Author: Khyati Mishra

These hexagonal diamonds, called lonsdaleite, are harder than usual diamonds found on earth. Very rare ‘space diamonds’ have been found in West Africa which have been said to come from an old dwarf planet from our solar system. Their diamonds are called lonsdaleite. A group of researchers has found lonsdaleite from a meteorite of a far away dwarf planet which can be put into some industrial use. The researchers emphasize that these diamonds have the potential to be harder than regular, land-made diamonds we find on earth. The meteorites that they come from are called ureilite meteorites, and with the…

Companies like Skycorp,  Phison Electronics Corp, and Ramon are seen planning extensive computational data testing. On 12th September, Skycorp announced its plans to send Taiwan-based, Phison Electronic corp commercial solid state drive to the moon in the upcoming year.  Before that, it was reported that Ramon. Space is planning to provide the required technology for a lander, which is being developed in Israel’s Beresheet 2 lunar mission for 2025. Currently, the company is testing the Phison technology in the ISSI experiment on the International Space Station. It plans on testing these technologies on the moon, which currently works on a…

This is the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since Russia invaded Ukraine. After the pandemic, China’s President, Xi Jinping is about to step out for an international tour from 14th September, Wednesday, for three days. Jinping is going to visit Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.  The trip is to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Samarkand to discuss the country’s strategic goals with Russian president Putin and other prominent leaders of the Central Asian security group. According to reports, the Chinese president is also to promote the ‘Global Security Initiative’, first announced in April which seeks retaliation against the…

SpaceX, on Thursday, tweeted about its ship24 being completing a 6-engine static fire test at the Boca Chica Launch Site. SpaceX’s Boca Chica testing facility, in south texas, was caught on fire leading to the destruction of a 68 acre of bush at a protected reserve. The crew of space X was conducting a static test of a raptor spaceship’s prototype when this accident took place. It is said that the burning debris was sighted nearby grass, a report by KURV. Fire crews reached the spot and conducted operations to control the fire on the Gulf of Mexico and stop…

The latest ILO report suggests that one out of every 150 million people alive is either forced into labour or marriage. The International Labour Organisation in its latest publication ‘Global Estimates of Modern Slavery Forced Labour and Forced Marriage’, on 12th September, put light on several issues concerning the modern system of labour turning into slavery. Modern enslavement is persistent because of the situations created for the victim, most commonly the threats of violence, deception, abuse of power, and/or other forms of coercion. A drastic number of 27.6 million people are entrapped in modern slavery including 3.3 million children among…

The mission was announced after China had found a lunar mineral that contains helium-3, a said future energy fuel. China plans to send three unmanned missions to the moon in the coming decade. China’s National space administration received approval for this mission as a part of the Chang’e lunar program as confirmed by Liu Jizhong, an official with the China Lunar Exploration and Space Program Centre. This is seen as a move to strike a rivalry against us in space exploration. The announcement was made soon after the country claimed to have found a lunar mineral via samples gathered by…

The Caribbean nation has been independent since 1981, however, it acknowledges the UK Monarch as the head of its state. The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has emphasised he will call for a referendum for the country’s republic within three years. The announcement was followed after the Prime Minister signed the document confirming Prince Charles’s status as the succeeding King of the monarchy after Queen Elizabeth II. While speaking the ITV News the Prime Minister said “This is not an act of hostility or any difference between Antigua and Barbuda and the monarchy, but it is the…

Russia Ukraine: Military advances made by Ukraine compelled Russians to pull back their troops from the town of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region. Major General Konashenkov, the spokesman for the Defense Ministry of Russia, in the first public statement regarding Kharkiv announced that the country will withdraw its forces from key cities like Izium and Balakliia in the Russia Ukraine war. He further added that to achieve the goal of liberating Donbas, set by the special military operation, the decision has been taken to regroup the troops stationed in the district of the concerned cities. The ministry even confirmed that…

  The resolution comes before the meeting of a U.N. open-ended working group discussing a reduction in space threats.