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Being a successful, lasting female artist in pop music has always hinged upon reinvention. The greats all know this, and possibly none better than Beyoncé. When the 32-time Grammy-winning singer announced her 7th studio album in June 2022, six years had passed since her last. A gamble that could have hindered anyone else’s career, but which ultimately paid off for the woman largely considered the greatest living entertainer. Even so, it is not far-fetched to argue that Renaissance, the album, would not have soared as…

The International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) located at the Devasthal Observatory in Nainital, India, has recently marked a milestone by identifying its inaugural supernova, SN 2023af. This breakthrough, detailed in a November 8 report on the arXiv preprint server, signals the ILMT's potential to unearth numerous supernovae in the years to come. These cosmic events, known for their intense luminosity and stellar explosions, offer valuable insights into the evolution of stars and galaxies, providing astronomers with…

NASA’s DSOC experiment, aboard the Psyche spacecraft, has successfully demonstrated the farthest-ever optical communication using a near-infrared laser from 10 million miles away. This milestone, managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, marks a significant advancement in space communication technology, promising higher data transmission rates for future deep space missions. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechDSOC, an experiment that could transform how spacecraft communicate, has achieved ‘first light,’ sending data via laser to…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Around the world, research agencies are struggling to achieve gender parity. A paper published in Nature Astronomy reports how a national Australian astronomy center achieved equal numbers of women and men using science. "We used research in sociology and psychology to develop evidence-based…

Last Updated: November 02, 2023, 13:20 ISTKia India Achieves 4th Highest Monthly Sales in October.(Photo: Kia)Kia India drives to its fourth-highest monthly sales, propelled by festive cheer and robust Seltos performance, maintaining an upward trajectory.Kia India, the distinguished mass premium car manufacturer, has raced to its fourth-highest monthly sales record.With a remarkable 24,351 units finding new homes, the company’s engines roared with delight as it witnessed a substantial 4.41 percent year-on-year growth,…

When it comes to open-world zombie survival experiences, many can’t claim to be as brutal and unforgiving as DayZ. Bohemia Interactive’s dystopian food scavenger simulator is still going strong, but recently it hit its biggest player count on Steam. As spotted by PC Gamer, data from SteamDB shows that the game recently hit an all-time peak of 69,449 players. That’s an impressive number for a relatively small game that’s been around since 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4BrjjpKAas Beginning life as a mod for Arma…

China’s astounding solar manufacturing expansion is going to dominate the global solar supply chain – and widen the technology and cost gap. China invested over $130 billion into the solar industry in 2023. As a result, it will hold more than 80% of the world’s polysilicon, wafer, cell, and module manufacturing capacity from 2023 to 2026, according to Wood Mackenzie‘s recent report, “How will China’s expansion affect global solar module supply chains?” China is projected to bring more than 1…

India's ambitious third Moon mission's spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on Monday underwent another manoeuvre, bringing it even closer to the Lunar surface, ISRO said.The national space agency headquartered here said the spacecraft has now achieved a "near-circular orbit" around the moon.Post its launch on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 entered into the lunar orbit on August 5, following which two orbit reduction manoeuvres were carried out on August 6 and 9."Orbit circularisation phase commences. Precise manoeuvre performed today has…

Renault Nissan (Photo: Reuters) It has been reported that RNAIPL has exported more than 1.15 million four wheelers from Chennai's Kamarajar Port Ltd to more than 108 destinations.The leading car maker Renault Nissan Automotive Pvt Ltd (RNAIPL) has achieved a milestone of manufacturing 2.5 million cars at its state-of-the-art Chennai manufacturing facility. The company has confirmed the news through an official press release. The brand also shared that for the past 13 years, the alliance has been creating an average of…

In a sky-high, 24-hour test flight, BAE System successfully sent its High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) PHASA-35 solar-powered drone into the stratosphere, reaching an altitude of over 66,000 ft (20,000 m).The recent trial by a team of British engineers took place on June 25, 2023 in the skies over Spaceport America in the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and represents a new phase in the PHASA-35 project, which began in 2018 and saw its maiden flight in 2020. The recent test was…