targeting Nextcloud, Intentionally Crippling It?

Nextcloud is taking aim at Google, blaming the company for a change in policy that has effectively crippled the Nextcloud app. Nextcloud is a popular, open source cloud platform that competes with Google Workspace, offering storage, online office suite, video conferencing, task management, contacts, calendar, and a host of other applications. On mobile devices, Nextcloud…

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