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The astronauts who flew around the moon and back in NASA’s landmark Artemis II mission said their re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere was smooth, but the mission’s commander described some charring on the Orion capsule’s critical heat shield. The four Artemis II astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean last Friday, capping a nearly 10-day test flight in which they reached the farthest distance in space any humans have gone before as their gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule sailed around the moon’s far side. Speeding back into Earth’s atmosphere at roughly 32 times the speed of sound, the finale of the high-stakes mission…

US utility NiSource (NI.N) said it had signed a long-term energy supply agreement with a unit of Alphabet (GOOGL.O) to ​support a large data center in northern Indiana. The company ‌also said it had expanded an agreement with Amazon (AMZN.O) to speed up power delivery to its sites and bring forward bill credits for households. Big ​Tech firms have been scouring for new, reliable and cleaner energy ​sources to power their rapidly expanding data centers, which ⁠are being driven by the increasing use of artificial-intelligence applications. GenCo ​is NiSource’s model that supplies power to large customers using dedicated ​generation and…

OpenAI on Thursday introduced an artificial intelligence model touting increased biology knowledge and scientific research capabilities, ​as the startup deepens its push into the ‌life sciences field. The GPT-Rosalind, named after 20th-century British scientist Rosalind Franklin, is designed to support research across biochemistry, drug discovery and translational medicine. Demand ​for AI-powered tools to accelerate drug discovery and ​research has risen across pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions and biotech ⁠firms. “By supporting evidence synthesis, hypothesis generation, experimental planning, and ​other multi-step research tasks, this model is designed to help ​researchers accelerate the early stages of discovery,” OpenAI said in a blog. Researchers…

SpaceX has completed an important test of what CEO Elon Musk describes as “the most powerful object ever made”. The company fired up its Starship megarocket at its Starbase facility in southern Texas on Wednesday, ahead of what will be a landmark flight next month. The static fire of the Super Heavy rocket, which came a day after a similar test of the smaller upper stage rocket, saw its 33 engines light up while the spacecraft remained tethered to the launchpad. When stacked together, the Starship rocket measures 124 metres tall and is capable of carrying more than 100 tons…

 China is accelerating its efforts to end the Iran war, walking a diplomatic tightrope as it prepares for a summit next month with US President Donald Trump while trying not to alienate Tehran. President ​Xi Jinping’s mid-May meeting with Trump is shaping Beijing’s approach to the Middle East conflict even as the world’s top crude oil importer, reliant on the Middle East ‌for half its fuel, seeks to safeguard its energy supplies, analysts say. China’s modulated approach to the war has protected its back-channel leverage enough that Trump credited Beijing with helping to get Iran to last weekend’s peace talks…

IMF economists warned on Thursday that the war in Iran could have “very, certainly severe” consequences far outside the region – especially for energy-importing countries. Countries in East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are among the countries most affected now – and who could suffer the most – outside the region, as the conflict stretches on. Ironically, the ongoing virtual closure of the Strait of Hormuz – through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes – has been a windfall for some petroleum-exporting nations, like Nigeria or Algeria. But for those that rely on imports for food, fertilizer,…

All eight people were killed when a helicopter crashed ​in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, authorities ‌said on Friday as search teams tried to retrieve the bodies and wreckage. The Airbus H130 helicopter ​lost contact on Thursday morning five minutes ​after taking off from a plantation ⁠area in Melawi, Mohammad Syafii, the head ​of Indonesia’s rescue agency, said. “The location of the ​crash or loss of contact is in a densely forested area with steep hilly terrain,” Syafii said, adding that rescuers had found debris suspected ​to be the tail of the helicopter approximately 3 ‌km (2 ⁠miles) west of where contact was…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) :  The Sahiwal Coal-Fired Power Plant, operated by Huaneng Shandong Ruyi (Pakistan) Energy, has emerged as one of the most influential energy projects in Pakistan, not only for its 1,320 MW contribution to the national grid but also for its far-reaching economic and social impact. Located in Sahiwal, the project represents a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to strengthen energy security while simultaneously stimulating regional development. Beyond its technical capacity, the plant has become a key driver of fiscal stability, workforce transformation, and environmental modernization. From a financial perspective, the project stands out as a major…

A ten-day ceasefire deal agreed between Lebanon and Israel took effect on Friday, as US President Donald Trump said he was trying to set up the first-ever face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the two countries. The truce, which Trump said would begin at midnight local time in Lebanon and Israel (2100 GMT), comes as Washington steps up efforts to reach a deal to end the war with Iran, with Tehran insisting a Lebanon truce must be part of any agreement. Gunfire rang out in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Hezbollah’s heartland, as the ceasefire came into effect — an apparent bout…

In a major move to curb unfair means in board examinations, the Sindh government has decided to take strict action against students caught cheating and involved staff members. In a joint statement, Sindh Minister for Universities and Boards Muhammad Ismail Rahu and Education Minister Sardar Shah said a zero-tolerance policy against cheating has been enforced in matriculation and intermediate examinations. They said that the students found using unfair means while attempting the paper will be barred from appearing in future board exams, while the staff found facilitating them will be dismissed from service. They said disciplinary action will be taken against…