UK launches AI skills drive for workers, schoolchildren
The UK government is to team up with tech-giants including Google, Microsoft and Amazon to train 7.5 million workers in AI skills, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to announce Monday.
Science and Technology
Japanese company aborts Moon mission after assumed crash-landing
Japan鈥檚 hopes of achieving its first soft touchdown on the Moon by a private company were dashed on Friday when the mission was aborted after an assumed crash-landing, the startup said...
Claim of life on distant planet questioned
When astronomers announced last month they might have discovered the most promising hints of alien life yet on a distant planet, the rare good news raised hopes humanity could soon learn we are not alone in the universe...
SpaceX to launch Starship next week after setbacks
SpaceX said Friday it will make another launch attempt next week of the massive Starship rocket鈥攌ey to CEO Elon Musk鈥檚 long-term vision of colonising Mars鈥攁fter two consecutive in-flight explosions earlier this year.
Indian space agency鈥檚 satellite mission fails due to technical issue
The Indian space agency鈥檚 mission to launch into orbit a new Earth observation satellite failed after the launch vehicle encountered a technical issue, officials said Sunday.
Universe dying quicker than thought, says new research
The universe is poised to die much faster than previously thought, according to new research by Dutch scientists.
Staying cool this summer: exploring Bangladesh鈥檚 top cooling solutions
As summer temperatures soar across Bangladesh, residents are turning to innovative cooling solutions to beat the heat....
Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth staying six month in space
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after six months on the country鈥檚 space station, state media footage showed, as Beijing advances towards its aim to become a major celestial power...
Strongest 鈥榟ints鈥� yet of life detected on distant planet
Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising 鈥榟ints鈥� of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed scepticism.
Massive black hole 鈥榳aking up鈥� in Virgo constellation
A massive black hole at the heart of a galaxy in the Virgo constellation is waking up, shooting out intense X-ray flares at regular intervals that have puzzled scientists, a study said Friday.
Bangladesh inks Artemis Accords with NASA
Bangladesh has inked 鈥楢rtemis Accords鈥� as a 54th country with the United States鈥檚 National Aeronautics and Space Administration focused on non-military space exploration...
Rising odds asteroid will hit Moon
An huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly four per cent chance of smashing into the Moon, according to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope...
Meta's head of AI research stepping down
The head of Meta\'s artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology...
SpaceX launches private astronauts on first crewed polar orbit
SpaceX launched the first human spaceflight directly over Earth\'s polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts...
SpaceX to launch private astronauts on first crewed polar orbit
SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth鈥檚 polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts....