Kartavya Kant Tiwari

SpaceX's massive Starship rocket aced its 10th test flight on Aug. 26, 2025. In a dramatic comeback, the 400-foot stainless-steel launcher hit every target after a string of failures. SpaceX engineers noted it was “a significant step forward in developing the world's first fully reusable launch vehicle” – and indeed every major objective was met. After roaring off the pad, Starship climbed as planned, then returned mostly intact from orbit (aside from some expected chunk losses on re-entry) to splash down in the Pacific. This success is a big leap toward Elon Musk's goal of rockets that can fly again and again to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Smooth Staging, Soaring Re-entry According to the post-launch update from SpaceX, with 33 Raptor engines, Starship rocket launched successfully. After separating from the booster and performing a controlled descent burn, it completed its hot-stage separation. Eight dummy Starlink satellites, the first payload ever carried by Starship, wer...

NASA's Artemis program is getting ready for Artemis II, the next mission that will use the Orion spacecraft to transport humans around the Moon. For the first time since the Apollo era, humans will venture outside of low Earth orbit during the 10-day Artemis II mission. NASA is working to send people back to the moon with Artemis II. NASA has established a new Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) at Johnson Space Center to support this mission. Teams of engineers will work in this room to keep an eye on Orion's systems while it is in flight. This facility, which is manned 24/7, will contribute to the crew's safety. Purpose and Function of the Orion Control Room According to NASA, the Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) acts as a real-time engineering support hub for the Artemis II mission while NASA's flight controllers pilot Orion from the main control room. The MER team compares live telemetry to the spacecraft's expected performance and troubleshoots any anomalies...

Samsung is rolling out a new update for SmartThings Family Care. The South Korean tech giant introduced the service last year, which allows users to link TVs and home appliances through its global SmartThings platform to provide activity updates, medication and appointment reminders, and location-based alerts. The SmartThings Family Care service offers practical support for caregivers and care recipients who do not live together. The latest update to the service is said to streamline the process. Users can now customise settings more precisely to suit their family's lifestyle and needs. Samsung SmartThings Family Care Update The latest SmartThings Family Care update makes it easy for inexperienced family members to install and set up Family Care independently, the company revealed on Thursday. Caregivers can share an invitation link containing step-by-step guidance to help others join the platform. The update is available for Samsung Galaxy smartphones running Android 11 or higher,...

The 1977 “Wow!” signal from the Big Ear radio telescope in Ohio has long puzzled astronomers. It was a brief, narrow-band radio burst lasting 72 seconds – so striking that astronomer Jerry Ehman famously wrote “Wow!” on the data printout. Despite decades of study, its origin remained unknown and no repeat signal has been found. In 2025, a multi-author international team re-examined these decades-old analog records using advanced computing methods. Their paper provides corrections and new insights into the signal and its possible origin. Modern Data Analysis of the Wow! Signal According to the study, volunteers digitized old Big Ear telescope logs using optical-character-recognition software. This allowed detailed recalculation of the signal's parameters. They narrowed the sky region (boosting location certainty by two-thirds) and adjusted the frequency from 1420.4556 to 1420.726 MHz. In practical terms, that frequency change implies the radio source was moving faster than previousl...

Bitcoin Asia 2025, one of the most significant international conferences focused on Bitcoin and digital currencies, will commence on the 28th and 29th of August in Hong Kong. Around 15,000 people are expected to attend the event, making it the second-largest Bitcoin event in the world. This is a key indicator of Hong Kong's growing stature as a global hub for digital assets and its commitment to attracting both institutional and retail participation. Over 200 speakers will attend and participate in various Bitcoin Asia 2025 events, including Blockstream CEO Adam Back, Binance founder Chanpeng Zhao (CZ), and Balaji Srinivasan. Policymakers, Investors, and World Leaders Will Examine Bitcoin Adoption, Regulation, and More Regulation clarity, institutional adoption, and the future of the digital economy in Asia are all on the agenda of this event. “Bitcoin Asia 2025 will be a 15,000-person event, a historic milestone for Bitcoin in Asia. The energy, adoption, and innovation happening h...

A research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has identified the first new type of plasma wave in Jupiter's aurora, a finding that broadens our understanding of planetary magnetic environments. The discovery, based on data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, not only enhances knowledge of Jupiter's polar activity but also offers insights into “alien aurora” on other planets. The researchers think such discoveries go some way to explaining how magnetic fields shield atmospheres from being strafed by destructive solar particles, with Earth's auroras providing a natural counterpart for Jupiter's more complex system. Juno Mission Uncovers Unprecedented Plasma Wave in Jupiter's Invisible Auroras According to a report published in Physical Review Letters, the crack came after Juno flew close to Jupiter's north pole on a low orbit, the closest a spacecraft has come to the polar region of the gas giant, and scientists for the first time were able to look at co...

A ginormous solar tornado and a massive eruption of plasma have been observed occurring at the same time on the sun — a phenomenon so strange and rare that it's challenging previously held theories. Both phenomena were snapped in the same photograph by the Institute of Space Science in Romania researcher Maximilian Teodorescu on Aug. 20. Solar tornadoes and plasma eruptions seem dramatic but are in fact the offshoots of changing in the sun's invisible magnetic field. They're unrelated, but to view them together is extraordinary and a thrill for scientists. Why Solar Tornadoes and Eruptions Matter As per Live Science, the solar tornado was enormous — it clocked in at about 130,000 kilometers (nearly 80,000 miles) tall. That's higher than stacking over 10 Earths on top of one another. Solar tornadoes tend to be much smaller, around 25,000 to 100,000 kilometers high. In addition to it, Teodorescu also imaged an eruptive prominence that measured some 200,000 kilometers acro...

On August 21, 2025, a U.S. military space plane, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, is scheduled to launch its eighth mission. Though a few additional things are still classified, one experiment in particular has captured the imagination: a quantum inertial sensor meant to serve as a major new alternative to GPS. This would revolutionise navigation in areas where satellite-based systems are not available or have been degraded. Whether in deep outer space, under the sea, or in hotspots on land, there is an eagerly awaited answer for vulnerabilities in global positioning systems. X-37B Space Plane to Pioneer Quantum Navigation as GPS Alternative in Space According to reports, satellite GPS powers everything from civilian smartphones to commercial aviation, but it has critical weaknesses. Signals degrade in space, can't get through water, and are subject to jamming and spoofing in contested environments. Researchers said the X-37B's quantum inertial sensor relies on atom interferomet...

Chinese astronauts Chen Dong and Wang Jie completed a 6.5-hour spacewalk on Aug. 15 to bolster the Tiangong space station's debris shield. As part of the Shenzhou 20 crew, they also inspected and maintained exterior equipment during the EVA. State media noted this was at least the crew's second effort to install “debris protection” devices on the station (following a May 22 spacewalk). The EVA concluded at 9:27 a.m. EDT, making it Chen Dong's sixth spacewalk (the most by any Chinese astronaut) and the third for Shenzhou 20 overall. Launched from Jiuquan on April 24, the crew is now about halfway through its six-month mission. Debris Mitigation and International Cooperation: According to a 2022 government white paper, chinese officials emphasize space debris as a global concern. It pledges stronger space-traffic control and improved debris tracking and warning systems. It notes that China now passivates spent rocket stages and actively de-orbits retired spacecraft (such as t...

The most distant object in the universe ever discovered, Earendel, might not in fact be a lone star as scientists initially assumed. It was spotted on 2022 by the Hubble Space Telescope and appeared to have evolved just 900 million years after the Big Bang, at a time when the universe was a mere infant. But fresh data from the newly launched James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) indicate that Earendel may not be a massive solitary star, but rather a small group of them — a star cluster. How We Can See It As per Live Science report , Earendel is located in the Etendeka galaxy of the Sunrise Arc, some 12.9 billion light-years from Earth. We can see it thanks to the effect of a special one known as gravitational lensing. The lensing occurs when a massive galaxy cluster warps and amplifies the light from objects situated much farther away. In this one, Earendel's light was 4,000 times as bright, shining in a way that astronomers would be able to catch it. Such rare alignments lead scientis...

Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold was launched at the Made by Google event on Wednesday. The latest book-style foldable smartphone from the tech giant sports a 6.4-inch OLED cover screen and an 8-inch main OLED display. It is powered by a 3nm Tensor G5 processor and the Tensor M2 security chip. There is a triple rear camera system, headlined by a 48-megapixel primary sensor, on the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. The foldable handset packs a 5,015mAh battery with both wired and wireless charging support. Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Price in India The price of the Google 10 Pro Fold begins at $1,799 (roughly Rs. 1,56,600) for the 256GB storage variant. It is also available in 512GB and 1TB storage options, priced at $1,919 (roughly Rs. 1,67,000) and $2,149 (roughly Rs. 1,87,000), respectively. In India, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold has been introduced in a single 256GB storage variant, which is priced at Rs. 1,72,999. The handset is offered in two colour options — Moonstone and Jade. Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Features,...

For the first time, scientists have reproduced in the lab the first molecular building blocks of the universe, advancing the field of study known as carbon chemistry. Newly formed molecules, helium hydride ions (HeH+), are said to have been crucial in the creation of molecular hydrogen — the most common molecule in existence. Indeed, by permitting the formation of stars to occur even at cosmic temperatures as cold as this, these ions might have helped drive the birth of the first stars, too, and that, in turn, would call into question some of the assumptions about how fast that early star-forming process happened and why. Recreated Helium Hydride Ions Rewrite Early Universe Chemistry and Star Formation Theories According to a report published in Astronomy and Astrophysics, researchers recreated helium hydride reactions by cooling ions to minus 449 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 267 degrees Celsius) before colliding them with heavy hydrogen atoms. Conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Nu...

Google's Circle to Search feature was rolled out to select Android smartphones in January 2024, and the feature is now available on a wide range of devices. At present, it can translate any text displayed on the screen, and it also lets users search the web or identify music playing nearby. A recent report suggests that Google is experimenting with a new “Live Translate” option inside Circle to Search. The term “live” indicates that this feature is meant to extend translation from static images to dynamic content such as web pages or media like GIFs and videos. It is reportedly not polished enough to be released anytime soon. How Google's 'Live Translate' Feature Within Circle to Search Works Android Authority reports that Google is working on a Live Translate feature within Circle to Search. A test version of the tool was spotted in an APK teardown, but it is not yet ready for testing. Presently, the option appears inside Circle to Search's app drawer, which is als...

SpaceX continues to expand its broadband service by sending off 24 more starlink satellites on Aug 14. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 1:05 a.m. EDT (0505 GMT or 10:05 p.m. PDT on Aug. 13 local) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base. About nine minutes later, after a nominal ascent, the Starlink Group 17-4 mission reached space. These regular launches are part of SpaceX's ongoing plan to blanket the Earth with satellite internet connectivity. Mission Highlights According to the official SpaceX website, the Falcon 9's first-stage booster (B1093) performed flawlessly on its fifth flight, landing upright on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean. All of booster B1093's missions have been dedicated to growing SpaceX's Starlink megaconstellation. After stage separation, the rocket's upper stage (with a single Merlin engine) reached its target orbit and was on track to deploy the 24 satellites roughly one hour after liftof...

The use of IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) by NASA's international team of astronomers has brought into question the known theories of the fate of matter around a black hole. The study of incoming X-rays by astronomers, as well as measuring their light's electric field direction, has been made possible through IXPE. The degree of polarisation is an indicator of how single or multiple the vibrations are. Using a black hole's polarisation degree, scientists can estimate where its corona, an area that contains highly ionised and magnetised plasma, is located and how it produces X-rays. Unraveling the Mystery of Polarized X-Ray Emissions in Black Holes As per NASA, in X-ray binary systems, there is a super-dense object, such as a black hole, that pulls matter from a neighbouring star. This matter often starts to swirl and flatten into a structure that is recognised as an accretion disc. The accretion disc's inner layer, the corona, can reach temperatures over 1.8 ...

NASA is working with American companies to explore the possibility of raising the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a space telescope that has studied the high-energy universe since 2004. The effort aims to demonstrate orbital boost technology, extend Swift's scientific life, and advance U.S. space servicing capabilities. Two firms—Cambrian Works of Virginia and Katalyst Space Technologies of Arizona—will develop concept designs under the agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Increased solar activity has accelerated Swift's orbital decay, creating both urgency and opportunity for this mission. NASA Taps U.S. Industry to Study Swift Orbit Boost, Extend Mission, and Advance Space Servicing According to NASA, the concept studies will help determine if boosting Swift's orbit is more cost-effective than replacing its capabilities with a new observatory. The spacecraft's decaying low-Earth orbit, worsened by heightened atmospheric drag, po...

Advanced theoretical research points out that tiny black holes born from violent cosmic collisions could provide a significant glance towards the quantum nature of space and time. This is also known as “black hole morsels,” these compact objects may release bursts of high-energy radiation — a phenomenon predicted by Stephen Hawking in the 1970s, that makes them significantly identifiable with existing gamma-ray observatories. When it confirmed, they may act as natural laboratories for exploring physics at energy scales far beyond the shadow of a doubt the reach of man-made particle accelerators. Asteroid-Sized ‘Black Hole Morsels' Could Unveil Hidden Dimensions of the Universe As per the study published in Nuclear Physics B, the concept draws on Hawking's insight that black holes emit faint radiation due to quantum effects near their event horizons. Smaller black holes emit significantly, and morsels formed during massive black hole mergers could be asteroid-sized yet considera...

Astronomers have measured the weight of a huge black hole — 36 billion times the mass of our sun, or six times the size of our entire solar system — in an old and dead galaxy near Earth. This cosmic monster resides in one of the largest galaxies of the Cosmic Horseshoe, holds it top 10 largest black holes ever, and possibly No. Instead, it was spotted through the enormous gravity that warps the light and stars near it, not from X-ray emissions. It provides a very rare glimpse into the early stages of black hole formation and its impact on the speed at which massive galaxies grow. Einstein Horseshoe Reveals Hidden 36-Billion-Solar-Mass Black Hole in Fossil Galaxy System According to a statement from the University of Portsmouth, by measuring the gravitational lensing of light into an “Einstein horseshoe” caused by a background galaxy and also from the motions of stars orbiting the black hole (which are moving nearly 400 km/s), they estimated the mass of this black hole in detail; this d...

Raphael Domjan, Swiss Aviator, came close to reaching the distance of a world record while flying a solar Stratos plane on Sunday. He departed from Sion Airport in Southwestern Switzerland, reaching an altitude of 8224 meters; it lasted for four hours. Domjan, tagged as an eco-explorer for his aviation focus, and is known for his eco-friendly ambitions. According to him, achieving a height of more than 10,000 meters is still a dream for him to come true soon, hopefully. Raphael Domjan Sets New SolarStratos Altitude Record As per TechExplore, In 2010, Andre Borschberg set the record for the highest flight in a solar plane for 9,235 meters as a Swiss pilot flying the Solar Impulse. Domjan won't just break the record of Borschberg but also intends to fly to the same altitude just like commercial jets. The challenge is as important as Solar Stratos has a boundary on the altitude that it can reach and while relying on solar power only. The Road to 10,000 Meters: A Green Aviation Dream P...

SpaceX has signed a first-of-its-kind deal with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to fly Italian science experiments to Mars aboard its Starship rocket. ASI President Teodoro Valente announced that ASI will send its experiments on SpaceX's first commercial Mars flights. The payloads will include a plant-growth module, a meteorology station and a radiation detector, which will collect data during the roughly six-month journey and on the Martian surface. This landmark agreement represents a new milestone in Mars exploration. Italian Scientific Experiments on Starship According to the ASI officials, the payloads include “a plant growth experiment, a meteorological monitoring station and a radiation sensor”. The plant experiment is designed to test how plants grow during the months-long trip and under Mars-like conditions, which will inform future life-support systems. The meteorological module will record Martian weather (temperature, pressure, etc.) to improve understanding of Mars'...

Ancient Roman Inscriptions help us understand laws, traditions, economy, and even the emotional perspective of ancient people. Their lives and histories, however, have been rendered difficult to understand because, over time, the inscriptions have been damaged. Every year, there are 1500 Roman inscriptions discovered, albeit many of them are incomplete. Fortunately, advancements in technology like the new Aeneas tool, is helping in the future understanding of the Roman inscriptions. It serves as a large language model specializing in reading, interpreting, and giving context to Roman inscriptions. Decode Ancient Roman Inscriptions As Per Report,Drawing its name from a hero in Roman history, Aeneas, the model has been trained on nearly 200,000 latian inscriptions, which span from the 7th century to the 8th century covering regions from Portugal to Iraq.Aneas has the capability to analyze images of damaged inscriptions and predict or even fill in missing letters or words. In addition to ...

Google is reportedly dropping support for the Steam for Chromebook Beta programme at the end of this year. As per the report, Chromebook users attempting to launch the beta app are now getting a pop-up message informing them about the upcoming discontinuation. The Mountain View-based tech giant has reportedly set January 1, 2026, as the date to pull the plug on Steam. After that, even the pre-installed games will automatically be removed from users' devices. The company did not mention a reason for shutting down the project. Chromebooks Will Soon Stop Supporting Steam Games According to a 9to5Google report, Google is now showing all Chromebook users a message informing them about the discontinuation when they attempt to install or launch Steam. For now, the beta app works fine, but this will not be the case starting in 2026. The message reportedly reads, “The Steam for Chromebook Beta program will conclude on January 1st, 2026. After this date, games installed as part of the Beta w...

New observational evidence from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which has yet to launch, may change that. JWST astronomers have found tantalising hints of an orbiting gas giant around Alpha Centauri A, the closest Sun-like star to us. Located just four light-years away in the Alpha Centauri triple-star system, the potential planet sits within the star's habitable zone — the region where liquid water could exist — but its gas giant nature makes it inhospitable to life. Even so, its location and distinctiveness make the detection among the most captivating detections in exoplanetary exploration prior. JWST Unveils Possible Closest Sun-Like Star Exoplanet, Awaiting Confirmation According to a NASA report, this was done with the JWST Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) using a coronagraphic mask to block out stellar glare. This method caught sight of an object which is almost 10,000 times fainter than Alpha Centauri A and at a separation of around two astronomical units. If upheld, i...

The process of Greenland's ice sheet melting is not only raising sea levels, it is also feeding life in the ocean. As the most productive for marine life, phytoplankton harvesting energy from this nutrient-filled climate change is altering how this biological pump works in these warming ares. In a new study, scientists employed cutting-edge computer models to simulate the intricate movements of ice melt and seawater with ocean currents and marine biology behaviour finnesing adding more detail to an understanding of these unseen forces between Earth's shifting polar zones. Glacial Melt Fuels a Surge in Ocean Life According to precious study, each summer Jakobshavn Glacier releases more than 300,000 gallons of freshwater per second into the sea. This less-dense meltwater shoots upward through heavier, salty seawater, dragging deep-sea nutrients—like iron and nitrate—toward the sunlit surface. These nutrients are essential for phytoplankton, which are the foundation of the ocean f...

A location in Western Australia that used to be named as the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth is now actually a lot younger than that, scientists announced today in Science Advances. The structure — previously dated to 3.5 billion years ago and located within Western Australia's North Pole Dome region of the Pilbara — was believed to be older than any of Earth's known impact craters. Today, new research published in the journal Geochemistry found that what we now call the Miralga impact structure is, in fact, much younger, at 2.7 billion years old, and considerably smaller in diameter. This recasts earlier ideas on the early Earth's geological activity and questions previous theories regarding impact-driven crust formation or perhaps even early life. Miralga Crater Loses Oldest Impact Title but Gains New Scientific Relevance As per The Conversation article republished by Space.com, the teams that explored the crater could only point to one thing that was likely — it ...

Now there are two more options available for theoretical physicists mulling over the mystery of what dark matter is, and with them come another two pointers towards how to narrow down our search. UC Santa Cruz Professor of Physics Stefano Profumo published a paper examining whether dark matter was always there or instead could have come from a 'mirror world' or the edge of space ballooning along with the rest of the universe. Whatever its truth, it would produce dark matter that does not interact with ordinary particles and significantly modify our modern view of the cosmos. New Theories Suggest Dark Matter Emerged from a Mirror World or Cosmic Horizon Radiation As per Physical Review D reports, Profumo's July study theorises that dark matter could form in a shadow sector that mirrors known particles and forces yet remains completely undetectable. The theory is like quantum chromodynamics (QCD), but the dark sector has new quarks and gluons, and it imagines that heavy “dark...

A potential new solar sail-powered satellite mission is offering an extended early warning of extreme space weather events to safely shut down the most vulnerable pieces of our tech -- without waiting for them to fail mid-activity and then figuring out why. Going far beyond Earth in the traditional sense of this type of satellite, the solar sail spacecraft would provide almost 20 more minutes of warning time (up to about 60 minutes total) before some very dangerous geomagnetic storms. These eruptions, called coronal mass ejections, cause space weather events that can disrupt satellites, damage power grids, and expose astronauts to cosmic radiation through the ability to ground high-altitude commercial flights. The better the predictions, the more time for critical systems to respond, so overall it is supposed to work out. Solar Sail Mission SWIFT Aims to Boost Space Weather Forecasting from Beyond L1 Point According to a report published by The Conversation and contributed to Space.com...

In a major fillip to Pakistan's space and disaster management applications, China Thursday launched the first ever Remote Sensing Satellite-1 (PRSS-01) exclusively for Pakistan. The satellite was carried into orbit on a Kuaizhou-1A rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan province. PRSS-01 was injected into the intended orbit after liftoff, and all systems were declared functioning properly. The satellite will be used to support agriculture and land surveys, urban planning, emergency disaster response, as well as environmental monitoring scans for the country, and marks a new beginning in Pakistan's ambitions of a space program. It also highlights persistent cooperation between China and Pakistan in technology associated with space science, as well as earth observation. Earth Observation and Disaster Management According to the official website, PRSS-01 is equipped with high-resolution imaging systems capable of providing detailed data across a wide range of c...

In a groundbreaking experiment, gold has defied the expectations that it was still solid even after being heated above the standard temperature. With the help of rapid laser bursts, the scientists could superheat gold beyond the entropy catastrophe, which is a theoretical boundary at which solids need to melt due to extreme heat. To the surprise, the gold was in the structure temporarily, and then it led to the rethinking of how matter behaves when provided with intense conditions. Such a rare phenomenon is known as superheating, where the heating happens so fast that atoms don't get enough time to reorganise themselves into a liquid. Gold Withstands the Entropy Catastrophe: What Is Superheating? As per Science Alert, the atomic structure of gold resisted melting and absorbed the heat quickly, even faster than the response of its atoms. Scientists performed this study at 19,000 Kelvin, and gold remained solid for 2 picoseconds, which is enough to challenge the theory of physics. Co...

Back in the year 2017, when a thunderstorm exhibited a lightning bolt, it was astonishing in many ways. Not only was it surprising, but it was a bolt that went 515 miles (829 Kilometers) long. In recent scientific advancements, researchers have confirmed the length of the bolt using archival satellite data. The lightning stretched and travelled from Texas to Missouri. This lightning has finally made a world record by beating the previous record holder, which was a bolt that went 477 miles in the year 2020. According to Randy Cerveny, an Arizona State University professor, who played a significant role in the study, stated, “We call it megaflash lightning and we're just figuring out the mechanics of how and why it occurs”. More About Megaflash Lightning Megaflash lightning could be best described as a lightning bolt that possesses the capacity to reach 62 miles in length. Whereas, the average lightning bolt is less than 10 miles in length. In order to find the reason behind this meg...

Physicists at MIT conducted a precise version of the renowned double slit quantum experiment, which challenges Einstein's objections to quantum mechanics. With the help of ultracold atoms and single photons, they have shown the reaction of the long-standing wave-particle duality discussion without traditional spring setups. The researchers ignored the classical apparatus components and allowed nature's inherent uncertainty to unleash Bohr's complementarity, as both wave and particle-like behaviour cannot be observed simultaneously. The finding matches the quantum theory and disagrees with Einstein's local realistic expectations. MIT's Quantum Experiment Challenges Einstein's Classical View As per Sci Tech Daily, Einstein argued for the deterministic reality, and claimed that the particles must be definite properties irrespective of the observation and that nothing could travel faster than light. With the Copenhagen interpretation, Bohr held the views which posit...

Preorders for the upcoming Asus ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally will begin next month, according to a report. The prices of these handheld gaming consoles in Europe have also been tipped by a publication, aligning with previous leaks about the cost of the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X. They are expected to go on sale on the same day that Microsoft has scheduled a live show, where it is expected to announce a title for the new Xbox-branded console from Asus. Asus ROG Xbox Ally, ROG Xbox Ally X Price (Expected) According to a Dealabs report, preorders for the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X will begin in Europe on August 20. The ROG Xbox Ally will reportedly be priced at EUR 599 (roughly Rs. 60,400), while the Xbox Ally X will cost EUR 899 (roughly Rs. 90,700). These prices are the same as the ones leaked by a tipster in June. While Microsoft or Asus have yet to make a formal announcement, the Redmond firm has scheduled a presentation at Gamescom 2025, which begins at 3pm CEST (6:30...

Sony has brought a lawsuit against Tencent in the US, accusing the Chinese firm of infringing its copyright with an upcoming game that it says closely resembles its Horizon franchise. Tencent announced Light of Motiram, an open-world survival title, last year, that instantly caught people's attention for its similarities to Horizon games. As per Reuters, Sony is now suing the company, claiming the game is a “slavish clone” of its first-party action-adventure franchise. Sony Sues Tencent Over Copyright Infringement According Reuters' report, Sony said in its lawsuit that Tencent's Light of Motiram copies several elements from Guerrilla Games' Horizon Zero Dawn and its sequel Horizon Forbidden West. The offending game could, Sony argued, confuse customers. Sony further claimed in its lawsuit that Tencent had approached it with an offer to collaborate on a new "Horizon" game in 2024, which the PlayStation parent declined. Tencent then went on and announced Light ...

The gas giant TOI-2109b is more than five times as massive as Jupiter, and resides in a perilous orbit 870 light-years from our planet. As an “ultrahot Jupiter,” it completes a lap around its parent star in a mere 16 hours, the briefest orbit of any such planet known. It is baking its atmosphere to broiling temperatures, and inching closer to oblivion in an orbit that is slowly pulling it in toward its parent sun. Using archived space telescope data from TESS and Cheops, astronomers have observed the testimony of this inevitable spiral, and contemplated three (wildly divergent) possible fates of the doomed planet. Fates for TOI-2109b According to the new research, conducted with data from NASA's TESS and ESA's Cheops missions shows that TOI-2109b's orbit is decaying — a process it will continue for thousands of Earth's years to come by 10 seconds over three Earth years. This proves that it is in a process of slow in fall. If the decay becomes worse, the planet may start...

Oppo Reno 14FS 5G is in development and could be launched in the coming weeks, according to a report. While the company has yet to reveal any plans to launch a new Reno series smartphone, the purported Oppo Reno 14FS 5G is expected to arrive with better specifications than the Reno 14F model that was unveiled last month. The specifications, design, and anticipated pricing of the handset have been leaked online, leaving very little to the imagination ahead of its debut. Oppo Reno 14FS 5G Price, Launch Timeline (Expected) According to a Ytechb report, the purported Oppo Reno 14FS 5G will be launched in Luminous Green and Opal Blue colourways. It is said to be available in a 12GB RAM and 512GB storage configuration. We can also see the design of the handset in a leaked render that shows the blue variant, and it bears a striking resemblance to the Reno 14F 5G model that was launched in June. Meanwhile, a recent report from the same publication claims that the Oppo Reno 14FS will be priced ...

Who-Fi is a cutting-edge technology that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and track individuals without needing any visual input. It is an experimental technology which remains to be thoroughly tested in the real world. However, based on the research paper that mentions and documents its proof of concept, it can be used to turn any ordinary Wi-Fi signal into a biometric scanner that can not only track the movement and active position of an individual but also identify their unique biometric signature. Understanding the Who-Fi Technology According to a paper published in the online preprint journal arXiv, regular 2.4GHz Wi-Fi signals can be used to identify and track individuals, and play an important role in both identity authentication and surveillance. The technology also raises fresh concerns about digital privacy and security. Breaking the technology down, the Who-Fi system uses a combination of a Wi-Fi signal and a transformer-based neural network (also known as ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft, in orbit around Jupiter, had a huge problem when its JunoCam imager started to fail after sitting through the planet's harsh radiation belts for so many orbits. Designed to only last through the initial few orbits, JunoCam astonishingly endured 34 orbits. Yet by the 47th orbit, the effects of radiation damage became visible, and by the 56th orbit, images were almost illegible. With few alternatives and time slipping away before a close flyby of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, engineers made a daring but creative gamble. Employing an annealing process, they sought to resuscitate the imager by warming it up—an experiment that proved successful. Long-distance fix According to NASA, JunoCam's camera resides outside the spacecraft's radiation-shielded interior and is extremely vulnerable. After several orbits, it started developing damage thought to be caused by a failing voltage regulator. From a distance of hundreds of millions of miles, the mission...