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SPACEX has successfully flown its Starship into orbit and refuelled it from space in a first-of-its-kind feat during a third test launch today.While the spacecraft fell apart on reentry, it completed several mission objectives that mark the flight a success.5Musk thinks Starship’s third attempt has a good shot at successCredit: Alamy5Should the rocket reach orbit and achieve a stable reentry, the US will be pushed firmly ahead of China in the race for the moonCredit: Alamy5People watching Starship’s lift off from the company’s Boca Chica launchpadCredit: ReutersStarship is the spacecraft intended to get boots on the moon in 2026, and…

SNAKES should be farmed for food because they are cheaper and easier to raise than chickens and cows, researchers claim.The serpents’ cold blood means they require less energy, so eat dead rats only once a week.1Snakes should be farmed for food because they’re cheaper – and even taste like chicken, experts claimMeanwhile, a cow chomps through about 2.5kg of food a day. A study of python farms in Vietnam and Thailand found they were eight times more efficient at converting feed to meat than warm-blooded animals. Researchers say they also produce fewer greenhouse gases — and even taste a bit…

DICTATOR Kim Jong Un pops his head out of a tank as he unveils his latest war machine.The North Korean leader allegedly drove the armoured vehicle as he joined his troops during drills designed as a show of strength in the face of US/South Korean military exercises.3North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to sit inside an armoured vehicle as he joins his troops during drills amid joint US/South Korean military exercisesCredit: Reuters3Kim, pictured, has ruled the East Asian country since 2011He said the tank was the “world’s most powerful” and told his troops to prepare for war.Analyst Yang Uk,…

A NEW channel has landed on Samsung TVs devoted to everything royalty.Fans can delve into a range of documentaries about the royals, including a look into Prince Harry’s controversial biography Spare, as well as Prince William and Kate Middleton’s love story.1Documentaries also look back on the life of Queen Elizabeth IICredit: GettyThere’s plenty to remember Queen Elizabeth II too.And it’s not just British royals – there’s also programmes about other royal families such as Sweden and Denmark.The channel is one of several little-known bonus stations available on Samsung devices.It’s on the Samsung TV Plus service, a free internet streamed perk…

MORE than 40 per cent of people around the world are living with some sort of brain condition, a study shows.The conditions — which include Alzheimer’s, stroke and migraines — affect around 3.4billion people, which is far more people than previously thought, researchers said.1More than 40 per cent of people around the world are living with some sort of brain conditionCredit: GettyThey are now the leading cause of disability, illness, and premature death, with the total amount caused by them increasing 18 per cent from 1990 to 2021, they found.Dr Jaimie Steinmetz, of the University of Washington, said: “Every country…

FIREFIGHTERS have had to deploy a crane to evict a morbidly obese woman who had been illegally squatting in a flat in Palma.Upon removal, Antònia Jover Fiol, the bedridden tenant of a flat in s’Arenal, was admitted to Son Llàtzer Hospital for a medical examination.6A morbidly obese woman has been evicted from her flat by firefighters who deployed a craneCredit: X/El Perímetro6The operation was so complex it required the council, the fire brigade, police, and public health serviceCredit: YouTube/Ultima Hora6Fiol had to be evicted after three years of failing to pay her rentCredit: YouTube/Ultima HoraThe removal operation proved so difficult…

A TIKTOK ban could only be months away as the UK is likely to follow the US, an expert has claimed.On Wednesday, the US house overwhelmingly voted in favour of a bill that would require the parent company of the app to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban.4The TikTok bill passed the US House of Representatives on Wednesday in an overwhelming voteCredit: Getty4TikTok’s US CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies in front of the US SenateCredit: Reuters4Joe Biden has said he will sign the bill into law if Congress passes itCredit: GettyConcerns over the Chinese social media app escalated last year…

GROWING tired of sleepless nights? It turns out one in five of us struggles to drop off. It is widely recognised by experts that adults need between seven and nine hours of shut-eye a night.5Only 36 per cent of Brits actually get as much shut-eye as they need — here are some tips to ease your passage into the Land of NodCredit: GettyYet a study by Nuffield Health shows a mere 36 per cent of Brits actually achieve the full quota.So for World Sleep Day Dr Michael Breus — aka The Sleep ­Doctor — offers ten tips to ease your passage…

THE Iran-backed Houthi rebels have vowed to expand their campaign of terror from the Red Sea into the Indian Ocean in a “major step”.Houthi chief Abdul Malik al-Houthi declared tonight that his militant’s will now be targeting Israel-linked vessels all the way to the southern tip of Africa.6The Iran-backed terror group announced they will now be waging war on commercial shipping in the Indian OceanCredit: Getty6The Houthi leader said his militants will expand their operations all the way to the Cape of Good HopeCredit: Wikipedia6The US military released an image of the damage onboard True Confidence after a Houthi missile…

NASA has plans to send a cryptic human message to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa. Last year, Nasa announced a campaign dubbed Message in a Bottle that will be sent to Jupiter’s planetary system via its Europa Clipper spacecraft.2Nasa has plans to send a cryptic human message to Jupiter’s icy moon, EuropaCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech2This metal plate will be sent alongside a microchip containing more than 2.6 million people’s namesCredit: NASA/JPL-CaltechMessage in a Bottle asked the general public to sign their names and now more than 2.6 million names have been etched into a microchip.The chip, around the size of a dime, was…