Japanese company books 1,100 pounds of cargo space on SpaceX Starship mission to the moon

ispace is expanding its already extensive moon plans to include SpaceX’s Starship megarocket. The Tokyo-based company announced today (July 8) that it has booked 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms) of cargo capacity on Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, for a moon mission that could launch as soon…

Charlie Kirk’s family hit out as judge redacts part of Tyler Robinson’s transgender lover’s video testimony

Charlie Kirk’s family has demanded that testimony from Tyler Robinson’s transgender lover be played in full in court after a judge ruled that part of it could be redacted.  Robinson, who is accused of assassinating Kirk, is currently facing a week-long preliminary hearing, during which prosecutors are seeking to prove…

The rising risk of landslides » Yale Climate Connections

Transcript: When Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina in 2024, some areas got over a foot of rain. In Craigtown, a small community in the western part of the state, this downpour caused a river of mud to rush downhill into town, destroying homes and killing over a dozen people. As…

MAGA family values sheriff’s congressional ambition in trouble after he and his wife were accused of being SWINGERS

A conservative group is spending big money in an attempt to save MAGA sheriff Mark Lamb’s run for Congress after it was revealed that he and his wife are swingers who ruined a friend’s marriage.  Lamb, 53, a Trump-endorsed Republican candidate to become US Representative for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District,…

Watch a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch for record-breaking 36th time early on July 9

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch for a record-breaking 36th time early Thursday morning (July 9), and you can watch the action live. The Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday at 5:25 a.m. EDT (0925 GMT), carrying 29 of…

Off-duty female cop is cleared of wrongdoing after killing victim of Chicago gangsters who tried to take her gun after he was attacked

An off-duty cop in Chicago has been cleared of wrongdoing after she fatally shot a man who attempted to steal her gun after he was attacked by a group of three men.  Probationary Officer Precious Dunn was spared charges following the fatal shooting Leevon Smith, 39, outside her home three…

A star Democratic recruit has a family secret that’s been buried for 30 years. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter to uncover the mystery

By CHASE HOPE, POLITICAL REPORTER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 23:42 BST, 8 July 2026 | Updated: 23:43 BST, 8 July 2026 The Democratic Party recruit to flip a battleground House seat in this fall is a tough-talking Marine veteran who has chosen to cloak her personal life in a…

Students Connect NASA Science With Indigenous Knowledge to Study Coastal Erosion

Story by Keri Moskowitz, Gulf of Maine Research Institute For the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation, or Sipayik, the ocean has always been a teacher. Situated in what is known as Downeast Maine, along the shores of Passamaquoddy Bay, generations of Indigenous people have lived along the coast, learning from the…

Aussie died after being unable to connect to Triple Zero during Telstra outage, politician claims – as urgent warning is issued

Senator claimed ‘tragic death in SA’ Police not aware of any death as a result of the outage See more Daily Mail on Google – save us as a Preferred Source By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 22:47 BST, 8 July 2026 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 8 July…

Carbon emissions at controversial ‘green’ Drax power station hit record high

By CLAIRE ELLICOTT Published: 22:36 BST, 8 July 2026 | Updated: 22:41 BST, 8 July 2026 Carbon emissions from the controversial Drax power station hit a record high last year – making it the largest single emitter in the UK for the 11th year running. Despite this, the woodchip-burning company…