Sci-Tech

October 14, 2024 3:12 PM

NASA spacecraft to study whether Jupiter’s moon Europa can harbor life

NASA is set to launch a spacecraft to Jupiter's moon Europa, considered one of our solar system's most promising spots to search for life beyond Earth, to learn whether this ice-encased world believed to harbor a vast underground ocean is habitable. The U.S. space agency's robotic solar-powered Eur...

October 14, 2024 2:47 PM

SpaceX catches giant Starship booster in fifth flight test

SpaceX in its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday returned the rocket’s towering first stage booster back to its Texas launch pad for the first time using giant mechanical arms, achieving another novel engineering feat in the company’s push to build a reusable moon and Mars vehicle. The roc...

October 14, 2024 10:03 AM

Moon race, private competition in focus as space powers gather in Milan

The world's space agencies are meeting in Milan this week as geopolitical rivalry fuels a new global race in Earth's orbit and on the moon, with heavy involvement from a private sector toiling to keep pace with Elon Musk's dominant SpaceX. The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) since 1950 h...

October 13, 2024 11:37 AM

Iran sends satellites to Russia for rocket launch, Tasnim reports

Iran has sent two locally made satellites to Russia to be put into orbit by a Russian space vehicle, the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported on Saturday, in the latest space cooperation between the two U.S.-sanctioned countries. The development of Kowsar, a high-resolution imaging satellite, ...

October 12, 2024 2:34 PM

US FAA approves SpaceX Falcon 9 return to flight after mishap probe

US FAA approves SpaceX Falcon 9 return to flight after mishap probeThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it had approved the return to flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle after it reviewed and accepted the SpaceX-led investigation findings and corrective actions for the mishap th...

October 11, 2024 9:59 AM

Tesla CEO Musk unveils ‘Cybercab’ robotaxi as focus shifts to automation

Elon Musk showcased a robotaxi with two gull-wing doors and no steering wheel or pedals at a splashy event on Thursday and added a robovan to the roster as Tesla's goal shifts from low-priced mass-market automaker to robotics manufacturer. Musk reached the stage in a "Cybercab" which he said will g...

October 10, 2024 11:52 AM

Ozonetel acquires CloudConnect communications

Ozonetel, a leading provider of the unified customer experience intelligence platform (oneCXi), has announced the acquisition of CloudConnect Communications, a mobile-first digital UCaaS (Unified Communications as a Service) provider and a Department of Telecommunications (DoT)-licensed virtual netw...