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Blue Origin to Fly First Wheelchair User to Space on New Shepard NS-37
Blue Origin’s upcoming NS-37 mission marks a historic first: sending aerospace engineer Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, a wheelchair user, into space aboard New Shepard. Scheduled for Dec. 18, the flight will take six passengers past the Kármán line for a few minutes of weightlessness, highlighting growing accessibility and inclusion in private ...
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NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter After 11-Year Mission: "Loss Of Signal"
Maven, launched in 2013, entered Mars' orbit in September 2014 to study the upper atmosphere and its interaction with the solar wind.
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Uranus and Neptune May Be Rocky Worlds Not Ice Giants, New Research Shows
A new analysis challenges decades-old assumptions about Uranus and Neptune, revealing that both planets may contain far more rock than icy materials. These findings help explain their strange magnetic fields and show that traditional "ice giant" models may be incomplete. Scientists say only dedicated future missions can uncover the true interior ma...
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China Launches Three Long March Rockets in Under 19 Hours, Setting New National Record
China made spaceflight history by launching three Long March rockets within just 19 hours, setting a national record. The missions expanded broadband satellite networks and deployed new military and communications spacecraft, highlighting the country’s rapidly growing launch capabilities and ambitious space expansion efforts.
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SpaceX Expands Starlink Network With 29-Satellite Falcon 9 Launch
SpaceX has launched 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from California, expanding its broadband constellation to more than 9,100 active spacecraft. The reusable Falcon 9 booster completed its 12th mission with a successful ocean landing, highlighting SpaceX’s push toward rapid, low-cost, global internet coverage.
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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Fully Assembled, Launch Planned for 2026–2027
NASA has successfully completed the full assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, marking a major milestone for the next-generation infrared observatory. With its powerful wide-field camera and advanced coronagraph, Roman is expected to transform our understanding of dark energy, galaxy formation, and exoplanets once it launches later thi...
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Kavish Devar Is Trending Again: All About The Teen Who Challenged Apple
Kavish Devar's stated mission is simple: to give Android and Linux users the same rich experience that Apple devices provide.
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Trumponomics To Gen Z's Rise: Top 10 Trends Of 2025 That Reshaped The World
Geopolitical conflicts, the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI), and a rise in climate disasters like floods and cyclones - the year 2025 saw a lot of shifts globally, for good or bad.
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Quinton De Kock Equals Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma's World Record, Shatters Another With Ton vs India
Quinton de Kock, after scoring 8 and 0 in the first two India vs South Africa ODIs, looked like a man on a mission in the final and deciding ODI in Visakhapatnam on Saturday
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Indian Student Dies In Massive New York House Fire
A 24-year-old Indian student in the US has died after suffering severe injuries in a house fire, according to the Indian mission in New York.
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Asian Games 2026: IOA Treasurer Sahdev Yadav Named Chef De Mission, Sharath Kamal To Be His Deputy
Indian Olympic Association treasurer Sahdev Yadav, who is also the head of the national weightlifting body, has been named Chef de Mission for next year's Asian Games.
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Now Streaming Online: Watch Ethan Hunt's Final Quest on This OTT Platform
Tom Cruise returns in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the explosive finale of the iconic franchise. Now available on Prime Video, the film follows Ethan Hunt’s final and most dangerous mission to stop a rogue AI from triggering global disaster. Packed with action, suspense, and emotional depth, the movie delivers a powerful end to th...
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SpaceX Launches 28 New Starlink Satellites as Falcon 9 Hits Another Milestone
SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites on December 4, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 12:42 pm PST and completed a smooth drone-ship landing just 8.5 minutes later, marking the booster’s fourth flight. This mission represents SpaceX’s 156th Falcon 9 launch of the year, continuing the...
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China's Zhuque-3 Reaches Orbit but Booster Explodes in Failed Landing Attempt
China’s private launch company, LandSpace, successfully sent its Zhuque-3 rocket to low Earth orbit on its maiden flight, delivering its payload with an expendable upper stage. But the mission took a dramatic turn during recovery when one of the booster’s engines stalled in the landing burn, causing the stage to erupt in flames just meters from...
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Rare Bacteria 'Play Dead' To Survive Some Of The Cleanest Environments, Study Reveals
This discovery also raises questions about the challenges of preventing contamination during missions to other planets.
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Blue Origin to Fly First Wheelchair User to Space on New Shepard NS-37
Blue Origin’s upcoming NS-37 mission marks a historic first: sending aerospace engineer Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, a wheelchair user, into space aboard New Shepard. Scheduled for Dec. 18, the flight will take six passengers past the Kármán line for a few minutes of weightlessness, highlighting growing accessibility and inclusion in private ...
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NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter After 11-Year Mission: "Loss Of Signal"
Maven, launched in 2013, entered Mars' orbit in September 2014 to study the upper atmosphere and its interaction with the solar wind.
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Uranus and Neptune May Be Rocky Worlds Not Ice Giants, New Research Shows
A new analysis challenges decades-old assumptions about Uranus and Neptune, revealing that both planets may contain far more rock than icy materials. These findings help explain their strange magnetic fields and show that traditional "ice giant" models may be incomplete. Scientists say only dedicated future missions can uncover the true interior ma...
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China Launches Three Long March Rockets in Under 19 Hours, Setting New National Record
China made spaceflight history by launching three Long March rockets within just 19 hours, setting a national record. The missions expanded broadband satellite networks and deployed new military and communications spacecraft, highlighting the country’s rapidly growing launch capabilities and ambitious space expansion efforts.
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SpaceX Expands Starlink Network With 29-Satellite Falcon 9 Launch
SpaceX has launched 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from California, expanding its broadband constellation to more than 9,100 active spacecraft. The reusable Falcon 9 booster completed its 12th mission with a successful ocean landing, highlighting SpaceX’s push toward rapid, low-cost, global internet coverage.
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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Fully Assembled, Launch Planned for 2026–2027
NASA has successfully completed the full assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, marking a major milestone for the next-generation infrared observatory. With its powerful wide-field camera and advanced coronagraph, Roman is expected to transform our understanding of dark energy, galaxy formation, and exoplanets once it launches later thi...
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Kavish Devar Is Trending Again: All About The Teen Who Challenged Apple
Kavish Devar's stated mission is simple: to give Android and Linux users the same rich experience that Apple devices provide.
-
Trumponomics To Gen Z's Rise: Top 10 Trends Of 2025 That Reshaped The World
Geopolitical conflicts, the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI), and a rise in climate disasters like floods and cyclones - the year 2025 saw a lot of shifts globally, for good or bad.
-
Quinton De Kock Equals Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma's World Record, Shatters Another With Ton vs India
Quinton de Kock, after scoring 8 and 0 in the first two India vs South Africa ODIs, looked like a man on a mission in the final and deciding ODI in Visakhapatnam on Saturday
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Indian Student Dies In Massive New York House Fire
A 24-year-old Indian student in the US has died after suffering severe injuries in a house fire, according to the Indian mission in New York.
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Asian Games 2026: IOA Treasurer Sahdev Yadav Named Chef De Mission, Sharath Kamal To Be His Deputy
Indian Olympic Association treasurer Sahdev Yadav, who is also the head of the national weightlifting body, has been named Chef de Mission for next year's Asian Games.
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Now Streaming Online: Watch Ethan Hunt's Final Quest on This OTT Platform
Tom Cruise returns in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the explosive finale of the iconic franchise. Now available on Prime Video, the film follows Ethan Hunt’s final and most dangerous mission to stop a rogue AI from triggering global disaster. Packed with action, suspense, and emotional depth, the movie delivers a powerful end to th...
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SpaceX Launches 28 New Starlink Satellites as Falcon 9 Hits Another Milestone
SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites on December 4, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 12:42 pm PST and completed a smooth drone-ship landing just 8.5 minutes later, marking the booster’s fourth flight. This mission represents SpaceX’s 156th Falcon 9 launch of the year, continuing the...
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China's Zhuque-3 Reaches Orbit but Booster Explodes in Failed Landing Attempt
China’s private launch company, LandSpace, successfully sent its Zhuque-3 rocket to low Earth orbit on its maiden flight, delivering its payload with an expendable upper stage. But the mission took a dramatic turn during recovery when one of the booster’s engines stalled in the landing burn, causing the stage to erupt in flames just meters from...
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Rare Bacteria 'Play Dead' To Survive Some Of The Cleanest Environments, Study Reveals
This discovery also raises questions about the challenges of preventing contamination during missions to other planets.
