Two sisters have been identified as victims of a California avalanche that buried eight mothers alive. Caroline Sekar, 45, of San Francisco, and Liz Clabaugh, 52, of Boise, Idaho, were among the group of 11 skiers who took off on Castle Peak Mountain near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday morning when they…
Scientists measure air pollution from reentering SpaceX rocket in real-time: ‘It’s never been done before’
For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created as space debris burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. The breakthrough measurement will help atmospheric chemistry researchers untangle the complex chemical reactions triggered by the toxic air pollution created during reentries, which may…
Looking haggard, shamed and haunted, Andrew is released from police custody 11 hours after his arrest plunged the modern monarchy into its gravest peril
A haggard Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was driven away from a police station on Thursday night following his arrest that shocked the world. Some 11 hours after officers knocked on his door on the Sandringham estate to arrest him on suspicion of misconduct in public office, a stunned looking Andrew was released…
Why DID the royals pay Virginia Giuffre £12million?
By CHRIS POLLARD, NEWS REPORTER Published: 23:52 GMT, 19 February 2026 | Updated: 23:52 GMT, 19 February 2026 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor famously declared that he had no recollection of ever meeting Virginia Giuffre – a victim of his sex trafficking friend Jeffrey Epstein. However, that did not prevent the former prince…
The James Webb Space Telescope just mapped auroras on Uranus in 3D for the 1st time, and scientists are thrilled
An international team of researchers has uncovered new insights into the upper atmosphere of Uranus, where ions swirling above the ice giant planet’s clouds meet the magnetic field surrounding the world. “Uranus’s magnetosphere is one of the strangest in the solar system,” Paola Tiranti, a researcher at Northumbria University in…
Revealed for the first time: the secret past of Gus Lamont’s intensely private grandmother Josie – and how she is the scion of an influential and VERY respected family
She has emerged as a central figure in the baffling disappearance of Gus Lamont, yet until now almost nothing has been known about his fiercely private grandmother’s past. Josie Murray, 75, has remained largely out of view as the desperate search and subsequent investigation gripped the nation. There have been…
Shocking random hammer attack in Sydney’s CBD caught on camera – as victim issues a message for Australia
By DAILY MAIL Published: 22:49 GMT, 19 February 2026 | Updated: 22:49 GMT, 19 February 2026 Shocking footage has captured the moment a man allegedly pulled out a hammer and attacked three Korean men in Sydney’s CBD. The disturbing attack took place at about 3am on Wednesday outside a convenience…
NASA says a litany of failures led to 2024 Boeing Starliner astronaut stranding
February 19, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA says a litany of failures led to 2024 Boeing Starliner astronaut stranding On Thursday NASA leadership outlined how 2024’s glitch-plagued Boeing Starliner mission jeopardized astronaut welfare and the space agency’s culture of safety and accountability By Claire Cameron…
‘We almost did have a really terrible day.’ NASA now says Boeing’s 1st Starliner astronaut flight was a ‘Type A mishap’
The first astronaut mission of Boeing’s Starliner taxi was a bumpier ride than NASA wanted to admit at the time. The agency announced today (Feb. 19) that it has reclassified Starliner‘s Crew Flight Test (CFT) as a “Type A mishap” — the most serious kind, in the same category as…
Bombshell update after NRL star shot in Sydney and left fighting for life – as new details emerge and police make arrests
By CAITLIN POWELL – NEWS REPORTER and CANDACE SUTTON, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 22:00 GMT, 19 February 2026 | Updated: 22:22 GMT, 19 February 2026 Four teenagers have been charged over a series of violent attacks in Greater Western Sydney, including the alleged shooting of former NRL player Matt…