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The inevitable has occurred. A piece of space debris too small to be tracked has hit and damaged part of the International Space Station – namely, the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The instrument is still operational, but the object punctured the thermal blanket and damaged the boom beneath. It’s a sobering reminder that the low-Earth orbit’s space junk problem is a ticking time bomb.   Obviously space agencies around the world are aware of the space debris problem. Over 23,000 pieces are being tracked in low-Earth orbit to help satellites and the ISS avoid collisions – but they’re all about the size of a softball or larger. Anything below that size is too small to track, but travelling at orbital velocities can still do some significant damage, including punching right through metal plates. An impact hole left in the Hubble Space Telescope antenna in 1997. (NASA) Canadarm2 – formally known as the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), designed by the Canadian Space Agenc...

While Ranbir Kapoor is not active on any social media platform, his family likes to keep fans abreast of what is happening in their lives. Now, his niece Samara Sahni has made her account private. This makes her one of the youngest kids from a celebrity home to have a public social media account. The other one is Sitara, who is the daughter of Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar. Samara has turned 10, and wishes came pouring in for her in March. She has posted a family picture on her account, which got all the love from grandmother, Neetu Kapoor. She commented, ‘Awww’ on it. Also Read – Ranbir Kapoor – Alia Bhatt’s wedding preparations begin? Fans wonder as moms Neetu and Soni Razdan hang out together It is a known fact that Ranbir Kapoor dotes on Samara. Grandma Neetu Kapoor could not attend Samara’s 10th birthday bash as she was shooting. But she was part of the celebrations via video calls. Neetu Kapoor is very active on Insta. She has now posted some priceless throwback memories ...

I t’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world in which Boris Johnson can be prime minister. Plenty of people have been saying that, and for a long time, but it was fresh to hear it from the man who played such an instrumental role in installing Mr Johnson at Number 10 in the first place and then keeping him in Downing Street. “It’s just completely crackers… that Boris Johnson is in there,” remarked Dominic Cummings in the course of his marathon testimony in parliament. He also declared it “crazy” that someone like himself could have acquired such a powerful position in government, one point on which everyone can agree. The fault lies not in the stars, but with the Conservative party. Coming up to two years ago, when the Tories were looking for a new leader, they decided that the only thing that mattered to them was improving their chances of winning an election. The potential popularity and campaign skills of leadership candidates are always significant factors when parties choose a new chief, bu...

A man wearing a facemask as a protection against Covid-19 walks past two Malaysian flags in capital city Kuala Lumpur. Faris Hadziq | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Stocks in Malaysia fell in early Monday trade as the government announced a nationwide “total lockdown” to curb the rapidly rising daily Covid-19 infections in the country. The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index fell around 1.5% at the open before settling around 1.1% — underperforming most Asia-Pacific markets. Malaysia has been struggling to control a surge in Covid infections. Last week, the country reported five-consecutive days of record increases in coronavirus cases, taking cumulative infections to more than 565,500 cases with 2,729 deaths as of Sunday, health ministry data showed. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced Friday after market close that the country will enter a two-week lockdown starting Tuesday. During the period, individuals are generally only allowed to leave thei...

The LA Lakers hosted the Phoenix Suns at Staples Center in Game 4 of the 2021 NBA playoffs first round. The Lakers failed to capitalize on home court advantage for the second time. The Phoenix Suns played with greater urgency, with DeAndre Ayton leading the charge. Although Anthony Davis was shooting poorly from the field, the LA Lakers led by as many as eleven points. Despite that, they went in for the halftime break four points behind the Phoenix Suns. LeBron James was explosive in the first half but scored only one field goal in the third quarter. LeBron ended the game with 25 points, 12 rebounds and six assists after he tried to put together a run in the fourth quarter. The Phoenix Suns had a more controlled unit on the floor led by a fully healthy Chris Paul. He started the game slowly but caught fire in the second half to secure the victory for the Suns and tie the series 2-2. Six Suns players ended the game in double figures, with DeAndre Ayton recording the fourth double-do...

No formal diagnostic guidelines exist yet to confirm that someone is suffering from long COVID. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working on a list for doctors, anyone concerned about their health for now has to do their own research and discuss their symptoms with their doctor.   “People could be suffering from long COVID and not knowing it because they have not gotten the knowledge to identify themselves as having it,” Fidaa Shaib, a pulmonologist at Baylor College of Medicine’s long COVID clinic, told Insider. Long COVID presents with a huge variety of symptoms, Shaib added, which makes it difficult for doctors to spot. That is, in part, why estimates of how common long COVID is vary widely. A large UK study found that about one in 10 COVID-19 survivors will develop long COVID – defined as experiencing lingering symptoms for more than three weeks after being infected. A University of Washington estimate, meanwhile, put the figur...

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly held hands on stage when he brought her out during his performance at the Barstool Sports’ party in Westfield, Indiana. Machine Gun Kelly , 31, got the crowd at his Indy 500 party performance to cheer even louder than they already were when his girlfriend Megan Fox , 35, joined him on stage at the Barstool Sports’ party at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. for his song “I Think I’m Okay.” The actress walked out after the attendees were reportedly shouting her name for a while and looked gorgeous in a black crop top and fitted pants. She held the musician’s hand before he walked over to the microphone to speak while also smoking what appeared to be a cigarette. The dark-haired beauty also took a puff from it as she put her hand on his back and kissed his arm when he started singing. “She came out after everyone was chanting ‘Megan’ for some time,” an eyewitness told E! News . “Then she did stay on the stage in the background for the whole song.” They were...