What’s 240 pounds, built in Iran, and just hitched a ride into orbit on a Russian rocket? The Nahid-2 satellite. Iranian state media confirmed on Friday that the locally designed communications satellite blasted off. It launched from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz rocket. It’s another high-tech leap for Iran’s aerospace program—one that’s been raising
Adriana Smith, a 31-year-old nurse, was declared brain-dead back in February after collapsing with severe headaches caused by blood clots. But because she was 20 weeks pregnant, doctors said they couldn’t take her off life support. A brain-dead woman gave birth to a premature baby boy—while kept on life support because of the state’s strict
What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic. Greenland’s ice sheet just melted 17 times faster than its usual pace during a brutal May heatwave, scientists revealed this week. And that’s not just bad news for polar bears—it’s bad news for all of us. “This kind of melting rate simply wouldn’t have happened
The proposed law would ban anyone under 18 from creating social media accounts and force all users to verify their age. Parents could even request platforms delete their child’s account. If not done within 10 days, the platforms could face lawsuits and fines. What’s The Reason? Supporters say it’s about protecting teens from the mental
Just hours after a long-awaited prisoner swap kindled cautious hope, Russia unleashed one of the most intense attacks on Kyiv in over three years. Fourteen ballistic missiles struck the city. Two hundred fifty drones. A night lit up not by fireworks, but fear. Ukrainian defenses shot down much of the barrage, but not all. Fifteen
How do you measure the loss of someone who didn’t just write songs, but rewrote the cultural script? Jill Sobule, the sharp-witted singer-songwriter behind I Kissed a Girl (yes, that one — the original, trailblazing version from 1995), has died. She died in a house fire in Minnesota. She was 66. Her publicist confirmed the
Imagine this: a nuclear reactor humming away on the Moon. Science fiction? Not for long. China is exploring just that, as it eyes a bold new step in space exploration—building a permanent lunar base with Russia. Their goal? Powering the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) with not just solar arrays, but possibly nuclear energy. The
Harry Potter star Nick Moran nagging pain turned out to be something much more serious. Moran, known for playing Scabior in Deathly Hallows and for his breakout role in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, ended up in emergency surgery. Doctors discovered the pain was affecting his spinal cord—dangerously close to cutting off his ability
We’ve all been there. You fumble your TV while mounting it or spill a tray of drinks—and your heart drops with them. Now imagine doing that with a satellite… worth hundreds of millions of dollars. That nightmare became reality back in 2003. A technician working for a company subcontracted by NASA and NOAA accidentally dropped
For 95 grueling days, Maximo Napa Castro drifted alone in the vast ocean, battling hunger, thirst, and despair. He had no idea if he’d ever see land—or his family—again. But he refused to give up. Stranded after his boat’s engine failed, the 61-year-old Peruvian fisherman rationed his meager supplies. When those ran out, he turned
For years, the remnants of ISIS have lurked in the shadows, but Iraq just sent a clear message: no hiding place is safe. In a high-stakes operation, Iraqi intelligence forces, working with the U.S.-led coalition, took out Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai. Better known as Abu Khadija, he was the group’s deputy caliph and one of
What’s 6.5 trillion tones of ice worth? Apparently, about 2cm of sea level rise since 2000. That’s right—glaciers around the world are disappearing fast, and the consequences are stacking up. A new study by the University of Edinburgh and Zurich reveals that Earth’s glaciers have lost 5% of their total volume this century. The melting
