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…
Astronomers discover hot watery exoplanet destined to be swallowed by its star
Astronomers have discovered a new ocean world outside the solar system that orbits extremely close to its parent star. This means that the extrasolar planet, or “exoplanet,” is in hot water, both literally and figuratively. The exoplanet orbits the star HD 176071 located around 335 light-years away, and is about…
Alleged mastermind of 9/11 will finally head to trial, a judge declares nearly 25 years after terror attacks
By MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER Published: 23:20 BST, 26 August 2026 | Updated: 23:35 BST, 26 August 2026 The man accused of masterminding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks will finally face trial in 2028. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three of his alleged co-conspirators have been held at Guantanamo Bay…
From spy satellite to space telescope: The unlikely origins of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
NASA took the guts out of old spy satellites to build the groundbreaking Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – but how? And why? Years of hard work and anticipation are culminating as we sit on the verge of NASA’s launch of its next-generation space telescope. Set to lift off this…
Is there a ‘window of opportunity’ to prevent Alzheimer’s in women?
One of the most enduring mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease is why women are more likely to develop it and other forms of dementia than men. Some scientists suspect part of the reason may have do with the sharp hormonal changes women experience in menopause. But exactly how or why menopause…
Moment idiot arsonist sets himself on fire as he torches two cars in the middle of the night
By ED HOLT Published: 22:05 BST, 26 August 2026 | Updated: 22:14 BST, 26 August 2026 This is the moment an idiot arsonist sets himself on fire after he torched two cars in the middle of the night. Krzysztof Orzechowski started the blaze on a residential street in Slough, Berkshire,…
Roman Space Telescope Travels to SpaceX Hangar
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, encapsulated in its payload fairing, travels from the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Roman’s science instruments are designed…
At least 34 Australians and hundreds of tourists missing in unstoppable floodwaters in Nepal
At least 34 Australians are among the hundreds missing after devastating flash floods swept through the Nepal-Tibet border following a catastrophic landslide. A total of 579 people are missing, according to figures from the Nepali police. Of that total, 54 people are from the US and 33 are from the…
Dolly Parton’s secret final days. Even as she lost all her hair, she hid the truth. But now, insiders reveal goddaughter Miley Cyrus’ cancer ‘shell shock’… and tell devastating full story of her reclusive last SIX months: ‘She knew her life was over’
Four days before the shock announcement of her death at age 80 on Tuesday, country music’s long-reigning queen Dolly Parton had given fans one final glimpse behind the rhinestones. In a short interview with People magazine, the singer admitted the strain had been taking a toll. Her husband, Carl Dean, had died…
Building Foresight for Earth Science, featuring Lindsey Jacobson
NASA’s Earth-observing satellite missions track dozens of features of a changing planet — aerosols, sea levels, land cover, cloud cover — over years and decades. Sustaining that record for the scientific and operational communities who depend on it requires more than engineering talent. It requires planning for an uncertain future:…