NASA’s dream of a space plane could finally become reality
The company Radian Aerospace is trying to develop a reusable space plane called Radian One, reviving a concept that NASA explored but abandoned in the early 2000s called the X-33 program. Radian One would takeoff horizontally on a rocket-powered sled along a two-mile rail to reach launch speeds, before flying into space under its own […]
US sees potential Iran transfer of missiles to Russia as alarming
– The US sees reports of a potential transfer of ballistic missiles from Iran to Russia as alarming and a sharp escalation of the Ukraine war. – Reuters reported in August that Russia was expecting delivery of hundreds of Iranian Fath-360 short-range ballistic missiles and Russian troops were training in Iran on the satellite-guided weapons. […]
Sinwar’s secret plan to ‘smuggle hostages to Iran’
– Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu claimed Hamas leader Sinwar was planning to smuggle hostages out of Gaza through the Philadelphi corridor to Sinai and then Iran. – This plan was revealed during interrogation of a captured senior Hamas official and from documents seized by the IDF. – Hamas has been insisting on controlling the Philadelphi […]
Iran Cyber Attack: Fox Kitten Facilitates Ransomware in US
– Fox Kitten is an Iran-based threat actor that has been conducting cyberespionage since 2017, targeting organizations in the US, Israel, and other countries. – They are associated with the Iranian government and steal technical data from targets like schools, governments, financial institutions, and healthcare facilities. – In addition to espionage, Fox Kitten sells access […]
Titanic expedition yields lost bronze statue, high-resolution photos and other discoveries
– An expedition to the Titanic wreck site in 2024 discovered a lost bronze statue called “Diana of Versailles” that had not been seen since 1986. High resolution photos of the statue were captured. – The expedition team from RMS Titanic Inc. spent 20 days surveying the site using new technologies to create detailed maps […]
Heaviest antimatter particle ever discovered could hold secrets to our universe’s origins
– Scientists have discovered the heaviest antimatter particle ever detected, called antihyperhydrogen-4. It is made up of an antiproton, two antineutrons and one antihyperon. – The particle was discovered among traces from 6 billion collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York. – Studying this antimatter particle could […]
Report doubts accuracy of Iran’s advanced Emad missile, used to attack Israel in April
– A new report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) that casts doubt on claims by Iran about its Emad ballistic missile program. – Iran has previously said the Emad missile has precision guidance capabilities and a range of over 1,000 km, making it Iran’s longest-range missile. However, the IISS report questions these […]
New graphene foils bend 100,000 times to boost EV battery safety
Researchers have developed a new technique to produce large-scale graphene current collectors for lithium-ion batteries using a scalable method. The graphene foils produced through this method have extraordinary thermal conductivity over 10 times higher than copper and aluminum collectors currently used. This high thermal conductivity improves battery safety by efficiently managing heat and prevents overheating […]
New Findings Challenge 150-Year-Old Assumptions: Scientists Discover New Properties of Unusual Metal
Researchers from the University of Auckland discovered new aspects of the structure and behavior of gallium at the atomic level. Gallium has unique properties for a metal, such as existing as “dimers” (pairs of atoms) and having covalent bonds where atoms share electrons. It was previously assumed that gallium’s covalent bonds disappear at its melting […]
Iran issues final warning to Pakistan over gas pipeline dispute, says complete project or face international arbitration
– Iran has issued a final warning to Pakistan to complete its section of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline by the end of September or face international arbitration. – The pipeline project was first agreed upon in the 1990s but has faced numerous delays. Iran has completed its portion but Pakistan has failed to finish its […]