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    Space

    Space covers the exploration, science and culture of the universe beyond Earth, from missions and discoveries to the stories that imagine life among the stars.

    It matters because space research expands understanding of our planet, technology and place in the cosmos, while space-themed film, television, games and other media continue to shape how people engage with big scientific questions.

    • Would you pay for an algorithm to pick your friends? New social apps spread across cities

      A wave of paid social clubs, including Cliq, PLY and Agora, is expanding across UK cities, using algorithms rather than users themselves to decide who they meet at organised events. The trend is being driven by the decline of “third spaces” such as pubs and youth centres, a rise in remote working, and growing loneliness,…

    • India’s crewed space program will fly this year, after missing 2022 and 2025 targets

      India’s space agency ISRO has confirmed that the first uncrewed test flight of its long-delayed Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme will launch this year, after previously missed targets in 2022 and 2025. ISRO Chairman Dr V. Narayanan made the announcement during India’s third National Space Day, ending a year of silence on the programme’s timeline and…

    • Cruel Amazon worker is filmed knocking elderly man to the ground after argument over a parking space

      An Amazon delivery driver has been filmed punching a 71-year-old man to the ground at a California petrol station following a dispute over a parking space. Surveillance footage released by police in Elk Grove shows Terrence Wheeler, 30, following the older man into the shop before striking him in the head with enough force to…

    • Musk’s SpaceX to build $100bn launch site in Louisiana

      SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company, has confirmed it will build its largest launch site to date, a $100bn (£73bn) facility called Starbase, Louisiana, marking a major expansion beyond its existing Texas headquarters and Florida operations. The move underscores Musk’s ambitions to dramatically scale up Starship flight frequency for missions to Earth orbit, the Moon and…

    • Amplitude denies AI use in Humankind 2 trailer

      Amplitude Studios has publicly rejected claims that a trailer for its upcoming strategy game Humankind 2 was made using artificial intelligence, insisting the footage instead relied on real actors, practical sets and custom-made props. The dispute arose after some viewers online branded the trailer “AI slop” due to its visual style, illustrating the growing sensitivity…

    • Woman found dead inside property near Melbourne as man, 75, is arrested

      A woman was found dead inside a home in Bacchus Marsh, north-west of Melbourne, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, prompting a homicide investigation. A 75-year-old man was arrested at the scene and is now under police guard in hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening. Victoria Police say the two…

    • The world’s busiest spaceport is about to get a lot quieter, at least for now

      SpaceX will sharply reduce the number of rocket launches from Florida’s Space Coast for the rest of the year, as it phases out Starlink launches from Cape Canaveral ahead of Starship becoming operational there. A senior SpaceX official confirmed that Tuesday’s Falcon 9 flight was the last scheduled Starlink mission from Florida, with future Starlink…

    • Bruno Mars at MetLife Stadium: How to Get Last-Minute Tickets

      Bruno Mars is playing two nights at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on 25 and 26 August as part of “The Romantic Tour”, his first large-scale headlining run in years. The dates are among the hottest stops on a tour that reportedly broke a Live Nation record for single-day North American ticket sales…

    • SpaceX to use NVIDIA GPUs for its Starmind project — Here’s what they’ll face in space

      SpaceX has revealed that its ambitious Starmind orbital data centre project will initially rely on NVIDIA’s most advanced chips, as it races to meet an aggressive 2027 launch target for its first satellite, AI1. The project, championed by Elon Musk, aims to move AI computing into space to sidestep the land, power and cooling constraints…

    • Dreame’s dream of a rocket-powered car is dead

      Dreame, the Chinese vacuum-cleaner manufacturer with ambitions to become a broader technology conglomerate, has reportedly shut down its automotive division after government funding dried up. The move follows tighter Chinese government scrutiny of the £3.4 trillion private fund industry, with regulators specifically singling out Dreame’s spending, and it undercuts the company’s efforts to expand from…