Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s ex-husband and suspected brother referred to himself as a ‘gay man’ in an academic paper published earlier this year. The Minnesota Democrat has long faced allegations that she married British citizen Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2009 to help him obtain a green card – claims previously reported…
Slice of Martian Meteorite Teghaza 001
This slice of Teghaza 001, one of the most ancient Martian meteorites ever found on Earth, was used to determine the age of the rock. Reflected light images like these serve as a scientist’s road map, helping them find minerals of interest to analyze by different instruments. Figure A is…
Two helicopters crash into each other in Oregon as emergency responders rush to the scene
By MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER Published: 22:18 GMT, 29 October 2026 | Updated: 23:09 GMT, 29 October 2026 Emergency responders in Oregon are rushing to the scene where two helicopters collided into each other in mid-air. The crash near Southeast Highway 154 and Stringtown Road near McMinnville Municipal Airport on Thursday…
Halloween Aboard the International Space Station
Although no ghouls, goblins, or trick-or-treaters come knocking at the International Space Station’s front hatch, crew members aboard the orbiting laboratory still like to get in the Halloween spirit. Whether individually or as an entire crew, they dress up in sometimes spooky, sometimes scary, but always creative costumes, often designed…
Judgment day for Erin Patterson: Mushroom killer to learn if she gets a new trial – or faces dying behind bars
By AAP Published: 20:26 GMT, 29 October 2026 | Updated: 21:33 GMT, 29 October 2026 It’s judgment day for murderer Erin Patterson who will soon learn whether she will be retried over a deadly mushroom lunch. The convicted killer is not expected to be in the courtroom when three Victorian…
NASA Names Troy Asher Armstrong Flight Research Center Director
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Troy Asher director of the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Asher, a veteran test pilot and aerospace engineer with decades of experience in flight research and operations, has served as the center’s acting director since March. “Troy has spent his career…
Oldest known Mars rock is a ‘Rosetta stone’ for the Red Planet’s watery past
In 2022 a group of nomadic meteorite hunters discovered a strange stone in the Sahara Desert. Called Teghaza 001, initial analysis by experts showed it was a meteorite from Mars. Now new research reveals it’s the oldest ever found, and it’s revealing more about the Red Planet’s complex history. Scientists…
Arizona man was sucked into tornado Wizard of Oz style but ended up surviving
By AISHA DIOMANDE Published: 16:59 GMT, 29 October 2026 | Updated: 20:12 GMT, 29 October 2026 An Arizona man was swept up by a tornado in a scene similar to one in the movie The Wizard of Oz, but miraculously survived. Artem, who didn’t share his last name, told Arizona’s…
NASA-funded Study Details One of Oldest Mars Meteorites Ever Found
When a rose-colored meteorite was found in the Sahara Desert in 2022, no one knew how old it was or where it came from. Not until NASA-funded scientists age-dated its minerals did they realize the nearly 2-pound (800-gram) rock was a piece of Mars that formed more than 4.1 billion…
Putin warns the West he is ‘prepared for war’ and if ‘things go too far, there will be no winners’
By TOM COTTERILL, DEPUTY DEFENCE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS EDITOR Published: 18:23 GMT, 29 October 2026 | Updated: 18:26 GMT, 29 October 2026 Vladimir Putin has warned he is prepared for a major war with Europe. In a chilling new threat to the West, the Russian tyrant said there would be…