Two astronauts will do some repair work outside the International Space Station today (Aug. 25), and you can watch the action live. NASA’s Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency will conduct a spacewalk today (Aug. 25) to replace a space-to-ground-antenna. The extravehicular activity (EVA) is expected…
Major Aussie builder collapses with more than $3billion debt: Bathla Group goes into voluntary administration
By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 04:25 BST, 25 August 2026 | Updated: 04:37 BST, 25 August 2026 An embattled Sydney property developer has collapsed. The Bathla Group went into voluntary administration on Tuesday, owing more than $3billion. Administrators from Teneo were appointed to undertake ‘immediate assessment’ of…
Barnaby Joyce’s wife Vikki Campion reveals she was suicidal after their relationship scandal – and the Malcolm Turnbull speech that made her want to ‘end it all’
By NICHOLAS COMINO, POLITICAL REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 04:00 BST, 25 August 2026 | Updated: 04:05 BST, 25 August 2026 Vikki Campion has revealed she was suicidal and suffered severe postpartum depression amid the fallout from her relationship with former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce. Speaking on the ABC’s Australian Story on Monday,…
‘Ghosts of Mars’ at 25: Are we any closer to living on the Red Planet? We asked the experts
In August 2001, filmmaker John Carpenter said “Boo!” and unleashed “Ghosts of Mars” on the world. While not one of Carpenter’s most revered works, it’s still a neat sci-fi horror movie in which Mars has been terraformed – 84% terraformed to be exact – and inhabited by humans. Plus, it…
Pilates manager’s battle to get her job back after a massive misunderstanding about a promotion led to a regrettable email to bosses
A Pilates studio manager thought she was securing a dream promotion but instead lost her job after a single email to her boss. Poppy Hailston began working at DMC Strong, which operates a Strong Pilates branch in Springfield, Queensland, in September 2024. The Strong brand, which has 50 studios across…
Pluto losing its planet status may be the best thing that ever happened to solar system diversity
Unpopular opinion time, but someone has to say it: I think Pluto being reclassified as a dwarf planet was a great thing for our understanding of the solar system and for the former planet itself. Let me try to convince you, too. First, a little background. The Pluto planet controversy…
Balaclava-wearing youths gather with flares in hand to mark lives of dead ‘joyriders’… while across the city silent prayers are held for PCs killed in A66 horror
A throng of balaclava-clad youths set off flares and fireworks on Monday afternoon to remember the five A66 ‘joyriders’ who died when they smashed into a police car. The chaos came in stark contrast to a silent prayer vigil hosted in a nearby church to honour PC Tom Clough and PC…
Moment one of Israel’s most dangerous criminals is shot dead at petrol station at point-blank range
By WILL HALLOWELL, NEWS REPORTER Published: 01:59 BST, 25 August 2026 | Updated: 02:09 BST, 25 August 2026 This is the moment one of Israel’s most dangerous criminals is shot dead outside a petrol station at point-blank range. CCTV footage shows the suspect walking up to the building entrance wearing…
APOD: 2026 August 24 – Comet 220P in Outburst
Explanation: Comet 220P is unexpectedly bright. Normally, periodic Comet 220P/McNaught is so dim that to see it requires a telescope. Two surprising outbursts this year, however, have made it about 20,000 times brighter than usual, so that it is now visible with binoculars and long-duration camera exposures. As expected, Comet…
They’ve got HAIRcon! Pets show off their cooling jackets complete with built-in fans
By PATRICK HARRINGTON, UK NEWS REPORTER Published: 01:15 BST, 25 August 2026 | Updated: 01:33 BST, 25 August 2026 Brits know only too well after this summer how difficult it can be to stay cool in hot weather. A range of gadgets including fan-fitted neck braces and misting machines hit…