NASA has been exploring whether crashing a satellite into an asteroid may change its course since 2017, seeking SpaceX’s assistance in the process in 2019. The rocket business said today that it has completed a static fire test and that the Double Asteroid Redirection Test will launch on November 21st (DART). At 10:21pm PT that…
Slovakians around the world commemorate their annual Freedom and Democracy Day on November 17 each year. Today’s Doodle highlights the events that led to Slovakia becoming a nation ruled by its people and commemorates the national holiday. A group of Czechoslovakian students sparked a series of occupation protests on November 15, 1939. On November 17,…
Putting boots on the moon is a costly endeavour. According to a new audit by the NASA Office of Inspector General, NASA’s Artemis programme, which intends to create a sustainable human presence on and around the moon by the end of the decade, will cost $93 billion by 2025. (OIG). “Moreover, while NASA has several initiatives…
On Monday, President Joe Biden signed the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package into law, marking the first step towards his party’s ambitious economic programme. However, as Biden returns to more arduous negotiations over his $1.85 trillion social spending package ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, the prospects for more collaboration are dimming. $550 billion in new…
Happy birthday, Lyudmila Gurchenko! The present Doodle, represented by guest artist Tatyana Ukleiko, commends the 86th birthday celebration of multi-hyphenate Russian entertainer Lyudmila Gurchenko. From playing piano in vaudeville numbers to pulling heartstrings in war dramas, Gurchenko charmed millions as a versatile pop music sensation whose broad acting profession is generally considered among the best…
Happy birthday, Claude Cahun! The present Doodle praises the 127th birthday celebration of French author and surrealist photographer Claude Cahun—most popular for their purposefully unsettling yet perky self-representation photography that challenged the gender and sexuality standards of the mid 20th century. Claude Cahun was born on this day in 1894 in Nantes, France, into a…
The present Doodle praises the 95th birthday celebration of Polish-born, Australian director, scriptwriter, producer, and animation giant Yoram Gross—a survivor of the Holocaust who became the innovative genius behind a portion of Australia’s most notorious iconic cartoons. Gross captivated generations with stories that outperformed simple diversion as each passed down an illustration drawn from a…
The present Doodle, illustrated by Amsterdam, Netherlands-based guest artist Jessica Coppet, praises the 125th birthday celebration of Martinican-French author Paulette Nardal. She is generally viewed as one of the organizers of Négritude, a scholarly development created by Black specialists and authors who participated in fortitude to advocate their cultural heritage and cut out space in…
The present Doodle, illustrated by Aosta, Italy-based guest artist Andrea Serio, praises the 125th birthday celebration of Italian writer, pundit, and translator Eugenio Montale. Famous for his masterful ability to capture human emotion, he is generally viewed as perhaps the best artist of contemporary history. Born on this day in 1896 in the Italian port…
Pearls are the natural world’s just gemstone framed in a living creature. Out of the 54 nations on the continent of Africa, there is just a single natural gem known as the “Pearl of Africa”—Uganda. The East African country became a self-governing country on this day in 1962, a anniversary celebrating its Independence Day and…