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Elon Musk and Grimes name son X Æ A-12, Twitter can’t stop guessing what it means

Sandhya Ramesh -
X Æ A-12 is likely pronounced Sasha Archangel, and the couple will have to provide an English spelling of the name to register the birth.

A planet being eaten up, another blacker than coal — bizarre finds in quest for 2nd Earth

Jatan Mehta -
Since the first exoplanet discovery in the 1990s, scientists have found a bunch of extreme worlds around different stars in the Milky Way.

NATO likely to declare space a war zone. This is how it could pan out

Gareth Dorrian -
At an upcoming summit in early December, NATO is expected to declare space as a ‘warfighting domain’, partly in response to new developments in technology.

NASA unveils new spacesuits for astronauts for 2024 Moon mission

Sandhya Ramesh -
The new spacesuits are built on the existing design of the suits worn by astronauts at International Space Station and offer better resistance to lunar dust.

Your ashes can travel to space for $2,000, IIT-Madras space start-up has a plan

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
Agnikul Cosmos is making a small rocket that can carry a payload of around 200 kg.

Human history on the moon needs protection, 50 years after Armstrong left his footprints

Faye Flam -
Remains of Apollo 11 site will tell a story that should inspire people when we reach the 500th or 1,000th anniversary of those first footprints.

India’s Chandrayaan-2 matters, but don’t dream about moon picnics with friends just as yet

Nitin Pai -
Although postponed, when Chandrayaan-2 eventually lands on moon, India will have taken a substantial step towards extra-terrestrial settlement.

New sight from space, floating plastic islands

Sandhya Ramesh -
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them. It's your fix to stay on top of the latest in science.

Einstein predicted blackholes in the early 1900s but their weirdness stopped him

Faye Flam -
The recent close-up images of a black hole fall straight from Einstein’s 1915 theory of general relativity.

DRDO rules out A-SAT tests in lower earth orbits, but keeps options open in higher orbits

Snehesh Alex Philip -
DRDO chief G. Sateesh Reddy said any decision on weaponisation of space will be taken by the government.
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Opinion

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

Shishir Priyadarshi -
India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Dear Satyapal, it was my turn. You overtook me: Wife Iqbal Malik

AI integration for military is risky business. Combat monopoly must remain with soldiers

Economy

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Defence

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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