Omani, French and Japanese vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz.

A French container ship, three Oman-linked tankers and a Japanese-owned gas carrier have crossed ⁠⁠the Strait of Hormuz, as some vessels make the passage through the contested waterway. The container belonging to French shipping giant CMA CGM is the first Western vessel know…

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China targets 140 launches in 2026 amid commercial space surge.

China plans to conduct around 140 orbital launches this year, according to a commercial launch executive, marking a sharp acceleration in the country’s launch cadence. Yang Yiqiang, founder and chairperson of CAS Space, said China’s launches are expected to reach around 140 …

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Artemis II crew now halfway to Moon as they take 'spectacular' image of Earth.

Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they pass the halfway point between the Earth and the Moon. The mission's commander, Reid Wiseman, took the "spectacular" images, Nasa says, after the crew completed a…

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French and South Korean leaders say they’ll work together on the Strait of Hormuz.

French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed Friday to work together to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease global economic uncertainties caused by the war in the Middle East. Their summit in Seoul came as U.S. President Donald Trump…

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Macron Says Nations Should Stand Up To U.S. And China As Trump Feud Grows.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday sniped at the U.S.’s “unpredictability” and warned about the “dominance” of China as he urged other major democracies to stand up to the two superpowers, amid a brewing personal feud with President Donald Trump. Macron met South Kor…

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Artemis 2 LIVE: Moon mission updates

NASA has successfully launched Artemis 2, its first astronaut mission to the moon since 1972. Liftoff took place at 6:35 p.m. EDT (2235 GMT), sending four astronauts into Earth orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft, where they are now preparing for the next phase of their journe…

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Relive NASA's historic Artemis 2 launch to the moon in these stunning photos.

On Wednesday (April 1), NASA launched its history-making Artemis 2 mission, which will see humanity return to the vicinity of the moon for the first time in over half a century. Not only this, but Artemis 2 will carry humans farther into space than they have ever ventured b…

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Comet MAPS faces a make-or-break moment as it dives toward the sun on April 4 — could it shine in the daytime sky?

We are now in the home stretch in the nearly four-month saga of Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS). This is the make-or-break week for this object as it heads for its long-awaited rendezvous with the sun this weekend.. The comet was discovered on Jan. 13, 2026, by a team of four amateur…

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch seen from space | Space photo of the day for April 2, 2026.

Humanity is on its way back to the moon as NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) blasts the space agency's Orion space capsule on April 1. The launch was even captured from space! What is it? This photo shows NASA's SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft blasting off from the…

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Apple removes custom VPN clients from Russian App Store amid Telegram crackdown.

Apple has allegedly removed proxy tools and VPN clients from Russia's App Store. Streisand, V2Box, v2RayTun, Happ Proxy Utility are reportedly unavailable. The removals come days after the Telegram shutdown began. Apple has reportedly pulled several VPN clients from its …

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NASA’s Artemis II Launch Mission Countdown Begins.

The countdown for NASA’s Artemis II test flight is underway at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with members of the launch team arriving at their consoles inside the Rocco Petrone Launch Control Center. The onsite countdown clock started ticking down at 4:44 p.…

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Artemis 2 astronauts reveal adorable zero-g indicator 'Rise' | Space photo of the day for March 31, 2026.

The four astronaut's of NASA's Artemis 2 mission arrived in style ahead of their historic moon mission. What is it? NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Reid Wiseman, and the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen landed their T-38 jets at the Launch a…

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Our Sun has traveled from the center of the Milky Way.

Recent research advances the hypothesis that our star may have undertaken a long journey from the galactic core, in the company of numerous similar stars. This perspective challenges established knowledge about the history of our system and the galaxy itself. To retrace the …

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Ringgit, regional currencies end lower vs US$ as geopolitical tensions persist.

The ringgit and other regional currencies continued to weaken against the US dollar on Monday as investors sought safety in safe-haven assets amid escalating tensions in the US-Israel war. At 6 pm, the local currency fell to 4.0280/0350 against the greenback from last Friday…

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Rocket Lab launch of Europe's 1st 2 'Celeste' navigation satellites scrubbed due to weather

Rocket Lab will launch two pioneering navigation satellites early on Wednesday morning (March 25), and you can watch the action live. An Electron rocket carrying the first two satellites for the European Space Agency's (ESA) Celeste navigation constellation is scheduled …

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On this day in space: March 29, 1807: Heinrich Olbers discovers asteroid Vesta.

On March 29, 1807, the German astronomer Heinrich Olbers discovered the asteroid Vesta. Vesta is the second-largest body in the asteroid belt and is surpassed in size only by the dwarf planet Ceres. To look for asteroids, astronomers would draw sky charts every night and loo…

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Incredible new NASA images reveal Saturn in a new light — and it's all thanks to a telescope team-up from Webb and Hubble

Stunning new views of Saturn offer the most detailed portrait yet of the ringed planet, showcasing the combined power of NASA's most advanced space telescopes. Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have …

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On this day in space: March 28, 1963: Last test flight of NASA's Saturn 1 rocket booster.

On March 28, 1963, NASA launched the first stage booster of its new Saturn 1 rocket on a fourth and final test flight. This uncrewed suborbital flight helped pave the way for astronauts to launch to the moon. After this initial test phase, NASA started launching test flights…

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Leading Chinese hypersonic aviation scientist Yan Hong dies at 56.

Yan Hong, one of China’s leading researchers in hypersonic and high-speed propulsion technologies, has died at the age of 56, according to Northwestern Polytechnical University. Yan, a professor and doctoral supervisor at NPU’s school of power and energy, died on Tuesday at …

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Olympic eligibility for female sports will be based on science

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Thursday that participation in the female category in the Olympic Games will be limited to biological females — a policy that will finally be rooted in science. “I understand that this is (a) very sensitive topic,” Kirst…

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Arctic Winter Sea Ice Ties Record Low, NASA, NSIDC Scientists Find.

For the second consecutive year, winter sea ice in the Arctic reached a level that matches the lowest peak observed since satellite monitoring began in 1979. On March 15, Arctic sea ice extent reached 5.52 million square miles (14.29 million square kilometers), very close t…

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