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Trainer Dominic Sutton is elated as he witnesses Sulek win the Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final.

In an update on Oct. 23, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and other agency leaders shared the agency’s path to returning Americans to the lunar surface in 2028. Agency leadership provided updates on the previously announced acceleration plans for the Artemis program, advancing toward the agency’s Artemis III test flight in 2027 and Artemis IV Moon […]

<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/QwbGeQ/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/11/04/4eb8c034-9666-4891-a100-8638a5ba9d89.jpg">Nach den Midterms wird sich Washingtons Außenpolitik nicht schlagartig ändern. Europa muss auf seinen langen Atem setzen – und darauf, dass die USA mehr sind als Trump

Een veelgebruikt bestrijdingsmiddel met een hormoonverstorende stof mag niet meer worden gebruikt. Dat heeft het College voor de toelating van gewasbeschermingsmiddelen en biociden (Ctgb) besloten. Het gaat om de schimmelbestrijder Pitcher van de producent Adama die veel in de land- en tuinbouw wordt gebruikt. Dit product bevat de stof fludioxonil, die schad

Cher is responding with grace to Michael Douglas’ viral diss over her 1988 Oscar win for “Moonstruck.” A representative for the music and acting icon told Entertainment Weekly point blank: “Cher adores Michael Douglas.” At the 60th Academy Awards in April 1988, Cher took home the prize for best actress over Douglas’ “Fatal Attraction” co-star […]

Ayu Yoneda, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's youngest astronaut, is mission-ready for her first flight.

EXCLUSIVE: Rebecca Miller’s biopic Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses, starring Elle Fanning as ‘Goodnight Moon’ and ‘The Runaway Bunny’ children’s author Margaret Wise Brown, has added a roster of A-listers to its ensemble cast as The Veterans prepares to launch international sales at the AFM. Josh Hartnett (Verity), Academy Award winner Emma Thompson (Sense

MBIE has received five reports about Millie Moon nappies, with the complaints referring to a "rash/blisters forming" after using them.

Tracing the path of the bulging Roscommon waterway as its peak winter season approaches

APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 November 1 –…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Colors of the Moon Explanation: What colo

Shinji Nishiki's debut feature finds humor, nostalgia and unexpected family ties among the regulars of a tiny Tokyo bar.

The Embassy of Mexico in Egypt inaugurated a new mural titled “When the Moon Sighs” at Al Horreya Garden in Cairo on 29 October 2026, bringing together Mexican and Egyptian artists in a celebration of cultural exchange and friendship. Héctor Ortega, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Mexico, attended the unveiling alongside Cairo Governor Ibrahim […]

Reactors could revolutionise moon exploration, providing energy for bases and mining, but risks of contamination remain.

Paramount+ has acquired non-exclusive rights to several kids franchises from Moonbug Entertainment, including series from the “CoComelon” and “Blippi” universes. Under the new deal, some Moonbug series will begin appearing on Paramount+ starting Nov. 1. Paramount+ will acquire more than 60 hours of programming, including “CoComelon’s JJ’s Animal Time” and “C

A European satellite that sees beneath the sand could help transform understanding of the Gulf’s desert surfaces. Since launching last year, Biomass has already found old riverbeds and ancient settlements buried under sand and soil around the world. It is one of the space technologies that the head of the European Space Agency will highlight in his first vis

Seamer Jai Moondra finishes with the best ever figures for an Ireland bowler in one-day international cricket as the tourists level their five-game series against Namibia with a comprehensive 130-run victory.

Moondra took an Irish ODI record six for 26 while Tector marked his ODI debut with innings of 73

Consumer Reports is urging parents to stop using Millie Moon diapers after 600-plus reports of infant skin reactions. Here’s what to know and what to do.

Reid Wiseman, now a retired emeritus astronaut, will become deputy director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA’s premier center for deep-space robotic missions.

Rodney Fallowfield, jailed in 2021 for the manslaughter of his wife, has admitted murdering two men.

The 14-day mission, slated for mid-2027, will serve as a test to see which company's lunar lander performs better in low-Earth orbit. Both will practice docking, habitation and operational procedures essential for the return to the moon, planned for 2028

NASA’s Artemis I mission has revealed that cosmic radiation near the Moon is higher than in Earth orbit, but not by as much as scientists might expect. Tiny experimental detectors also uncovered surprising details about how radiation passes through the human body, offering valuable insights for future lunar exploration.

Questions I’d never considered are now my late-night Google searches: “How late into pregnancy is it safe to fly? Which destinations are safe?”

ABC News’ Trevor Ault is in Long Beach, California, with the latest on the so-called king tides bringing huge waves and flooding to both coasts.

Members of the media are invited to tour a new lunar landing simulator at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley on Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30.

October's full Moon, nicknamed the Hunter's Moon, lit up the night sky this weekend.

<p>This week in science we check out gymnastic snakes, chatty vultures and missions to faraway moons</p>

Byron hibachi bar with stellar snacks and new-age wines.

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“Night Feeds,” a psychological horror short from Rana Roy starring May Calamawy (“Moon Knight”), will open the first edition of the Yami International Film Festival, Tokyo’s new showcase for horror and darker genre fare. “Breeder,” from Alex Goyette, will close the festival, which runs Nov. 20–26 at Human Trust Cinema Shibuya. The event is run […]

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a bizarre, potentially historic discovery: the first moon ever detected beyond our Solar System. Unlike familiar moons, this mysterious object is at least as massive as Jupiter and orbits a brown dwarf, which itself circles a star. The unusual arrangement challenges traditional definitions of planets and moons, leaving

NASA will not make a decision on whether to use a SpaceX or Blue Origin moon lander until testing shows which one is the obvious choice.

"We have the mandate, we have the resources, and the support from our stakeholders."

As NASA returns humans to the lunar surface and establishes a long-term presence on our closest celestial neighbor, the agency and commercial human landing system providers Blue Origin and SpaceX have streamlined the designs and changed both concepts of operations for its future crewed landers. Since NASA established initial contracts with Blue Origin and Sp

Before astronauts return to the lunar surface, NASA will first conduct one of the most ambitious and complex test missions in the agency’s history. Launching in 2027, Artemis III will send NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano aboard the Orion spacecraft into low Earth orbit […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts to the lunar surface in as little as two years.

<p>The mission, scheduled for the summer of 2027, will include be pivotal in deciding whether SpaceX or Blue Origin supplies the lunar lander for the first crewed trip to the lunar surface in decades</p>

Each question in the ABC 50/50 quiz has only two options: one is right, the other is wrong. But be warned: we might try to trick you.

<p>Although Phobos and Deimos may look like lumpy space potatoes, they&rsquo;re actually moons of Mars. No one knows how they formed, but a newly launched spacecraft should soon offer answers</p>

"We need to keep our eyes on numerous required fuelings for the lander."

<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/rnofjQ/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/10/22/c07755a4-9418-4622-9761-daea1e27f0f3.jpg">Der ehemalige Uno-Generalsekretär findet kritische Worte über das Vorgehen der US-Regierung. Er erwartet eine fristgerechte Wahl des Nachfolgers von António Guterres

EXCLUSIVE: Space 11 Corp. and SK Films are behind Return to the Moon: The Story of Artemis II, a new space film with Duncan Copp and Christopher Riley directing. The producers are targeting a PLF rollout for the film, which they say will combine NASA’s real Artemis II mission imagery with the voices of the […]

Moonbug Entertainment, the studio that produces popular preschool series “Cocomelon” and “Blippi,” has set its newest series. “Meekah” will premiere on Nov. 7 on its own YouTube channel as a spinoff. A spinoff of “Blippi,” the series stars Lauren Vaz as Blippi’s best friend. Per the official description, “While Blippi loves discovering how things work, […]

<p>Besides building crewed outposts at the lunar south pole, where else should astronauts go on the moon? An authoritative new report has suggestions</p>

LeBron James opened his 24th season with 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and even had a defensive impact as a center in his Sixers debut.

Opus 5.5 continues to wreak havoc among independent devs.

As NASA works to build the Moon Base, crewed and robotic lunar rovers will play a crucial role during early development through technology demonstrations, astronaut transport, terrain mapping, scientific investigations, and resource prospecting. Data from these early missions will inform future mobility systems and infrastructure needed for astronauts to liv

ReVamp will get a limited Discord playtest.

<p>The Martian Moons Exploration mission will aim to bring back samples from Phobos</p>

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's spacecraft is expected to reach the Martian system in August 2027 and return samples from the moon Phobos to Earth in 2031

<p>For the first time ever, a spacecraft will travel all the way to the Mars system and return. But first, it has to get through the launch</p>