India made history on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, when its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully landed on the moon’s south pole. This is a major accomplishment for India, which is now only the fourth country to ever land on the moon. The landing site is located in the Shackleton Crater, which is […]
The world’s first wind-powered cargo ship has set sail on its maiden voyage, using its giant metal “wings” to propel itself through the ocean. The ship, called the Pyxis Ocean, is owned by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and was chartered by the agricultural commodities company Cargill. It is fitted with two […]
A German artist named Olek is traveling the world to repair old damaged walls by patching them with LEGO bricks. Olek, who is based in Berlin, has been working on this project for several years, and he has already restored walls in cities around the world, including London, New York, […]
An IT glitch has caused cash machines all around Ireland to dispense free money. The glitch, which is believed to have been caused by a software update, has been affecting ATMs from a number of different banks. Customers have been reporting being able to withdraw more money than they had […]
Scientists have discovered a new species of sea monster with 20 arms in the frozen seas around Antarctica. The creature, which has been named Promachocrinus fragarius, or the Antarctic strawberry feather star, is a type of crinoid, a group of marine animals that are related to starfish and sea urchins. […]
A group of youth activists in Massachusetts have won a groundbreaking lawsuit against the state government for ignoring climate change. The lawsuit, which was filed in 2020, argued that the state’s climate change policies were not doing enough to protect the rights of young people. The activists argued that the […]
Saudi Arabia is currently constructing a $1 trillion megaproject called The Line. The project is a 170-kilometer-long (106-mile-long) linear city that will be home to up to 9 million people. The Line is designed to be a car-free city with all essential amenities within a five-minute walk of each other. […]
YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is being counter-sued for $100 million by Virtual Dining Concepts (VDC), the company that ran his MrBeast Burger ghost kitchen chain. VDC filed the countersuit on August 7, 2023, in New York Supreme Court. The company alleges that MrBeast breached his contract […]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a mysterious question mark-shaped object in space. The object, which is located in the Vela Constellation, is about 1,470 light-years from Earth. The object was first spotted in an image released by the European Space Agency (ESA) on June 26, 2023. The image […]
NASA lost contact with Voyager 2 on July 21, 2023, after the spacecraft received a wrong command. The command caused Voyager 2’s antenna to tilt away from Earth, making it impossible for the spacecraft to communicate with mission control. Voyager 2 is a space probe that was launched in 1977. […]
