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Why Do Navagrahas Turn Their Backs to Each Other?

Have you ever noticed the unusual arrangement of the Navagrahas in some Hindu temples? Instead of facing one another, the nine planetary deities are traditionally shown facing outward or turned away from each other, with Surya Dev placed at the centre. At first glance, the arrangement may look like a…

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Long before Donald Trump, an unemployed man claimed the Moon and sold 611 million acres. He also claimed Mars, Venus and Pluto

Dennis Hope boldly declared himself the owner of the Moon and embarked on a unique venture of selling lunar land worldwide. He navigated space law cleverly to support his claims, and surprisingly, governments did not intervene. Through selling lunar property certificates for just a tiny fee, he attracted buyers across…

The Economic Times

Blue Giant by Jordan Prosser review – would life be better on Mars?

Melancholy and humour pierce Prosser’s second novel, which swings in zany directions as its fabulous central character tries to escape the shitshows of 21st-century life

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Scientists map how spacecraft design could affect astronauts’ mental health

Could the design of a spacecraft affect astronauts’ mental health? Scientists have mapped how everything from lighting and privacy to shared spaces could shape wellbeing on long missions to the Moon and Mars.

Euronews

Should a tech tycoon be able to pay his way into conducting a world-class orchestra? And should they really sell tickets?

Elon Musk may be able to buy a trip to Mars, but when the super wealthy pay to be conductors – as Canadian tech entrepreneur Mandle Cheung is doing – it makes a mockery of a meritocracy in classical music

The Guardian - UK

Navagrahas Are Not About Fate: Understanding the Planetary Forces That Shape Your Karma

The Nine Are Not Watching YouThe Navagrahas do not sit in a courtroom. That framing, nine cosmic judges tallying your sins and scheduling your suffering, is the most common misreading of one of Vedic thought's most sophisticated ideas. The Surya Siddhanta, one of the oldest Sanskrit astronomical texts, describes the…

Times Life

Thruster breakthrough? New 2-in-1 propulsion system is about to get an in-space test

A new propulsion system feeds the same "monopropellant" fuel into electrical and chemical thrusters, potentially saving on mass and complications for future missions to Mars.

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Why Tuesdays and Saturdays Belong to Hanuman Ji According to Scriptures

Every week, millions of devotees visit temples of Hanuman on Tuesdays and Saturdays with deep faith. Some offer sindoor, some recite the Hanuman Chalisa, while others fast for protection and strength. But very few people truly know why these two specific days became so sacred for Hanuman Ji. Is it…

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SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket finally has a debut launch date. Here's when it will fly

SpaceX is officially targeting May 19 for the debut of Starship Version 3, an advanced new vehicle that could help humanity take its first steps on the moon and Mars.

Space

NASA partners with Microchip to build next-generation spaceflight chips with 100x the power of current offerings — chip designed to withstand radiation for extended missions on the Moon and Mars

The public-private partnership aims to develop an SoC that offers 100x the computing power of current chips designed for spaceflight. NASA envisions that the technologies developed from this project will also be widely implemented on Earth-bound applications, like the automotive and aerospace industries.

Tom’s Hardware

Brampton high school team with several Indian-origin teens beats 23,000 students worldwide to win prestigious space contest

Brampton's Central Peel Secondary School students, many of Indian origin, clinched the top prize in the 2026 Gerard K. O’Neill Space Settlement Contest. Their innovative 'Saoirse' project proposed a self-sustaining settlement for 10,000 residents at the Mars-Sun L2 Lagrange point. This marks a historic first for a Canadian team in…

The Times of India

New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry

The Earth and the Moon may look very different today, but they formed under similar conditions in space. In fact, a dominant hypothesis says that the early Earth was hit by a Mars-sized object, and it was this giant impact that spun off material to form the Moon. But unlike…

The Conversation

Total Recall Is Not Like Other Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies Of The Era. Why That Makes It The Best

That's a new one. Blue sky on Mars.

Cinemablend

NASA's Artemis Accords Hit 60: Portugal Joins Global Bloc for Moon and Mars Missions

Portugal has bridged its maritime past with a lunar future by becoming the 60th nation to sign the Artemis Accords.

International Business Times UK

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Does Trump Want Planet Mars After Venezuela? POTUS Allegedly Eyes 9 New Targets

Trump's global ambitions extend beyond Venezuela. From Canada to Mars, explore the nine nations in his sights and what his expansion means for the world order.

Benzinga

Elon Musk Wants AI Satellites To Block The Sun With 'Tiny Adjustments' In Solar Energy And Says 'Earth Has Been A Snowball Many Times In The Past'

Elon Musk spends plenty of time talking about Mars, but every now and then he swings back to the planet that actually needs saving, not colonizing.

Guitar World

“They each have their own weird little soul”: Tom DeLonge has unveiled 10 new Fender Starcasters – and they’re made with actual meteorites from the Moon, Mars and more

The Ad Astra 10 guitars are inspired by DeLonge's Custom Shop model, with each featuring fragments of different meteorites

GamesRadar

"If you're trying to send people to Mars, you're going to crash a bunch of rockets. We crashed a bunch of rockets": Arc Raiders devs explain how failed ideas led to one of 2025's biggest hits

Embark Studios scrapped a lot of ideas to find the fun

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The Guardian - AU

Stunning aurora australis lights up sky above New Zealand and Australia after ‘cannibal’ solar storm

The geomagnetic storm, caused by powerful bursts of energy from the sun, also postponed the launch of two Mars-bound Nasa spacecraft in the US

Cycling Weekly

I rode 3,000 miles following a David Bowie lyric – and this is why you should do the same

Is there life on Mars? We can't be sure, but we do know that basing a cycling itinerary on the song's “from Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads” lyric results in a life-changing adventure

Space

Astronauts on the moon and Mars? World space leaders lay out visions for an ambitious future

At a major space congress in Sydney, leaders from NASA, ESA, ISRO, CNSA, and more shared visions for humanity's return to the moon, journeys to Mars and the tech shaping the future of space.

The Independent UK

SpaceX’s Mars rocket pulls off successful flight after months of explosive mishaps

The SpaceX ship blasted off from the Starbase launch site in South Texas just after 6:30 p.m. before deploying a test payload of eight dummy satellites into space

Space

NASA and Google test AI medical assistant for astronaut missions to the moon and Mars

Google and NASA are trialing an AI-powered medical assistant that could help astronauts care for themselves when mission control is out of reach.

Space

'Olympus' the 4-legged robot could help astronauts explore Mars someday (video)

A four-legged robot tested under simulated Martian gravity jumps from wall to wall, demonstrating how future missions could navigate terrain too challenging for today's rovers.

Space

Astronaut arrives at ISS, longs to be on the moon or Mars | On the International Space Station Aug. 4-8, 2025

The four members on SpaceX's Crew-10 mission are Earth-bound after bidding farewell to their Expedition 73 crewmates and departing the International Space Station.

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