Link spacecraft sent to rescue falling Swift telescope is now stable. What’s next?

Nasa’s effort to rescue its ageing Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has made progress. After the launch, the rescue spacecraft, named Link, experienced problems with its attitude-control system and began spinning at about 9 degrees per second across multiple axes. In other words, it had begun swaying in multiple directions. Now, engineers have succeeded in reducing…

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One Shot, No Take-Backs: How Engineers Hacked Voyager 2 to Extend Its Lifespan Into the 2030s

A 49-year-old spacecraft, 12 billion miles from Earth, was about to lose one of its last three scientific instruments. Its plutonium power supply bleeds roughly 4 watts per year — down to about 57% of its 1977 output. On August 4, 2026, JPL engineers sent a precisely choreographed command sequence they nicknamed “Big Bang” across…

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Phoebe Litchfield’s record fifty keeps Sunrisers Leeds alive in The Hundred 2026

Phoebe Litchfield smashed the fastest half-century in the history of the women’s Hundred as Sunrisers Leeds cruised to a nine-wicket victory over Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston, chasing down 108 with 31 balls to spare. The emphatic win kept Sunrisers Leeds’ hopes alive in the competition while ending the playoff chances of Birmingham Phoenix, London Spirit…

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‘Do not endorse anything said’: MEA rejects Bangladesh’s charge over Hasina’s presser | India News

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Friday said that the India “had no role to play” in the recent media interaction made by former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina.In a bi-weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that event was organised by a private entity and the government does not endorse anything…

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Iran officials 'would not be surprised' if Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei dies soon: Report – The Times of India

Iran officials ‘would not be surprised’ if Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei dies soon: Report  The Times of India Iran President Met Mojtaba Khamenei In ‘Darkness’, Isn’t Convinced It Was Him: Report  NDTV Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei critical, hospitalised: Israeli media  Rediff Communication with Supreme Leader Mojtaba ‘very difficult at moment’: Iranian President  Telangana Today Pezeshkian says it’s ‘very…

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UBC-developed seaweed coating keeps strawberries fresh longer without refrigeration

University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers have developed an edible seaweed-derived coating that kept strawberries fresh for at least four days at room temperature, outperforming untreated fruit stored in a refrigerator. The agar-based coating could give the fresh produce sector another tool to extend shelf life and reduce losses during storage and transport, particularly for…

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