A fraudster tried to con shops into giving him iPhones by using the details of real customers. Md Rahman, who was serving a prison sentence for the scam, was caught again at an O2 store in Wales — but the asylum seeker claimed he was forced into the crimes by a gang he borrowed money … Read more
An E. coli outbreak that has infected more than 200 people has been linked to lettuce. Although it is “too early to determine” how the lettuce leaves could have become contaminated with the bacteria, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said it is confident it is the source. The FSA has not revealed whether the lettuce … Read more
Have you ever wanted to mention part of the name? solar system? Well, here’s your chance: A new contest will let one lucky participant name one of Earth’s “quasi-moons.” Anyone can submit a possible name for our planet’s small, temporary satellite for free – and we can show you how. Quasi-moons, also called quasi-satellites, are … Read more
China’s Chang’e 6 mission continues to make history after collecting the first samples ever taken from the far side of the moon and those samples are now being transferred between spacecraft in orbit. That transfer was necessary for the next step in the monsters’ journey: the return to Earth. The successful rendezvous and docking of … Read more
One of the challenges of seeing a launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is actually seeing the launch. A layer of low cloud often rolls in from the Pacific Ocean, causing rockets to disappear a few seconds after takeoff. Such was the case on May 28, when a Falcon 9 launched EarthCARE, an … Read more