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US Firm Targets Moon Landing With Drill, Rovers, Hopping Drone
A drill to search for ice. A 4G network test. Three rovers and a first-of-its-kind hopping drone.
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Training Exercise Goes Wrong, South Korea Military Jet Bombs Own Citizens
South Korea's Air Force said Thursday that one of its fighter jets had accidentally dropped eight bombs in the wrong place during a training exercise, resulting in civilian injuries.
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"Drill Baby Drill": Trump's Oil And Gas Plan To Defeat US Inflation
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday addressed the concerns of rising inflation in the United States and blamed his predecessor Joe Biden's administration for rising food and fuel prices.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Athena Lander, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer to Moon
On February 26, 2025, SpaceX Falcon 9 launched Athena and NASA's Lunar Trailblazer from Kennedy Space Center. Athena, developed by Intuitive Machines, will land near Mons Mouton to investigate lunar ice using the PRIME-1 drill. Lunar Trailblazer will orbit the Moon, mapping water ice deposits. The mission includes two secondary vehicles: MAPP, a ro...
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North Korea Held "Strategic Cruise Missile" Launch Drill This Week: Report
North Korea carried out a test-launch of its strategic cruise missiles in the Yellow Sea this week, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday, in a drill that sought to demonstrate the prowess of its "state nuclear deterrence".
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NASA’s IM-2 Mission Brings Ice Mining, Mobile Robots, and More on Moon
NASA is launching IM-2, the second lunar mission under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, to explore the Moon’s South Pole. The Nova-C lander, built by Intuitive Machines, will carry groundbreaking technologies, including an ice-mining drill, a mobile hopping drone, and a lunar 4G network. These innovations will help scienti...
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Synthetic Hexagonal Diamond Surpasses Natural Diamonds in Hardness and Stability
Scientists have successfully created a synthetic diamond with a hexagonal lattice, making it harder than natural diamonds. Developed using a process involving high-pressure heating of graphene, this diamond withstands up to 155 GPa and 1,100 degree Celsius, far exceeding the durability of natural diamonds. While unsuitable for jewellery, it holds p...
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How Trump's Pursuit Of Cheap Oil Will Impact India's Energy Security
To fulfil one of his major electoral agendas of providing cheap oil ('drill baby drill'), in his inaugural speech US President Donald Trump argued for increasing the domestic production of crude oil and utilising it to spur prosperity in US economy.
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NASA’s PRIME-1 Mission to Study Lunar Ice and Advance Moon Exploration
NASA’s PRIME-1 mission, set to launch on Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander, will explore lunar ice and subsurface materials at Mons Mouton near the Moon’s South Pole. The mission features the TRIDENT drill, which will extract soil samples up to one meter deep, and the MSOLO spectrometer, which will analyze gases released from these samples to...
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Power Through Your Fitness Goals With Amyra Dastur's Back And Shoulder Workout
Amyra Dastur beats midweek blues with a solid workout drill
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US Man Orders Drill From Chinese Website, Receives Photo Of Item Instead
Sylvester Franklin, 68, a Georgia resident has been scammed after he ordered the tool from China-based AliExpress.
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Opinion | Drill, Baby, Drill: Will Trump's 'Emergency' Plan To Make Oil Cheap Work?
President Trump has already started pushing for an increase in oil and gas production, to lower energy costs and drive prices down. Is it all as simple as it sounds?
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"Cooperate Or...": In Face-off With Colombia, Donald Trump's Strong Message to World
Not even a week into his presidency, US President Donald Trump played his promised tariff card to navigate a complex diplomatic curve and drill home his 'America first' policy.
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Indian Davis Cup Team Begins Preparations For Togo Tie
Youngsters Karan Singh, Yuvan Nandal and Chirag Duhan sweated it out at the DLTA in New Delhi on Thursday, doing fine live drills to start preparations for the upcoming Davis Cup tie.
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Iran Unveils Spy Ship During Major War Games: State Media
The Iranian army has unveiled an advanced reconnaissance ship, state media said, as military forces conducted drills nationwide focused on safeguarding the country's nuclear facilities.
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US Firm Targets Moon Landing With Drill, Rovers, Hopping Drone
A drill to search for ice. A 4G network test. Three rovers and a first-of-its-kind hopping drone.
-
Training Exercise Goes Wrong, South Korea Military Jet Bombs Own Citizens
South Korea's Air Force said Thursday that one of its fighter jets had accidentally dropped eight bombs in the wrong place during a training exercise, resulting in civilian injuries.
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"Drill Baby Drill": Trump's Oil And Gas Plan To Defeat US Inflation
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday addressed the concerns of rising inflation in the United States and blamed his predecessor Joe Biden's administration for rising food and fuel prices.
-
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Athena Lander, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer to Moon
On February 26, 2025, SpaceX Falcon 9 launched Athena and NASA's Lunar Trailblazer from Kennedy Space Center. Athena, developed by Intuitive Machines, will land near Mons Mouton to investigate lunar ice using the PRIME-1 drill. Lunar Trailblazer will orbit the Moon, mapping water ice deposits. The mission includes two secondary vehicles: MAPP, a ro...
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North Korea Held "Strategic Cruise Missile" Launch Drill This Week: Report
North Korea carried out a test-launch of its strategic cruise missiles in the Yellow Sea this week, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday, in a drill that sought to demonstrate the prowess of its "state nuclear deterrence".
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NASA’s IM-2 Mission Brings Ice Mining, Mobile Robots, and More on Moon
NASA is launching IM-2, the second lunar mission under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, to explore the Moon’s South Pole. The Nova-C lander, built by Intuitive Machines, will carry groundbreaking technologies, including an ice-mining drill, a mobile hopping drone, and a lunar 4G network. These innovations will help scienti...
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Synthetic Hexagonal Diamond Surpasses Natural Diamonds in Hardness and Stability
Scientists have successfully created a synthetic diamond with a hexagonal lattice, making it harder than natural diamonds. Developed using a process involving high-pressure heating of graphene, this diamond withstands up to 155 GPa and 1,100 degree Celsius, far exceeding the durability of natural diamonds. While unsuitable for jewellery, it holds p...
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How Trump's Pursuit Of Cheap Oil Will Impact India's Energy Security
To fulfil one of his major electoral agendas of providing cheap oil ('drill baby drill'), in his inaugural speech US President Donald Trump argued for increasing the domestic production of crude oil and utilising it to spur prosperity in US economy.
-
NASA’s PRIME-1 Mission to Study Lunar Ice and Advance Moon Exploration
NASA’s PRIME-1 mission, set to launch on Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander, will explore lunar ice and subsurface materials at Mons Mouton near the Moon’s South Pole. The mission features the TRIDENT drill, which will extract soil samples up to one meter deep, and the MSOLO spectrometer, which will analyze gases released from these samples to...
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Power Through Your Fitness Goals With Amyra Dastur's Back And Shoulder Workout
Amyra Dastur beats midweek blues with a solid workout drill
-
US Man Orders Drill From Chinese Website, Receives Photo Of Item Instead
Sylvester Franklin, 68, a Georgia resident has been scammed after he ordered the tool from China-based AliExpress.
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Opinion | Drill, Baby, Drill: Will Trump's 'Emergency' Plan To Make Oil Cheap Work?
President Trump has already started pushing for an increase in oil and gas production, to lower energy costs and drive prices down. Is it all as simple as it sounds?
-
"Cooperate Or...": In Face-off With Colombia, Donald Trump's Strong Message to World
Not even a week into his presidency, US President Donald Trump played his promised tariff card to navigate a complex diplomatic curve and drill home his 'America first' policy.
-
Indian Davis Cup Team Begins Preparations For Togo Tie
Youngsters Karan Singh, Yuvan Nandal and Chirag Duhan sweated it out at the DLTA in New Delhi on Thursday, doing fine live drills to start preparations for the upcoming Davis Cup tie.
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Iran Unveils Spy Ship During Major War Games: State Media
The Iranian army has unveiled an advanced reconnaissance ship, state media said, as military forces conducted drills nationwide focused on safeguarding the country's nuclear facilities.
