Marking a significant step forward in India’s nuclear power programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, via a post on X, late on Monday (April 6, 2026), said that the prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Chennai, had achieved ‘criticality.’ This means that the nuclear reaction in the reactor had become safely self-sustaining and was on...
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April 7, 2026April 7, 2026Science & Tech
What is space-based solar power?
A: The Shimizu Corporation in Japan has proposed a belt of power plants sitting along the moon’s equator, which is 11,000 km long, called the “Lunar Ring”. According to the company’s plans, robots can build this mega-structure from lunar soil. The facilities will collect solar energy from the sun and beam it to the earth...
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April 7, 2026April 7, 2026Science & Tech
Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor attains criticality
India’s first prototype fast-breeder reactor (PFBR) in Tamil Nadu‘s Kalpakkam on Monday (April 6, 2026) came another step forward in its civil nuclear journey as it attained criticality. First criticality in a fast breeder reactor is the moment when the nuclear chain reaction becomes self-sustaining. A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile...
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April 7, 2026April 7, 2026Science & Tech
Donald Trump praises Artemis astronauts: ‘You’ve made history’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (April 6, 2026) called and congratulated the Artemis astronauts circling the Moon for making “history,” telling them they’ve “made all America really proud, incredibly proud.” “You really are modern-day pioneers — all of you,” Mr. Trump said, before launching into a friendly interview of sorts with the three Americans...
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April 7, 2026April 7, 2026Science & Tech
Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse
After traveling deeper into space than any other humans, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their moonship toward home on Monday (April 6, 2026) night, wrapping up a lunar cruise that revealed views of the far side never beheld by eyes until now. Their flyby of the moon even included some celestial sightseeing besides yielding rich...
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April 7, 2026April 7, 2026Science & Tech
Proud moment: Modi on Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor attaining criticality
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (April 6, 2026) said India has taken a defining step in its civil nuclear journey as the indigenously built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam attained criticality. In a post on X, Mr. Modi said this is a proud moment for the country. “Today, India takes a defining step...
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April 7, 2026April 7, 2026Science & Tech
Artemis II makes closest approach to the moon; astronauts break space distance record
The four astronauts carrying out NASA’s first lunar flyby in more than half-a-century were sending back detailed observations of the Moon after traveling further from Earth than any human before.. At their nearest distance to the moon, the crew came within an estimated 4,067 miles of the lunar surface, according to calculations by NASA. From...
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April 6, 2026April 6, 2026Science & Tech
Lunar crater named after Artemis commander’s deceased wife
Artemis astronauts at the outer edge of human space travel had an emotional moment Monday (April 6, 2026) as they named a crater in honour of the deceased wife of mission commander Reid Wiseman. “It’s a bright spot on the Moon. And we would like to call it Carroll,” Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen told a...
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April 6, 2026April 6, 2026Science & Tech
‘Historic day’: Artemis astronauts break space distance record
The four astronauts embarking on NASA’s lunar flyby became on Monday (April 6, 2026) the humans to travel furthest from our planet, as they get set to view areas of the Moon never before seen by the naked eye. The Artemis II team broke the previous record set by 1970’s Apollo 13 mission, which they...
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April 6, 2026April 6, 2026Science & Tech
Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth
The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission entered the moon’s gravitational sphere of influence early on Monday (April 6, 2026) morning as they cruised along a path that will soon take them over the shadowed, lunar far side to become the farthest-flying humans in history. The Artemis II crew, flying in their Orion capsule...
