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Beresheet travelled through space for seven weeks in a series of expanding orbits around Earth before crossing into the moon’s gravity last week. (Photo: SpaceIL)

Israeli spacecraft crashes onto moon

The unmanned robotic lander suffered periodic engine and communications failures during the landing sequence.

13 Apr 2019 10:25 AM

Faulty sensor readings and multiple automatic commands to push down the nose of a Boeing plane contributed to last month’s fatal crash in Ethiopia, leaving the crew struggling to regain control

Ethiopian crash report highlights sensors, software, leaves questions

The doomed flight crashed six minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa in clear conditions.

06 Apr 2019 10:18 AM

The March 10 incident became the second instance that the Boeing 737 MAX jet was involved in a crash within a span of five months. (Photo: ANI)

Ethiopia releases preliminary report into Boeing 737 MAX crash

Ethiopian Minister Dagmawit Moges said that the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft was in good condition before take-off.

04 Apr 2019 3:38 PM

The MiG 27 UPG jet took off from Utarlai airforce base and the jet experienced engine problems leading to the crash at around 11:45 AM in Sirohi district. (Photo: ANI)

IAF's MiG 27 aircraft crashes near Jodhpur, pilot ejected safely

A court of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the accident.

31 Mar 2019 2:33 PM

The world’s largest planemaker said the anti-stall system, which is believed to have repeatedly forced the nose lower in at least one of the accidents, in Indonesia last October, would only do so one time after sensing a problem, giving pilots more control.

Boeing rolls out software fix to defend 737 MAX franchise

Boeing, in the midst of one its worst crises in years, is under pressure from crash victims’ families, airlines, lawmakers.

28 Mar 2019 9:57 AM

The sensors measure whether the plane is pointed up, down or level in relation to the direction of onrushing air. Software on the Max can push the plane's nose down if data from one of the sensors indicates the plane is tilted up so sharply that it could stall and fall from the sky. (Photo AP)

Boeing to make safety feature standard on troubled Max jets

Boeing will make the safety feature a standard on its troubled new airliner.

22 Mar 2019 10:38 AM

In the coming weeks, the software enhancement will be deployed across the 737 Max fleet. (Photo: Tech Central)

Boeing 737 Max aircraft to get software patches by April after deadly crashes

Boeing has announced that it has been developing a flight control software enhancement for the 737 Max.

13 Mar 2019 11:06 AM

Less than two months before the crash, Riley's parents had a limiter installed at a Tesla service center to prevent the vehicle from reaching over 85 mph, but it was removed at another Tesla service visit without his parents' knowledge, the law firm said here (Photo-AP)

Defective battery: Tesla sued for passenger death

A Tesla driven by Barrett Riley with passenger Edgar Monserratt Martinez crashed into a concrete wall and erupted in flames.

09 Jan 2019 11:39 AM

Both vehicles sustained damage but there were no injuries.(Photo: Pixabay)

Apple self-driving car in minor crash during road testing

The accident happened as the Apple vehicle had slowed and was waiting for a safe gap in traffic to complete the merge.

01 Sep 2018 10:36 AM

Car vibrations make drivers sleepy: Study

Within 15 minutes of starting the vibrating test, volunteers were showing signs of drowsiness.

09 Jul 2018 2:19 PM

Tesla declined to comment on the report, but has said its vehicles are much less likely to catch fire than gasoline-powered vehicles.

Battery in fatal Florida Tesla crash reignited twice: NTSB report

The report said during removal of the car from the scene, the battery reignited and was quickly extinguished.

27 Jun 2018 11:06 AM

Severe injuries were 10 times more likely with motorcycle crashes. (Representational Image)

Motorcycle crashes are more dangerous than car accidents, says study

Study finds that overall, the injury rate for motorcycle crashes is three times the injury rate for car crashes.

24 Nov 2017 8:31 AM

The path can easily be used for more complicated/concentrated attacks.

New bug causes Windows to crash, repeatedly

Microsoft is aware of this bug but there is still no word on a possible patch

29 May 2017 4:33 PM

Officials said no one was injured in the incident. (Representational Image)

Indigo plane collides with aerobridge at Jaipur airport

One of the wings of the plane collided with the aerobridge when the pilot was parking it on the apron, acting director of the airport said.

06 May 2017 8:14 PM

Simply sending three emoji characters using iMessage to another smartphone will crash the recipient’s phone.

Three emoji characters sent by text can freeze, crash iPhones

What’s even worst, the recipient does not even need to open the message.

21 Jan 2017 1:05 PM

The image has been rendered in black and white due to graphic content. (Photo: Twitter | @DrBarkatSoomro)

Pakistan's national carrier mocked for sacrificing goat on tarmac

The incident comes after a PIA aircraft plummeted into a mountain on December 7, killing all 47 people on-board.

19 Dec 2016 5:14 PM

More than 30 people died when a fuel tanker crashed into other vehicles and burst into flames outside the town of Naivasha in Kenya. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Over 30 dead as Kenya petrol tanker crashes

Kenya's Red Cross said the driver had lost control of the fuel tanker which then crashed into other vehicles and 'burst into flames'.

11 Dec 2016 9:20 AM

Yu Xu, the first woman to fly China's J-10 fighter plane was killed in a crash on Monday. (Photo: AFP/File)

First woman Chinese fighter pilot Yu Xu killed in crash

Yu was seen as a pioneering trailblazer in a country, which enshrines women's rights but where traditional values are still widespread.

14 Nov 2016 6:10 PM

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