Author: News Desk

North Korea’s second spy satellite launch fails North Korea’s attempt to put a spy satellite into space has failed, three months after its first attempt failed. The latest attempt on Thursday morning failed during the third stage of its flight, state media said. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has been pushing for a spy satellite for his country as it would allow monitoring of incoming attacks and more accurate plotting of his own. A third attempt will take place in October, according to Pyongyang’s space agency. South Korea said it detected the launch of the rocket at around 03:50…

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Chandrayaan-3: India lunar rover Pragyaan takes a walk on the Moon India is making more space history, as just one day after the country became the first to land near the south pole, the Moon rover has now taken its first steps on the lunar surface. Chandrayaan-3’s rover “ramped down” from the lander and “India took a walk on the Moon!” the Indian space agency said. India is now only the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the US, the former Soviet Union and China. The rover, called Pragyann, was carried to the Moon in…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Thursday’s front pages report on the death of the leader of Russia’s Wagner group. Russian officials say Yevgeny Prigozhin was on a private plane along with 9 others when it crashed. All 10 people on board died, according to Russia’s emergency ministry.  ‘Putin’s Revenge’ The Daily Mirror and the Sun both report on ‘Putin’s revenge.’ The papers show the burning wreckage of the plane which reports suggest was carrying Yevgeny Prigozhin. The Sun says his death was announced on Russian state TV noting it’s been two months since Prigozhin led a mutiny against President…

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