NASA’s Crew-11 astronauts have entered the final stage before launch: a two-week quarantine designed to prevent illness before their mission to the ISS. Led by commander Zena Cardman, the four-person team also includes Nick Hague, Thomas Pesquet (ESA), and Alexander Grebenkin (Roscosmos). The team will launch no earlier than July 31 from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon. Once aboard the ISS, Crew-11 will carry out six months of science research, including biotech, algae cell division, bacteriophage therapy, and stem cell experiments—all aimed at improving health in space and on Earth.

A massive July 15 filament eruption from the sun’s limb carved a 250,000‑mile‑long plasma canyon captured by NASA’s SDO. The spectacular rift, formed as magnetic fields realigned, featured 12,400‑mile‑high plasma walls. Although the eruption launched a coronal mass ejection into space, SOHO and GOES‑19 imagery confirm it’s heading away from Earth, posing no geomagnetic threat.

Adobe announced new upgrades for its Firefly video model on Thursday, and introduced new third-party artificial intelligence (AI) models that will be available on its platform. The California-based software giant stated that it is now improving the motion generation of its Firefly video model to make it more natural and smoother. Additionally, the company is adding advanced video controls to let users generate more consistent video outputs.

Meta-owned WhatApp has reportedly started rolling out a new beta version of the messenger for Android smartphones that is allegedly introducing ads in the Status section of the app. The beta update is also bringing Promoted Channels to the app that will allow users to highlight their channels in the directory.

The Redmi 15C could be priced in Europe starting at EUR 133.90 (roughly Rs. 13,400) for the 4GB+128GB variant, and EUR 154.90 (roughly Rs. 15,500) for 4GB+256GB option. It may feature a 6.9-inch 120Hz LCD screen, a MediaTek Helio G81 SoC and a 6,000mAh battery with 33W fast charging. The handset could get a 50-megapixel dual rear camera unit and a 13-megapixel selfie shooter. It may weigh 205g and measure 8.2mm in thickness.