Every month, NASA Earth Observatory features a puzzling satellite image. The September 2026 puzzler appears above. Your ChallengeIdentify the location shown in this satellite image. Share what clues you see, where you think it is, and what makes this place interesting or unique to you. How to AnswerSubmit your response using this form and…
Overstretched Army working at unsustainable ‘135 per cent’ of capacity says report into suicide of rising star officer at highly pressurised headquarters
The British Army is so overstretched that it is putting the lives of its own soldiers at risk, a classified report seen by the Mail has revealed. Amid fury of Chancellor John Healey’s refusal to commit to spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence, the devastating document reveals the…
What’s next for NASA’s new Roman Space Telescope?
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is already exceeding expectations. After reaching the launchpad ahead of schedule and on budget, the spy-satellite-sourced, $4-billion project pulled off a flawless launch to space on Sunday morning. At a postlaunch press conference, NASA officials noted that the performance of the rocket that took…
On this day in space! Aug. 31, 1965: NASA’s ginormous Super Guppy carrier plane takes 1st flight like a flying whale
On August 31, 1965, NASA’s Super Guppy cargo plane took its first test flight. This oversized aircraft looks a bit like a giant flying whale. It was built by a company called Aero Spacelines and based on the Boeing B-377 Stratocruiser. NASA uses these funny-looking planes to transport large cargo,…
British activist, 22, is ‘kidnapped by Israeli settlers and assaulted’ on the West Bank – and now faces deportation
By JOSHUA HAINING, NEWS REPORTER Published: 19:54 BST, 31 August 2026 | Updated: 20:00 BST, 31 August 2026 A British activist who was reportedly kidnapped by Israeli settlers and assaulted in the West Bank will be deported on August 31. Finn Joughin was moved into police custody following the ordeal…
Texas and Louisiana could get hit by a fast-spin-up tropical storm on Tuesday » Yale Climate Connections
by Bob Henson and Jeff Masters, Yale Climate Connections August 31, 2026 Tropical Storm Warning flags were flying today on the Gulf Coast of southeast Texas and southeast Louisiana ahead of the expected arrival on Tuesday of Tropical Depression Five (TD 5), which was designated a tropical depression at 2…
Apple and Google rake in more from ‘app tax’ on Britons than they pay in corporation tax, study finds
Apple and Google are raking in more from an ‘app tax’ on Britons than they pay in corporation tax, analysis shows. A study found Apple shelled out £322million in UK corporation tax last year (2025) while Google paid £146million in 2024 – the latest accounts available for both tech giants.…
SpaceX, NASA delay next astronaut launch to ISS due to leak on Dragon spacecraft
SpaceX’s next astronaut mission to the International Space Station won’t launch on Sept. 12 after all. That flight, known as Crew-13, has been delayed due to an oxidizer leak in the propulsion system of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, NASA announced on Saturday (Aug. 29). “Joint NASA and SpaceX teams are performing…
You’ve got wrong black man! Humiliation for ex-Sun editor and BBC podcast presenter after he mixes up black Tory politicians Kwasi Kwarteng and James Cleverly
A BBC podcast presenter was embroiled in a furious ‘race’ row today after being accused of mixing up two prominent black Tory politicians. David Yelland posted a story on social media about Tory MP Sir James Cleverly’s move to leave the front benches and run for London mayor, describing him…
Marriage drama for America’s pettiest neighbor who sawed man next door’s garage in half, as he reveals outcome of lawsuit that saw him sued for $485k
A Maine man who captured headlines by sawing his neighbor’s garage in half has lost his childhood home to his ex-wife after they divorced following his petty property dispute, it has been revealed. Gabriel Brawn, 49, moved out of his longtime family home in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, following his divorce from…