On May 6, Starliner, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, is scheduled to launch off from Florida's Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying NASA's Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to the International Space Station (ISS) for a 10-day stay. Just ove ...
The largest black hole found in the Milky Way
PARIS: A study released on Tuesday revealed that astronomers had found the largest star black hole seen in the Milky Way to far, with a mass 33 times that of the Sun. The European Space Agency's Gaia mission obtained data that led to the "by chan ...
According to a cybersecurity company, AI gives threat actors new tools for attacks.
The cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Research stated in a news statement on Saturday that "threat actors now have sophisticated new tools to perpetrate attacks" due to the widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies ...
There may be a slowdown in the universe’s rapid expansion.
PARIS: The universe is currently growing faster than before, but early findings from the most accurate assessment of its history to date indicate that it may have slowed down recently in comparison to a few billion years ago. Even while the first ...
US orders NASA to establish a lunar time zone
WASHINGTON: In light of the growing competition between public and commercial space enterprises, the White House said on Tuesday that it is ordering NASA to establish a single time standard for the Moon and other celestial bodies. The US space ag ...
World’s most advanced MRI scans produce the first human brain images
SACLAY: The most potent MRI scanner in the world has produced the first scans of a human brain, achieving a level of accuracy that is anticipated to provide further insight into our enigmatic minds and the diseases that plague them. In 2021, scie ...
More than 800 con artists detained in joint China-Myanmar operation
YANGON: China and Myanmar jointly conducted a police operation that resulted in the arrest of over 800 persons who were allegedly involved in cross-border scams, the Chinese embassy in Yangon reported on Monday. Scam compounds have proliferated i ...
Xiaomi, a Chinese automaker, launches a new electric automobile on the market.
BEIJING: On Thursday, the world’s largest automaker, Xiaomi, a Chinese consumer tech company, introduced its first electric car in Beijing, entering a highly competitive industry. Due to purchase subsidies that ended in late 2022, China’s EV indu ...
UN requests guidelines to handle the benefits and hazards of AI
UNITED NATIONS: On Thursday, the UN General Assembly urged the creation of a global set of regulations to handle the advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence. Several nations have co-sponsored the resolution, which was unanimously ...
More than 450 social media profiles have been banned for inciting hatred
ISLAMABAD: According to police, 462 social media accounts that propagate hatred have been blocked by the capital police's Violent Extremism Prevention Unit. They said that in order to stop the propagation of hate speech and propaganda against the ...