DDIndia Science & Tech: Innovations & Discoveries

Science & Tech

June 4, 2024 12:32 PM

Carrying lunar rocks, Chinese probe lifts off from far side of moon

China's Chang'e-6 probe has lifted off from the far side of the moon, starting its journey back towards Earth, China's national space agency announced on Tuesday. The probe's successful departure from the moon means China is closer to becoming the f...

June 3, 2024 11:11 AM

China’s lunar probe could return with answer to origins of solar system

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe looks set to begin its historic journey back to Earth from the moon's far side after collecting samples that scientists expect will help answer key questions about the early evolution of the solar system. Chang'e-6, nam...

June 2, 2024 9:39 AM

China lands on moon’s far side in sample retrieval mission

China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday (June 2), a landmark mission aiming to retrieve the world's first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar hemisphere, China's space agency said. The landing elevates China's...

June 1, 2024 7:17 PM

Boeing’s Starliner capsule set for launch of first crewed space flight

Boeing's BA.N new Starliner astronaut capsule is poised for launch on Saturday in a much-delayed first crewed test flight, a milestone in the beleaguered aerospace giant's aim to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX in the astronaut launch business. T...

May 31, 2024 3:29 PM

Crypto ‘re-staking’ platforms boom as traders chase bigger returns

More than $18 billion worth of cryptocurrency has moved into a new type of platform which offers investors rewards in exchange for locking up their tokens, in a complex scheme that analysts warn poses a risk for users and the crypto market. The soar...

May 30, 2024 6:49 PM

South Korea plans Mars landing in 2045 as it launches first space agency

South Korea plans to make a Mars landing by 2045 and spend 100 trillion won ($72.6 billion) until then on space exploration, President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday at the launch of the country's first space agency. The Korea Aerospace Administrati...

May 30, 2024 1:13 PM

Space startup Agnikul launches India’s second privately built rocket

Agnikul Cosmos launched its Agnibaan rocket for the first time on Thursday, powered by the only Indian rocket engine to use both gas and liquid fuel in the country's second flight of a privately built rocket. The Agnibaan's first flight had been cal...

May 29, 2024 5:33 PM

DRDO successfully tests RudraM-II missile

The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile today. The missile was fired at 11:30 AM from a Su-30 MK-I aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) off the coast of Odisha. The...

May 29, 2024 1:53 PM

Robots at the gas station? The UAE launches an AI-powered fueling arm

Cars pulling up into gas stations across the UAE may soon come across robotic fueling arm alongside the usual vendors. The United Arab Emirates' ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company), launched a pilot project introducing a robotic fueling arm pil...

May 29, 2024 1:54 PM

Venus has more volcanism than previously known, new analysis finds

Venus appears to be more volcanically active than previously known, according to scientists whose new analysis of decades-old radar images has spotted evidence of eruptions at two additional sites on the surface of Earth's inhospitable planetary neig...

Science & Tech

Top Stories of the Day