How NASA’s Artemis II crew captured earth-rise and earth-set similar to sunrise and sunset during Moon flyby
During the lunar flyby, the crew documented impact craters, ancient lava flows and surface fractures that will help scientists study the Moon’s geologic evolution. They monitored colour, brightness and texture differences across the terrain, observed an earth-set and earth-rise and captured solar‑eclipse views of the Sun’s corona.
China’s zero-tariff policy on African exports sets doors ajar for South Africa’s wine industry growth
To capitalise on these shifts, Diemersdal has begun strengthening its presence in Asia. Layer said the winery recently partnered with a representative based in the region to deepen market insight and expand outreach, including participating in trade shows, targeting specific cities, and refining product offerings to better match local tastes.
What astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission saw when they flew around the far side of Moon
Orion launched into space from Florida on 1 April, and after orbiting Earth to check out the spacecraft’s systems, the astronauts on-board ignited its engines and set course for the Moon the next day.
Pakistan tables last minute proposal to avert further US-Iran hostilities as Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen Strait of Hormuz looms
On Sunday, the United States, Iran, and regional intermediaries were reportedly holding talks centred on a 45-day pause in hostilities, the first stage of a broader two-phase agreement that may bring the conflict to a temporary close.
Rift deepens in Kenya’s Dock Workers Union as court ousts secretary general, orders forensic audit of union accounts
On the suspension of officials, including Deputy Secretary General Sulman Owuor and his co-claimants, the court found that although the National Executive Committee (NEC) had the power to suspend, due process was not followed.
‘A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again,’ Trump warns Iran
Trump threatened to destroy all of Iran’s power plants and bridges if Tehran does not allow traffic to fully resume in the strait, through which a fifth of the world’s oil transits in peacetime. Iran’s president said 14 million people, including himself, have volunteered to fight.
Artemis II crew surpasses 400,171km Apollo 13 distance record to reach the blind side of Moon
According to Eyewitness online newspaper, “A total solar eclipse greeted the three Americans and one Canadian as the moon temporarily blocked the sun from their perspective. Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn nodded at them from the black void. The landing sites of Apollo 12 and 14 also were visible, poignant reminders of NASA’s first age of exploration more than half a century ago.”
World oil market experts warn end of Iran war is not guarantee prices will drop to pre-conflict levels
If hostilities fail to resolve and the maritime route continues to be blocked, the global oil market could be left in a fragile state, experts said. If shipping remains disrupted, that could force a structural shift in shipping and lead to higher long-term energy prices, reported the BBC.
Why African universities are ‘centres of docility’ that produce ‘educated fools’ capable only of citing narrow theories
I explain my deliberate rejection of the popular but deceitful banner of ‘multidisciplinarity,’ and lay out my vision for a new ecosystem of higher education institutions: the interversity, crossversity, transversity and extraversity.
‘Eyes on the road’: US cities merger of surveillance cameras with AI stir of panic data will used for political, racial discrimination
Camera-based automatic license plate readers, installed at major intersections, bridges and highway off-ramps, capture the license plate data of passing vehicles, along with images of the vehicle and time stamps. These systems are using AI to create a vast, searchable database that can be integrated with other law enforcement data repositories.
