5 US universities win NASA’s 2024 Human Lander Challenge
New York, June 30 (IANS) Five US universities have won NASA’s 2024 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) for different innovative concepts addressing the complex issue of managing lunar dust during the impending Moon exploration campaign Artemis, the space agency said. Dust mitigation during the landing of the Artemis mission is a key challenge that NASA and […]
US stocks back, Dow sees biggest ever one-day gain
New York: US equities ended sharply higher with the Dow surging nearly 1,300 points, as Wall Street attempted to recover from last week’s steep losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 1293.96 points, or 5.09 per cent, to 26,703.32 on Monday. The 30-stock index notched its best one-day point gain in history and its best […]
Coronavirus response overwhelmed by politics in US
New York: Politics is overwhelming the coronavirus response as the US confronts the threat of the disease turning into a pandemic with the presidential elections eight months away. US President Donald Trump and his officials have traded accusations with leaders of Democratic Party, while experts weigh the risk of the dreaded disease spreading and the […]