Image: Left/Nobel Prize Org/Right/Canva She was always fascinated by mathematics, logic puzzles and the thrill of solving difficult problems while Andrea Ghez was growing up in Chicago. What began as a curiosity about how things worked eventually led her to ask one of astronomy’s biggest questions: what lies at the centre of our galaxy? Unknown…
Saudi Arabia and Portugal have signed an agreement granting mutual visa exemptions for holders of diplomatic and special passports, marking a new step in strengthening relations between the two countries.The agreement was signed in Lisbon on Tuesday by Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Portugal’s Minister of State and Foreign Affairs…
Humanity has already sent five spacecraft on trajectories that will eventually carry them beyond the Solar System, demonstrating that technologically advanced civilisations can launch interstellar probes. That raises an intriguing possibility. Could another civilisation have done the same and sent robotic explorers to our cosmic neighbourhood? According to a new study by astronomer T. Joseph…
The G7 summit brings together world leaders to tackle global crises, but it also gives spectators the best look into unguarded and human moments of our political leaders. Some of these moments were caught on the hot mics, and offer us a rare glimpse into the private dynamics between presidents and prime ministers.From Giorgia Meloni’s…
Four Indians from Kerala have each bagged Dh25,000 in Big Ticket’s first weekly e-draw for June, with the winners currently residing in the UAE, Qatar and the United Kingdom, Khaleej Times reported.The latest round of winners includes two UAE residents, one resident of Qatar and one based in the UK, all of whom secured cash…
Most people measure the day without really thinking about it. Morning arrives, afternoon follows, and eventually the sky begins to darken. The pattern is so familiar that it feels permanent. Yet there are parts of the world where summer interrupts that routine completely. For weeks, and in some cases months, sunset simply does not happen.The…
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may one day become one of humanity’s most valuable destinations beyond Earth. A recent NASA-supported study led by planetary scientist Conor A. Nixon of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center examined Titan’s vast resource potential and how it could support future human exploration. Drawing on decades of observations from missions such as…
Sixty metres beneath one of southern Africa’s driest landscapes lies a world that seems strangely detached from everything above it. The surface of the Kalahari Desert is defined by heat, sparse vegetation and long stretches of rocky ground, yet hidden underneath part of this vast region is a body of water so large that it…
A rapist who fled the UK after being mistakenly released from prison has claimed he warned prison staff that he was not supposed to be freed before leaving the country.Bernadin Dedic, 48, was being held on remand while awaiting trial on allegations that he repeatedly raped a woman at knifepoint when an administrative error led…
UK MP Rupert Lowe (Picture from X) UK MP Rupert Lowe has read out testimonies from victims of the UK’s alleged grooming gang scandal, claiming that several survivors said race and religion played a role in the abuse they suffered.Speaking about the testimonies, Lowe read out one victim’s account: “Comments were constantly made suggesting that…