Astronomers have observed a galaxy dating to an earlier epoch in the universe's history that surprisingly is shaped much like our Milky Way -- a spiral structure with a straight bar of stars and gas running through its center -- but far more massive, offering new insight into galactic formation. T
China successfully launched a new satellite, Shijian-26, into space on Thursday using a Long March-4B carrier rocket. The launch took place at 12:12 pm (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. Shijian-26 is designed primarily to support national land surveys, en
After back-to-back explosions, SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship again on Tuesday evening, but fell short of the main objectives when the spacecraft tumbled out of control and broke apart. The 403-foot (123-meter) rocket blasted off on its ninth demo from Starbase, SpaceX’s launch sit
The government has launched the Industrial Property Administration System (IPAS 4.0) software to protect intellectual property. IPAS is an internationally known and recognized software being successfully used in many countries across the world with the technical assistance of the World Intellectua
A previously unknown Russian hacking group was behind attacks last year on the networks of the Dutch police, NATO and several European countries, Dutch intelligence agencies said on Tuesday. The group, nicknamed Laundry Bear by the security agencies, was most likely supported by the Russian state,
Airbus has appointed its top executive in South Asia to be its next head of technology in a shake-up of design and engineering as it studies options for a successor to its best-selling A320neo jetliner, an internal memo showed on Friday. Remi Maillard, currently head of Airbus India and South Asia
Astronomers have observed two distant galaxies – each containing roughly as many stars as the Milky Way – hurtling towards each other ahead of an inevitable merger, in a scene resembling two knights charging in a joust. This cosmic event took place when the universe was about a fifth of
Microsoft has fired an employee who interrupted a speech by CEO Satya Nadella to protest the company’s work supplying the Israeli military with technology used for the war in Gaza. Software engineer Joe Lopez could be heard shouting at Nadella in the opening minutes Monday of the tech giant&
The contest in Silicon Valley to dominate artificial intelligence is playing out on a new court: superstar researchers. While the scramble to attract top talent and keep them happy has always been a hallmark of the tech industry, since ChatGPT launched in late 2022, recruiting has escalated to pro
Massive fires fueled by climate change led global forest loss to smash records in 2024, according to a report issued on Wednesday.Loss of tropical pristine forests alone reached 6.7 million hectares (16.6 million acres), an 80% spike compared to 2023 and an area roughly the size of Panama, mainly b
