Lack of transparency in what space weapons nations are pursuing and even on what's already in orbit The United States military recently confirmed that the U.S. has deployed weapons in space The Independent UK · Oct 5
Man Who Claims He Spent 18 Days in Heaven Says Jesus Was 6ft Tall and Had 'Testosterone Like a Mustang' Christian preacher Gabe Poirot says he encountered Jesus after an accident-induced coma, describing heaven, divine visions and a notably muscular figure in testimony that has drawn online scepticism. International Business Times UK · Oct 5
Pastor Joshua Mhlakela Allegedly Claims October 12 to 13 Will Be the Final Date for the Rapture South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela has predicted that the Rapture will occur between 12 and 13 October, after an earlier September forecast failed to materialise. International Business Times UK · Oct 5
Stephen Hawking Doomsday Predictions Backed by NASA as Space Agency Acknowledges Existential Threats NASA says decades of research support Stephen Hawking's concerns about climate change, resource depletion and asteroid impacts, but the agency has not endorsed his prediction about 2600 International Business Times UK · Oct 5
Jupiter Eclipse 2026: The moon is about to swallow the giant planet, when and where can you watch it Jupiter will not disappear in an instant like a star. The planet appears large enough in the sky for the process to take about a minute. When Jupiter comes back into view, its return should take roughly the same amount of time. The Economic Times · Oct 5
How Sharks Detect a Single Drop of Blood in the Ocean The Nose Knows More Than You ThinkA shark's nostrils do not breathe. They are dedicated scent organs, and nothing else. Water flows continuously through two nasal passages lined with sensory cells called olfactory lamellae, folded tissue that dramatically increases the surface area available to detect dissolved chemicals. A large shark… Times Life · Oct 5
Starwatch: how to spot Saturn as it makes it closest approach to Earth this year The planet looks like a moderately bright, creamy-white object and is easily visible to the naked eye The Guardian - UK · Oct 5
Govt pushes rare-earth magnet capacity as India seeks greater control over critical manufacturing inputs: Shaktikanta Das The government is working to build domestic capacity for rare-earth permanent magnets, crucial for automobiles, electronics and other manufacturing, Principal Secretary-2 to the PM Shaktikanta Das said. The move follows China’s restrictions on rare-earth exports, which exposed India’s dependence on Chinese supplies, estimated at 80–90% of the global rare-earth magnet… The Economic Times · Oct 5
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake just shook southeast Victoria. Here’s why we may expect more At just after 2am on Saturday morning, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred at Arawata, about six kilometres northeast of Korumburra and 100km southeast of Melbourne. The Conversation · Oct 5
Whisky to be aged in space for first time in university satellite project Engineers in Scotland and Japan are planning to put Scotch on a rocket in 2028. Evening Standard · Oct 5
Scottish whisky to be blasted into space for first time for major distillery test Engineers in Scotland and Japan are planning to put Scotch on a rocket in 2028 The Independent UK · Oct 5
Persian Gulf oil flows return to prewar levels, but Iran could resort to a ‘scorched earth campaign’ as U.S. deploys more ships and Marines to Mideast “That is what everyone who actually follows this region and its dynamics is worried about.” Fortune · Oct 4
Polluted Illinois creek removed from Superfund list after cleanup A 6.7-mile stretch of creek and river in DuPage County, Illinois, has reached a major milestone after decades of radioactive contamination linked to a former industrial facility. The US Environmental Protection Agency deleted the Kerr-McGee Kress Creek/West Branch DuPage River Superfund site from the National Priorities List in August 2026,… The Times of India · Oct 4
Former golf course becomes wetland where avocets are already breeding A former golf course on England's Lincolnshire coast has been transformed into a new wetland nature reserve, with ponds, open water, reedbeds, grassland and coastal habitats replacing much of the former golfing landscape. Sandilands, near Sutton-on-Sea and Mablethorpe, opened to the public on September 26, 2026, following a six-year programme… The Times of India · Oct 3
We Got This Covered · Oct 3 Customer walks up to retail worker, allegedly demands her to charge his phone. Then he gets unexpected dose of reality: ‘Is this your first day on Earth?’ How do these adults manage to navigate the world unsupervised?
MyLifeXP · Oct 3 Why Does Maa Durga Change Her Vahan Every Year? Maa Durga is traditionally shown riding a lion, but during Durga Puja, an interesting Bengali tradition speaks of a different journey. According to this belief, when the Goddess comes to Earth for the festival, her vahan, or vehicle, changes from year to year. Elephant, horse, boat and palanquin are traditionally…
AAP · Oct 2 State shudders to early morning earthquake The earth moved overnight in a southern capital after the biggest earthquake in three years struck a state, with aftershocks ongoing.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 2 Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Victoria with tremors felt across Melbourne The epicentre was at Leongatha, 130km south-east of Melbourne, with residents reporting houses shaking just after 2am
The Economic Times · Oct 2 Want to do NASA research? 24 new US projects backed by $23 million will let citizen scientists hunt comets, study space weather and explore Earth data — all you need to know NASA has selected 24 organizations to partake in a new Science Activation portfolio aimed at public engagement. This initiative will provide hands-on opportunities in scientific research across various fields, such as astronomy and Earth sciences. Communities nationwide, particularly underserved groups, will gain access to authentic NASA experiences. Participants can analyze…
The Economic Times · Oct 2 San Andreas and San Jacinto faults reach extreme stress as California’s ‘earthquake gate’ hits a 1,000-year high point Recent research indicates elevated stress levels at Cajon Pass, affecting interactions between the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults. The stress is reportedly at its highest point in the last 1,000 years of observations. While this research does not predict a specific earthquake, it sheds light on how future ruptures…
Bored Panda · Oct 2 Galaxy Rotation Brings Scientists To The Conclusion That Our Entire Universe Is Inside A Black Hole The universe may be 13.8 billion years old, but there’s still plenty we don’t understand about the cosmos. A researcher analyzing observations from the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a puzzling pattern in how distant galaxies rotate. The finding has raised questions about why the galaxies appear to favor…
The Economic Times · Oct 2 Bezos Earth Fund’s $26 million FireSat could detect 15-by-15-foot fires anywhere on Earth within 20 mins: Lauren Sánchez Bezos says, ‘I watched friends and family lose everything’ FireSat is a new satellite network designed to detect wildfires early and provide timely data. This constellation, backed by Jeff Bezos, aims to identify fires as small as 15 feet globally with approximately 50 satellites in orbit within 20 minutes anywhere on Earth. Jeff Bezos' wife Lauren Sanchez said FireSat…
International Business Times UK · Oct 2 SpaceX Just Set the American Speed Record to the ISS but They Admitted 'We Got Lucky This Time' SpaceX's Crew-13 mission reached the International Space Station in 7 hours and 55 minutes, setting a US launch-to-docking record shaped largely by favourable orbital conditions.
The Independent UK · Oct 2 British couple’s embryo stuck in Portugal after IVF clinic goes bust: ‘What on earth do we do now?’ Laura Moncaster and Alex Webb had been due to travel to Portugal to undergo their embryo transfer in September
Euronews · Oct 2 Could the future of AI data centres be in space? Google wants to find out The tech giant has launched a prototype satellite carrying its AI chips to explore whether solar powered infrastructure in orbit could one day support large-scale computing.