The American space agency has successfully flown a small helicopter on Mars. The drone, called Ingenuity, was airborne for less than a minute, but Nasa is celebrating what represents the…
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USA: FBI arrest man over alleged attempt to ‘kill the internet’
US authorities have arrested a man who allegedly plotted to bomb an Amazon data centre, which he believed would “kill off about 70% of the internet”. Seth Aaron Pendley, 28,…
USA: ‘Strong’ evidence found for a new force of nature
From sticking a magnet on a fridge door to throwing a ball into a basketball hoop, the forces of physics are at play in every moment of our lives. All…
USA: Apophis asteroid will not hit Earth for 100 years, Nasa says
Earthlings can breathe a sigh of relief after US space agency Nasa confirmed the planet was “safe” from a once-feared asteroid for the next 100 years at least. Nasa had…
Skylab: The myth of the strike in space
It’s been almost half a century since the three astronauts on board the Skylab 4 space mission famously fell out with mission control. Soon afterwards, reports began to circulate that…
USA: Nasa to fly Ingenuity Mars helicopter in early April
The US space agency says it expects now to fly the first helicopter on Mars in early April. The little chopper was carried to the Red Planet by the Perseverance…
USA: Former astronaut and senator nominated as Nasa chief
Bill Nelson, a US senator and one-time astronaut, has been nominated to be the next head of Nasa. The 78-year-old is seen as a moderate Democrat, and his nomination by…
UK: Astroscale space debris removal demo set for launch
A mission will launch to space this weekend that aims to demonstrate commercial technology to remove orbital debris, such as a defunct satellite. The showcase is being staged by the…
USA- Teen who hacked President Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West Twitter accounts
A US teenager has pleaded guilty to hacking several high-profile Twitter accounts in a large-scale Bitcoin scam. Graham Ivan Clark was 17 when he co-ordinated the scam – which hijacked…
USA: White House warns of ‘active threat’ of email attack
The US is expressing growing concern over a hack on Microsoft’s Exchange email software that the tech company has blamed on China. “This is an active threat,” White House press…