NASA Launches New Countdown Test for Artemis II Moon Mission

NASA Artemis II rocket at sunset

NASA has initiated a critical second practice launch countdown for its Artemis II moon mission after addressing fuel leaks that disrupted the spacecraft’s first full fueling test earlier this month. The two-day countdown test, taking place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, is designed to simulate key aspects of a real launch and determine whether the … Read more

AI Success Needs Workflow Redesign

A growing body of evidence from industry research and executive experience confirms that artificial intelligence (AI) success does not come from merely buying tools but requires deliberate reconfiguration of work itself — including workflows, roles, and organizational processes that underpin daily operations. In a major new article published on Inc.com, business consultant Rebecca Ellis underscores … Read more

AI Researchers Are Sounding the Alarm on Their Way out the Door

AI experts exit amid warnings

Over the last few days, there has been a conspicuous wave of resignations across high-profile artificial intelligence researchers and executives at major AI-related companies, not quietly, but with very strong admonitions regarding the dangers and ethical concerns of the technology they created. These exits are not so much related to commonplace career changes as they … Read more

Galactic Radio Signal Tests Einstein’s Relativity

Galactic signals test Einstein’s theory

Astronomers have discovered a signal at the very core of our galaxy that has the potential of giving one of the most stringent tests ever of the general theory of relativity as developed by Albert Einstein. This potential pulsar, a quickly rotating neutron star which bursts emitting radio waves on regular intervals, was identified close … Read more

Black Hole Twists Spacetime: Einstein Confirmed

Black Hole Twists Spacetime

Astronomers say they have for the first time caught a spinning black hole physically twisting the fabric of spacetime around it — a phenomenon long predicted by Einstein and formally described by Josef Lense and Hans Thirring in 1918. The signal comes from a tidal disruption event (TDE) — the violent shredding of a star … Read more

First Supermoon of 2026 Lights Up Indian Skies

First Supermoon of 2026 Lights Up Indian Skies

The night sky is set to dazzle skywatchers across India and the world with the first supermoon of the year tonight. Known as the Wolf Supermoon, this celestial event occurs when the Moon’s orbit brings it unusually close to Earth at the same time it becomes a full Moon, resulting in a dramatic display of … Read more

Indore Water Crisis Raises Alarm Over Tanker Water

Indore Water Crisis Raises Alarm Over Tanker Water

Once celebrated as India’s cleanest city, Indore now faces one of its most serious public health emergencies in years as contaminated municipal drinking water in the Bhagirathpura area has been linked to dozens of deaths and widespread illness, raising urgent questions about infrastructure oversight, emergency preparedness, and the safety of alternate water supplies such as … Read more

Coral Reefs Shape Ocean Microbial Life Daily

Coral Reefs Shape Ocean Microbial Life Daily

In a landmark discovery that redefines our concept of coral reefs, researchers have discovered that reefs do much more than provide a habitat to fish and marine organisms; they are actually dynamic organizing structures of the surrounding ocean waters of microbial life. This discovery, reported in the Journal of Science Advances, has found that coral … Read more

SpaceX Launches Italian Satellite in First 2026 Mission

SpaceX Launches Italian Satellite in First 2026 Mission

SpaceX officially launched the world space calendar of 2026 by launching an Italian Earth-observing satellite into orbit on Friday evening, not only marking the first mission of the year by the company but also the first orbital insertion in the world in 2026. The mission is a strategic merger of the launching of commerce and … Read more

Big Tech Data Centers Face Rising Local Opposition

Big Tech Data Centers Face Rising Local Opposition

January 3, 2026 — Across the United States, once-quiet rural towns and suburban communities are emerging as unlikely flashpoints in a growing clash between Big Tech and local residents over the rapid expansion of data centers — the massive facilities that power cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). What tech giants such as Microsoft, Google, … Read more