SpaceX Starship, world’s biggest rocket, explodes during first flight test
The uncrewed rocket disintegrated four minutes after successfully blasting off at 8:33 am Central Time from the SpaceX spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas.
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G7 digital ministers to adopt action plan on AI
The move is aimed at creating a safe environment for the use of AI technology, as well as tackle problems related to data leaks, among other issues.
Tokyo-based space startup plans world-first Moon landing
If successful, the space company’s lander would become the world’s first private sector lunar module to land on the moon.
China’s scientists deny claims Covid data was withheld
The Chinese scientific community will not stand for this, and the international community will not accept this", the director of China CDC said.
Japan opens new research organisation in Fukushima
Its research will focus on robotics, agriculture, energy, radiation science and nuclear disasters.
Photo from inside Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant shows fresh view of damage
TEPCO is now taking pictures of the entire interior wall of the pedestal to determine whether the concrete is damaged and lacks earthquake-resistance strength.
China launches special deployment of ‘AI for Science’
The deployment closely integrates the key issues of basic disciplines including mathematics, physics, chemistry and astronomy.
Health ministry urges prevention of deadly Marburg virus from entering Viet Nam
The Marburg virus causes an acute infectious disease, which naturally resides in fruit-eating bats.
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata back from space after an ISS mission
Wakata and his crewmates from the United States and Russia had been on the ISS for an extended stay since October. This was Wakata’s fourth time on the space station.
Japan’s rocket program in crisis with failed launches
Expected to be the next flagship rocket of Japan’s space development with its lower cost and higher launch capacity than the current H-2A rocket, the H3 failed just minutes…