A crew of four private astronauts ascended into space early Tuesday on a risky SpaceX mission to attempt the first-ever private spacewalk using the company’s new spacesuits and a redesigned spacecraft. A billionaire entrepreneur, a retired military fighter pilot and two SpaceX employees were launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard … Read more
This summer I visited two coastlines: the western shore of Oregon and California by motorcycle, and the south coast of Spain. During both trips I experienced 40 C-and-higher temperatures, but the two countries dealt with the heat in different ways. The Oregon Trail and California coast are famous for spectacular seaside cliffs and long sandy … Read more
Wildlife researchers are optimistic for the future of the critically endangered Vancouver Island marmot species, after they counted a record 86 wild-born pups this summer. The Vancouver Island marmot, which is endemic to its namesake, is one of the country’s most endangered species. The Marmot Recovery Foundation estimates there were fewer than 30 in the wild about 20 years … Read more
In a cosmic drama unfolding before our eyes, the asteroid 99942 Apophis, dubbed the “God of Chaos” for its menacing potential, is making headlines once more. As Earth prepares for an unprecedented celestial rendezvous in 2029, Nasa’s latest revelations promise to keep our eyes on the skies.Apophis: From cosmic threat to scientific marvelDiscovered in 2004 … Read more
SpaceX founder Elon Musk made bold predictions about human life on Mars in a series of social media posts on Saturday. Writing on X, Musk made the forecasts in response to a post by Bill Ackman promoting a “Make America Healthy Again” ad posted by Robert F. Kennedy’s former running mate Nicole Shanahan. “Without our health and that … Read more
The three suspects are a former director of the Belarusian Air Navigation Agency; the head of the air traffic control shift at the time; and the head of Lukashenko’s secret service. Once European-wide warrants are issued, Polish prosecutors will also ask Interpol to put out a so-called red notice. By inventing a non-existent bomb threat … Read more
It’s been a long time coming, but Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally returning to Earth — but without its two astronauts. The capsule is scheduled to depart the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, leaving behind test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, and land at the White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico early Saturday morning. … Read more
Nasa astronaut Butch Wilmore, currently aboard the International Space Station, on Saturday radioed Mission Control at Johnson Space Center in Houston to report a “strange noise” coming from the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. This comes just days before the Starliner is set to leave the station and return to Earth without any crew.According to Fox News, … Read more
It is a vast undertaking. The total cost, in private and public investment, is expected to run to hundreds of billions of pounds. And, whatever the eventual success of the Apollo space program, experts doubt Starmer can easily replicate Kennedy’s success. Starmer and his Energy Secretary Ed Miliband are promising to transform the energy supply … Read more
The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while the overall investigation of the anomaly during a recent Starlink mission remains open, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday. SpaceX made the return to flight request for the workhorse vehicle on Thursday and the FAA gave approval on Friday. The agency … Read more
