ЁЯЪи: In a few hours тАЬArtemis 2тАЭ will return to Earth. They will enter Earth at about 25,000 MPH with a compromised heat shield. But NASA is confident they will be safe!
ThatтАЩs nearly 17X faster than a bullet.
They will go ~6 minutes with no communication, no signals... nothing!
There's no plan B.
Historic First: Artemis II Crew Becomes the First Humans to Witness the Orientale Basin in Its EntiretyBREAKING: In a stunning milestone for deep-space exploration, the Artemis II astronauts have captured the first-ever view of the MoonтАЩs Orientale Basin with human eyes тАФ seeing its complete, majestic structure for the first time in https://t.co/PDp5ThIn0L the Orion spacecraft swept past the lunar limb during its historic flyby, the crew photographed the entire basin in one breathtaking frame, with Earth hanging beautifully in the black void beyond.A 930-Kilometer Cosmic BullseyeThe Orientale Basin is one of the MoonтАЩs most impressive geological features тАФ a massive multi-ringed impact structure roughly 930 km (580 miles) across. Formed about 3.8 billion years ago by a colossal asteroid or comet strike, its concentric rings ripple outward like frozen waves from a stone dropped into a cosmic pond.The outermost Cordillera ring forms the dramatic outer rim, while inner rings (the Rook mountains) mark zones of dramatic crustal rebound and collapse after the initial impact. Because Orientale straddles the MoonтАЩs near and far sides near the southwestern limb, it has always appeared severely foreshortened and partially hidden from Earth-based telescopes and earlier missions. Only now, from OrionтАЩs unique vantage during the flyby, has the full scale and symmetry been revealed directly to human observers.The Shot of a LifetimeThe image was taken through an Orion window as the crew passed over the site at just the right moment тАФ with perfect illumination highlighting every ridge, ring, and shadow. ItтАЩs not just a photo. ItтАЩs a pivotal new dataset that complements decades of orbital data from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, GRAILтАЩs gravity maps, and earlier probes.Entering the Zone of SilenceAs Orion continues its trajectory around the Moon, the crew is now heading into the most isolated phase of the mission: loss of signal. For roughly 40 minutes, the bulk of the Moon will completely block all radio communication with Earth, leaving Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen in profound solitude on the far side.They are venturing where only a handful of Apollo astronauts have gone before тАФ deeper into cislunar space, pushing the boundaries of human exploration farther than any crew since 1970.The Moon is yielding its secrets once againтАж and humanity is watching live.This is what returning to the Moon тАФ and preparing for Mars тАФ truly looks like.
International crude prices have gone through the roof in the last 1 month from around 70 dollars/barrel to around 122 dollars/barrel. Consequently, petrol and diesel prices for consumers have gone up all over the world. Prices have increased by around 30%-50% in South East Asian countries, 30% in North American countries, 20% in Europe and 50% in African countries.
The Modi Government had two choices- either increase prices drastically for citizens of Bharat as all other nations have done or bear the brunt on its finances so that Indian citizen is insulated from international volatility.
HonтАЩble Prime Minister @narendramodi Ji, in keeping with his GovernmentтАЩs commitment of last 4 years since the conflict in Russia-Ukraine started, decided to take a hit on its own finances again to safeguard the Indian citizen.
Government has taken a huge hit on it taxation revenues to ensure very high losses of oil companies (approximately 24 Rs/litre for petrol and 30 Rs/litre for diesel) at this time of sky high international prices are reduced. At the same time, export tax has been levied as international prices of petrol and diesel have skyrocketed and any refinery exporting to foreign nations will have to pay export tax. My gratitude to HonтАЩble PM Narendra Modi Ji and HonтАЩble FM @nsitharaman Ji for this very timely, bold and visionary decision!
VIDEO | Latur, Maharashtra: A Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus caught fire while being refuelled with diesel at the Nilanga bus stand on Thursday evening, leaving a fuel operator seriously injured. The bus was completely gutted in the blaze, though a major disaster was averted due to the timely intervention of the fire brigade, police said.
According to preliminary information, the incident occurred around 8 pm when diesel was being filled into an ST bus at the fuel pump inside the Nilanga bus depot. During the refuelling process, a sudden spark reportedly triggered a massive fire, which quickly spread and engulfed the bus within moments.
The operator filling the diesel, identified as Baswaraj Mathpati, sustained severe burn injuries after getting trapped in the flames. He was immediately rushed to the Sub-District Hospital in Nilanga. However, due to his critical condition, doctors later referred him to the District Hospital for advanced treatment.
(Source: Third Party)
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PHOTO | Odisha Vigilance apprehended Debabrata Mohanty, Deputy Director of Mines, Cuttack Circle, for allegedly taking a Rs 30,000 bribe. During searches at his Bhubaneswar flat and other locations, over Rs 4 crore in cash тАФ the highest ever seizure in the agencyтАЩs history тАФ was recovered, along with Rs 1.20 lakh from his office drawer. Other assets found include a double-storeyed building in Bhubaneswar and approximately 130 grams of gold; searches are ongoing.
(Source: Third Party)