Space  

South Korea successfully placed its second military spy satellite into orbit, only days after North Korea confirmed its intention to launch several reconnaissance satellites this year.
 

Young scientist Gopal Jee is leading Team Kaizel from an Indian NGO for the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC), an annual competition organised by NASA. 

A geomagnetic storm hit the Earth on March 24, 2024. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has rated it G4 and has issued a watch for further storms. Geomagnetic storms are disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere which can lead to auroral activity, power loss, disturbance in communication, and other effects. 

Amid the ongoing water crisis in Bengaluru, Kerala has reached out to leading technology companies in the city, urging them to consider expanding their operations to the coastal state.

Nitish Shrimal, a Space Engineer at ISRO, is an inspirational figure who overcame all the hurdles life threw at him. Hailing from a remote part of Rajasthan, Shrimal did not qualify for IIT-JEE and had to overcome language barriers to learn in college. Yet, he achieved his goal of learning about space and landed his dream job. 

According to the scientists, stars that originated 12–13 billion years ago and have comparable chemical makeup make up Shiva and Shakti. The discovery, which astronomers named "Shakti" and "Shiva," is comparable to "discovering remnants of a small prehistoric settlement that expanded into a sizable modern metropolis."

The asteroid ‘2005 EX296’ has officially been renamed as ‘(215884) Jayantmurthy’ by the IAU’s Working Group on Small Bodies Nomenclature.

Stratospheric luxury dining will soon be accessible to those with deep pockets and a passion for food and place. A Michelin-starred dinner in space would have been an incredible accomplishment and extremely expensive.
 

DRDO scientist Sheena Rani has been leading the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Agni series project since 1999. She is one of the key figures who contributed to the success of Agni-5 project.

Dr. Eugene Shoemaker, the father of astrogeology and a planetary scientist, on July 31, 1999, his remains, carried on moon by the Lunar Prospector spacecraft, made him the first and only human to be buried on the moon.

Elon Musk is getting sued by former executives of Twitter, including former CEO Parag Agrawal. The lawsuit claims Elon fired them just after getting ownership of the company and hasn't paid their one-year salary and severance pay. X is under a lot of fire due to many lawsuits from former employees, PR firms, vendors, landlords and others over payment disputes. 

S Somanath is the 10^th Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He has been honoured with several accolades, including the Space Gold Medal and Fellowship of the Indian National Academy of Engineering.

ISRO Cheif, S. Somanath, talked about his battle with cancer in a Malayalam interview recently. He revealed that he found out about his cancer on the day of the Aditya-L1 launch and got an operation and chemo after that. He said is cured now and has returned to his work again. 

ISRO has started working on the Bharatiya Antariksha Station, which is India's own space station. Prime Minister has set an ambitious goal of having an active space station by 2035. ISRO Chief S. Somanath has indicated the launch of the first module of the space station in the upcoming years.

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairperson of Bharti Enterprises was awarded the Honourary Knighthood by the King Charles III of UK on 28 February. He is a business tycoon and was also featured in the top 10 list of billionaires in India by Forbes in 2023. He received Padma Bhushan in 2007 and is currently a Commissioner for Sustainable Development at the International Telecommunication Union/UNESCO Broadband Commission.