Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have discovered a new class of objects behaving unlike any they have seen before. Astronomers suggest these newly spotted objects in other galaxies may help solve not one, but two long-standing questions in astrophysics. These mysterious objects give off unusually low-energy X-rays but intense…
Trump’s travel halted as emergency plane slide deployed on problematic new Air Force One
By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER and JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT Published: 19:26 BST, 9 September 2026 | Updated: 19:48 BST, 9 September 2026 Donald Trump was left waiting aboard Marine One after an emergency evacuation slide deployed from the door of his controversial new Air Force One,…
We just had the hottest August, hottest summer, and hottest year to date in U.S. history » Yale Climate Connections
by Bob Henson, Yale Climate Connections September 9, 2026 The 48 contiguous United States have just achieved an unhappy trifecta: the warmest August, warmest summer, and warmest calendar year to date in 131 years of national recordkeeping. Both the monthly and seasonal records were set by unusually big margins. The…
More than 300,000 passengers ‘are unlikely to get compensation’ after air traffic control chaos at UK airports
Passengers who saw their flights cancelled or delayed after a technical issue wreaked havoc at Britain’s airports are ‘unlikely’ to be entitled to compensation, the British Civil Aviation Authority warned. More than 300,000 holidaymakers were said to have been affected yesterday after an issue with the National Air Traffic Services’…
Artemis II Crew at NASA Marshall
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission – NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen – visited Huntsville, Alabama, Sept. 1, 2026, where they met with the NASA workforce at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The event gave the crew…
Disgraced attorney tries to SHOOT his ex-wife at dinner table in front of horrified guests before being tackled to the ground by waiter
A disgraced Ohio attorney tried to shoot his ex-wife in front of her family and terrified guests while they dined at a restaurant. Matthew Exton, 43, was found guilty of attempted murder and two counts of felonious assault on Friday in connection with the April 11, 2025, incident. Exton, an…
Major airport safety change that will allow MORE people inside terminals is signed off just days before 9/11 anniversary
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it will now allow some people to pass through airport security and reach the gates without a plane ticket. The new initiative, called Gateside by TSA PreCheck, marks a massive shift in airport access nearly 25 years after the September 11 attacks transformed security…
How 2 US, European Satellites Are Studying Hurricanes During El Niño
Last November, NASA and its European partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial industries, including shipping. The satellite now is flying 30 seconds behind its predecessor, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich. Both satellites are providing precise sea level height measurements during what oceanographers expect…
Adorable puppy abandoned in cage on the side of the highway is given VERY fitting name as he’s adopted by new family
An adorable puppy left abandoned in a cage on the side of a highway has been rehomed – and his new owners have named him after the Ohio State Trooper that found him. John Kronander, a State Highway Patrol trooper, found the puppy during a regular check of a rest area…
‘Gisele Pelicot 2.0’ wife who was ‘drugged by husband so other men could rape her’ dies ‘after sexual abuse caused fatal injuries’
An Austrian woman who was allegedly drugged by her husband so that other men could rape her has died of the injuries she sustained while being sexually abused. The disturbing case has been called ‘Pelicot 2.0’ by prosecutors, in reference to Gisele Pelicot, a French woman who was raped by dozens…