By MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER and ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 05:29 BST, 27 August 2026 | Updated: 05:43 BST, 27 August 2026 Four people were killed when a small plane crashed into shallow waters next to a remote coastal town in Alaska on Wednesday. The Piper PA-24-260 crashed at 1.15pm just…
On this day in space! Aug. 26, 1978: Sigmund Jähn becomes 1st German in space
On Aug. 26, 1978, cosmonaut and pilot Sigmund Jähn became the first German to fly in space. Jähn was an experienced pilot for the East German Air Force and studied at the Gagarin Air Force Academy in the Soviet Union in the 1960s. In 1976, he and one other German…
Former manager for Daveigh Chase joins ugly battle over her estate after The Ring star’s death while struggling with addiction and living on Skid Row
The battle over late actress Daveigh Chase’s $400,000 estate has taken another ugly turn, with her former manager now joining her feuding parents in the fight over who should control the assets she left behind. The extraordinary probate dispute comes after the former child star – who shot to fame…
Aussies fume as horrible odour takes over their Perth suburb as two-year battle rages on: ‘Hell’
By JOANNA HYNDS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 03:47 BST, 27 August 2026 | Updated: 04:22 BST, 27 August 2026 Locals have vented their frustration over a horrible smell emanating from a rubbish site, saying their lives have been turned into a living hell. Tamala Park Waste Facility, in northwest…
Chance gaze at old Hubble Telescope image leads to discovery that could reveal dark matter’s secrets
In late June 2023, on a morning train commuting to work in New York City, David Hendel was scrolling through a recent astronomy paper on his phone when a half-page image caught his eye. The image, captured a year earlier by the Hubble Space Telescope, showed UGC 9050-Dw1, a dwarf…
Two boys aged 11 and 14 are among at least 34 Australians missing in devastating floodwaters in Nepal – as sad details emerge about 15 Aussies who embarked on pilgrimage tour
Two young boys are among at least 34 Australians missing in Nepal after a terrifying flash flood engulfed villages following a catastrophic landslide. The Australians are among hundreds feared missing after massive floodwaters triggered by an ice avalanche tore through the popular Himalayan region near the Nepal-Tibet border. The office…
Massive space mirrors could be 40 times brighter than the full moon, astronomers warn. ‘It will be worse than big cities like London’
Each of the sun-reflecting mirrors proposed by U.S.-based startup Reflect Orbital will appear 40 times brighter than the full moon to observers standing within its beam on Earth, a study has found. The light pollution produced by each of those mirrors would completely wipe out stars from the sky for…
Fury over litany of failures that left a migrant free to slash an innocent woman 30 times with a broken bottle
Campaigners and MPs have condemned the catalogue of failures that allowed a mentally ill asylum seeker to roam the streets before he slashed a stranger 30 times. In a case that highlights some of the worst fears over the Channel migrant crisis, Ibrahim Albashir, who was refused asylum in France…
A black star in a false Spanish twilight: Here’s the story of my 1st total solar eclipse
I had never seen a total solar eclipse. That’s a strange thing to admit for the skywatching writer at Space.com, but the truth is that the opportunity had simply never come up. When it comes to eclipses, I’ve always been beguiled by their beauty from afar. I’ve always hoped to…
Get ready for ‘Frantic Friday’! Twenty million drivers to hit UK roads on busiest ever August bank holiday as potential traffic hotspots are revealed
Britain’s drivers are being warned to expect a ‘Frantic Friday’ as millions hit the roads for what could be the busiest August bank holiday weekend on record. Some 20million car journeys will take place from Friday to Monday as families attempt to make the most of the last bank holiday…