My quiet obsession with satellites — and how they’re ruining everything

Did you ever see an Iridium flare? For two decades until 2019, these communication satellites would become dazzlingly bright for a second or so in the night sky. I used to see them by accident before discovering that some websites and apps could forecast precisely when and where they would…

Teenage boy fighting for life after falling out of a train carriage and onto the tracks – sparking mass delays

By CAITLIN POWELL – NEWS REPORTER Published: 02:05 BST, 13 June 2026 | Updated: 02:05 BST, 13 June 2026 A 16-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital with critical head injuries after falling from a Sydney train.   NSW Police were called to the railway corridor between St Peters and Sydenham…

The critical robot arm on the ISS isn’t working properly, but NASA has a plan to fix it

One of the space station’s robot arms, crucial for catching cargo ships and doing a share of maintenance duties, is offline for at least a few weeks for repairs. Canadarm2, which just passed 25 years of service in April on the International Space Station (ISS), will require a spacewalk to…