Donald Trump’s allies have branded his own Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett a ‘turncoat’ after she authored the majority opinion handing the President a stinging defeat on mail-in ballots. The ruling upheld a Mississippi law letting mail ballots arrive up to five days after Election Day, slamming shut a…
Emmanuel Macron welcomes Thai king ‘with last-minute state visit after he arrived in France to buy a new jet, two weeks after the death of his eldest daughter’
Emmanuel Macron has welcomed the King of Thailand to a state visit in Paris – but reports suggest the trip may be more about pleasure than politics. The primary reason for King Maha Vajiralongkorn travelling to France just two weeks after the death of his eldest daughter is said to…
Watch 2 NASA astronauts fix ISS’ huge robotic arm during June 30 spacewalk
Two NASA astronauts will fix the International Space Station’s big robotic arm during a spacewalk on Tuesday (June 30), and you can watch the action live. Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will perform a roughly 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) today, starting at about 8:35 a.m. EDT…
US government wants to have a useful quantum computer by 2028
A central part of a quantum computer built by the company Infleqtion Infleqtion The US government wants to get hold of a quantum computer good enough to contribute to scientific breakthroughs in just two years. It will use it to try to accelerate the research and development of new materials,…
British tennis suffers its darkest day at Wimbledon after 10 home hopefuls knocked out in first round on blue Monday… and it could get even worse on Tuesday after Jack Draper was forced to withdraw with arm injury
The All England Club has played host to some grim days for British tennis over the 149 years of these Championships but surely none as grim as this. The first day of Wimbledon turned into a blue Monday for the home guard. Eleven hopefuls started the day and one by…
Eastern U.S. to broil after heat wave kills over 1,300 in Europe » Yale Climate Connections
by Bob Henson and Jeff Masters, Yale Climate Connections June 29, 2026 As our fossil-fuel-warmed world careens into what’s likely to be months of record global-scale heat goosed by El Niño, early season heat waves are already proving tragic this summer. Most of central and northern Europe was assaulted over…
‘Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions’ takes space exploration in a different (and friendlier) direction, and we chatted with System Era’s creative director about it (interview)
Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions might look like a direct sequel to Astroneer on the surface, but it’s a space exploration game with very different objectives. While its predecessor focuses (it continues to get updates and content packs) on base-building and creative tools, this second title instead takes players on shorter, breezier…
Sickening new claims about millionaire parents of spoiled teen accused of killing schoolgirl in 100mph crash of $94k BMW: Distraught father breaks silence
The father of an 18-year-old woman killed in a fiery BMW wreck has blasted the ‘money hungry’ teen accused of crashing the car while going 100mph. Om Patel was allegedly behind the wheel of a 2024 BMW M4 on March 22 when he reached 102mph in a 45mph zone. He flipped the…
JetBlue plane collides with drone while landing at New York’s JFK airport
By RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 18:07 BST, 29 June 2026 | Updated: 19:40 BST, 29 June 2026 A JetBlue Airways pilot struck a drone while landing at John F Kennedy airport this morning. The plane, which departed from Las Vegas, hit the drone at about 3,000ft as…
Accelerate Lunar Surface Technologies
Long-term lunar exploration requires technology, infrastructure, and operations that function together cohesively on the surface of the Moon. To accelerate the development of key lunar surface systems and reduce risk, NASA and industry must work together in the design, development, testing, and evaluation of innovative solutions that support U.S. space priorities. NASA is seeking feedback on a…