Key developments: On April 1 2026 NASA launched the Artemis II crewed lunar‑flyby mission, a pivotal step toward a sustainable return to the Moon and future Mars exploration. Later in the year, on October 13 2026 the agency’s 35th Commercial Resupply Services flight…
Continue reading NASA’s Artemis II Moon Flyby and CRS‑35 Resupply Highlight 2026 MilestonesSpace Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) just won FCC clearance to field up to 15,000 additional Starlink satellites, expanding its planned mobile‑to‑device and direct‑to‑cell broadband network. The authorization removes the need for Starlink to lease terrestrial carrier capacity, paving the…
Continue reading SpaceX Secures FCC Green Light for 15,000 New Satellites While NASA Advances LISA Telescope TestSpaceX marked a milestone on September 28, 2026 when its next‑generation Starship lifted off from Starbase, Texas, and completed its first orbital flight, deploying the initial batch of Starlink V3 satellites. The successful launch demonstrates the integrated Super Heavy V3…
Continue reading SpaceX advances Starship orbital test and secures FCC approval for 15,000‑satellite mobile networkA 7.7‑magnitude quake rattled Panama on 9 October, triggering more than 200 aftershocks, injuring at least 27 people and damaging nearly 900 homes. The event prompted a national state of emergency and a relief package of up to $100 million,…
Continue reading Panama earthquake and Hurricane Simon fuel urgent disaster response in Central AmericaThe magnitude‑7.7 earthquake that struck Panama on Friday set off more than 200 aftershocks, injuring at least 27 people and damaging nearly 900 homes, prompting a national state of emergency. Authorities have earmarked up to $100 million for relief,…
Continue reading Panama records over 200 aftershocks following 7.7‑magnitude quakeDeveloping storms in the Pacific and Atlantic this week underscore the accelerating pace of extreme weather worldwide. Hurricane Simon intensified to a Category 3 system before making landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast, where it combined with Tropical Storm Rachel…
Continue reading Hurricane Simon and El Niño Drive a Surge in Extreme Weather EventsKey developments: Hurricane Simon surged to Category 3 strength, delivering powerful winds and heavy rain that slammed coastal towns between the Sierra Madre and the ocean, while nearby Tropical Storm Rachel compounded the damage. The twin systems killed five…
Continue reading Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel batter Mexico’s Pacific coast, prompting flood alerts in the UKKey developments: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is stuck in a historic deadlock over report timelines and inclusivity, with major economies urging extra time for scientists from poorer nations to contribute. This impasse jeopardises the delivery…
Continue reading IPCC Deadlock Threatens Timely Climate Science as Record Low Lakes Signal Growing Water StressThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is locked in an unprecedented deadlock as member states argue over extending the timetable for its next set of assessment reports. Nations such as India, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Russia and China…
Continue reading IPCC deadlock over report timelines threatens 2028 climate summitKey developments: EU trade leaders are travelling to Beijing for intensive talks aimed at a breakthrough agreement to limit the flow of low‑priced hybrid electric cars from China into Europe, a move intended to protect the EU auto…
Continue reading EU negotiators head to China hoping to curb cheap imports of hybrid electric cars
