NASA has selected eight new companies and will acquire new data products from six existing Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition contract holders to expand the range of commercial satellite data available to researchers, civil agencies, and decision-makers. Such measurements supplement NASA’s Earth satellites by contributing high-resolution and frequent observations to enhance…
Ancient worshipers gathered at a ‘prototype’ Stonehenge to celebrate the solstices, new analysis reveals
Ancient Britons may have built a “prototype” of Stonehenge, a prehistoric megalith in England that is one of the marvels of the world. At least, that’s what a new analysis of separate ruins found just down the proverbial road from the more famous archeological site seems to indicate. Located some…
Star wrestling champion, 16, killed in freak e-bike accident after father’s fateful warning… as tight-knit community is left devastated
By RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 21:39 BST, 18 June 2026 | Updated: 21:39 BST, 18 June 2026 A New Jersey teenager was struck and killed in an e-bike crash after his father previously warned him not to ride it. Chase Sudano, 16, was riding his brother’s e-bike when he…
America lifting ban on haggis sales? No, it’s just an offal joke!
By DAN BARKER, REPORTER Published: 21:10 BST, 18 June 2026 | Updated: 21:11 BST, 18 June 2026 It was a moment many Scots living in America and butchers back home had dreamed of. However, their hopes were quickly dashed when it turned out a video suggesting a ban on haggis…
From Suriname to Space: Rohit Goeptar’s Shares his Journey to NASA
Rohit Goeptar was born into a poor family in Suriname, South America, the kind where both parents work three jobs and they still can only provide food and shelter for their family. At around age six, his family moved to California to start a new life. Only two years later, he…
Remarkable fossils rewrite the story of how animals conquered the land
A fossil baby embolomere from Mazon Creek, Illinois Arjan Mann A set of exquisitely preserved 300-million-year-old fossils suggests that early four-limbed vertebrates did not undergo a metamorphosis between their juvenile and adult stages, challenging conventional ideas about the evolution of life on land. “We have for a very long time…
Florida man hailed as a hero for jumping off of his bike to wrangle a dangerous 8-foot python… only to then be slapped with a $180 FINE
A Florida man was praised for catching an 8ft-long python – only to then be slapped with a $180 fine. Yatir Nitzany, 42, was riding his bike when he spotted the Burmese python on the side of the road in Everglades National Park. ‘The python had a visible bulge a…
Labour accused of ‘gerrymandering’ after evidence suggests Steve Reed overruled officials to redraw new council boundaries
By SAM MERRIMAN, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Published: 19:32 BST, 18 June 2026 | Updated: 19:35 BST, 18 June 2026 Labour has been accused of ‘gerrymandering’ after ministers allegedly overruled officials to redraw boundaries for new councils for ‘political reasons’. The Government is facing legal action after new evidence suggested Steve Reed…
NASA Testing Advanced Capabilities for Moon, Mars Rovers
On a bleak stretch of the Colorado Desert in Southern California, a compact four-wheeled rover recently trundled about 16 miles (26 kilometers) with minimal intervention from the team of engineers trailing it. Called ERNEST (Exploration Rover for Navigating Extreme Sloped Terrain), this prototype is being used by NASA to advance…
Stanley Tucci joins the King and Queen for Ascot procession with wife Felicity Blunt as they enjoy a day out at the races alongside Carole Middleton and the Duchess of Edinburgh
It’s a match made in society heaven as Hollywood and royalty came together for Ladies Day at Royal Ascot today. Stanley Tucci, 65, who is a regular at royal events and dinner parties, looked just as comfortable in a landau as he travelled to the Berkshire racecourse alongside his wife,…