Astronomers have found the fastest known star in the Milky Way, a faint object racing around Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Dubbed S301, the star reaches about 15,500 miles (25,000 kilometers) per second at its fastest — more than 8% the speed of…
Trump’s under-siege aide Natalie Harp caught in foul-mouthed explosion as insiders reveal White House whispers about her close access to president
It is the kind of attention Washington typically reserves for presidents and pop stars, not executive assistants. But Natalie Harp found herself at the end of a paparazzo’s lens on Wednesday as she sat at an intersection in her white Chevy SUV. She has been besieged in recent days by vicious…
California man who can’t swim reveals how he survived 12 hours lost at sea after being swept off jet ski
By ADRIANA TARDUGNO Published: 22:03 BST, 19 August 2026 | Updated: 22:51 BST, 19 August 2026 A California man who can’t swim revealed how he survived being lost at sea for 12 hours after he was knocked off his jet ski. Paul Anthony Carbullido Jr, 53, was swept into the pitch-black water off…
Private mission to save NASA’s Swift space telescope fails
NASA is calling off the effort to save its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory after a private rescue spacecraft couldn’t overcome its own problems in orbit. LINK, the specialized probe from Katalyst Space that NASA contracted for the Swift Boost mission, was delivered to space on an air-launched Northrop Grumman Pegasus…
Ex-Senator Kyrsten Sinema accused of ‘grooming’ married Special Forces vet boyfriend into sordid affair while he battled depression, scorned ex-wife claims in face-to-face testimony
By BREANNE DEPPISCH, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 21:54 BST, 19 August 2026 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 19 August 2026 The ex-wife of Kyrsten Sinema’s former bodyguard testified in federal court Wednesday that she believed the former Arizona senator had been ‘grooming’ her then-husband after he retired from the US…
Ministers now forced to tell asylum seekers ‘DON’T rape women’: ‘Insane’ new booklet teaches migrants how to avoid committing sex crimes in Britain
Asylum seekers have been warned in an official government guidebook not to rape or beat women. The Home Office publication setting out the ‘rules and expectations’ of living in Britain will be handed to asylum seekers as part of an education campaign. It warns: ‘If you have sex with someone…
NASA TechLeap Prize: Orbital Clarity Challenge
The Orbital Clarity Challenge — the sixth in the NASA TechLeap Prize series — is a collaborative effort between NASA’s Heliophysics Division, Flight Opportunities program, and Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation. The Heliophysics Division studies space weather, including how it heats and expands Earth’s outer atmosphere during intense solar activity, creating orbital drag…
‘Cosmic Monster’ Zoomorph At Quiriguá Ruled By Cauac Sky, Great Maya Leader
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Inhabited since the 2nd century AD, Quiriguá was the capital of an autonomous and prosperous state during the reign of Cauac Sky (723–84). He was the greatest leader of the ancient Maya city-state of Quiriguá. Zoomorphic P at Quiriguá, Guatemala, nicknamed by researcher Alfred P.…
TV star emerges as shock frontrunner to replace Karoline Leavitt as secret Susie Wiles steakhouse dinner is revealed… and ‘desperate’ wannabe competitors are named
While a pack of hopefuls jostled for Donald Trump’s ear at his Bedminster golf club this weekend, the woman who actually picks the next White House press secretary wasn’t there. Chief of Staff Susie Wiles was at DC steakhouse Mastro’s, blocks away from the White House having dinner with her chosen…
Human-Related Microbes May Survive Moon’s South Pole, NASA Finds
Lee esta historia en español aquí. Some of Earth’s microbes likely to hitch a ride to space with human explorers could survive in the shaded nooks and crannies of the Moon’s South Pole region, NASA scientists say. Published on Aug. 19, 2026, in Science Advances, these findings highlight a need…