The Narendra Modi-led government has given the green light to ISRO’s Venus Orbiter Mission, known as Shukrayaan, scheduled for a 2028 launch. As India’s maiden mission to Venus, it will focus on exploring the planet’s surface, atmospheric composition, and geological features India is preparing for a major space milestone with its upcoming Venus Orbiter Mission, Shukrayaan, scheduled for launch in …
Russian company Rosatom is trying to drill for uranium in Namibia. “Should uranium mining be allowed, it could render the water in the southeastern region of Namibia unfit for human and animal consumption, effectively bringing agriculture to a total and permanent standstill in the area,” said former Namibia Agricultural Union president, Piet Gouws, speaking to the Namibian Sun in 2022. …
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Months after a study suggested the idea of life floating in the clouds of planet Venus, an international team of researchers led from Queen's University Belfast, UK, has dismissed such a possibility. The Belfast researchers assessed the conditions in the clouds of Venus that are mostly sulphuric acid with a tiny fraction of water. “Our research shows that the sulphuric …
A Libyan network operating drugs rackets in north-west England are reportedly being linked to the Isis-inspired Manchester Arena terror atrocity in May 2017 which killed 22 innocent people. Greater Manchester Police suspect that suicide bomber Salman Abedi, the son of Libyan dissidents who sought to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi and replace his regime with an Islamic government, had help with preparations …