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AMAZON’S satellite internet service has reached a big milestone in its attempt to take on Elon Musk’s Starlink.Billionaires are turning to the skies to beam broadband to people’s homes from above.2Musk’s Starlink currently leads the way on satellite-based internetCredit: Getty2Amazon founder Bezos also has big space ambitionsCredit: AlamyMusk, 53, has so far led the way with more than 6,000 Starlink satellites in the sky.The SpaceX-operated service has been used by Ukraine to maintain communications in the war against Russia.Starlink has even started signing deals with mobile networks starting with T-Mobile in the US.More recently, Musk announced that Starlink will allow…

THE Milky Way may have already commenced its ill-fated collision with a neighboring galaxy – and scientists predict this could fling the Solar System into deep space.Our galaxy is classified as a barred spiral, with ribbons of stars, gas, and dust that cut across its heart.5This illustration from Nasa shows the Andromeda (left) and Milky Way (right) galaxies ahead of collisionCredit: NASAAll galaxies are surrounded by a thin veil of gas known as the circumgalactic medium that fills the gaps between them.While examining this ubiquitous structure, scientists uncovered evidence that the Milky Way has already started its crash-course with Andromeda.Astronomers…

DISGRACEFUL parents have been filmed brawling over a referee call on the sidelines of a junior girls’ rugby grand final in Australia.Cops had to rush to the ground and the game was called off after the fight broke out in western Sydney.5A brawl erupts over the fenceCredit: 7news5Parents pull, push and punchCredit: 7news5A man runs in and takes a wild swingCredit: 7newsFootage obtained by Australia’s Seven News shows spectators in a scrap as tempers flared despite it being a match contested by under-12s.Vision captured a man run onto the field and swing a punch at another onlooker in the Mt…

WHEN Nadia Granata’s son began complaining of a stomach ache, he quickly put it down to something he’d eaten.The true cause turned out to be much more sinister and within six weeks, the 24-year-old had passed away.8Nadia Granata’s son died six weeks after being diagnosed with testicular cancerCredit: Macmillan Cancer Support8Hashim, 24, died very suddenly to testicular cancer – just six weeks after he was diagnosedCredit: Nadia Granata8Hashim was diagnosed after experiencing a two-day stomach ache which progressed to more symptomsCredit: Nadia GranataNadia, 52, from Walthamstow, London, said her son’s symptoms quickly became more serious, and he was rushed to…

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has a rich and storied history that began in response to the Cold War-era competition between the United States and the Soviet Union.1957: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, sparking fear and competition in the United States.1958: In response to Sputnik and to advance U.S. space capabilities, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958. NASA officially began operations on October 1, 1958, absorbing the earlier National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).1961: Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space.…

THE daughter of a French woman who was allegedly drugged by her husband so 72 men could rape her has dubbed her father “one of the greatest sexual predators” of all time.Caroline Darian, 46, slammed Dominique Pélicot as she took the stand on the fifth day of the rape trial that has rocked France. 7Gisele Pelicot’s daughter Caroline Darian pictured while leaving the criminal court in Avignon, FranceCredit: EPA7Dominique Pélicot is accused of recruiting men online to assault his wife repeatedly over 10 years while snapping her own daughter nakedCredit: DR7Gisele Pelicot (C), and her daughter Caroline Darian (L) speak…

HAVE you ever been jerked awake by a loud bang in your head as you’re drifting off to sleep? You might have experienced a poorly understood sleep disorder that actually affects one in three people, dramatically dubbed ‘exploding heads syndrome’. 1One in three people could have episodes of exploding head syndrome, according to researchCredit: GettyReferred to as EHS, the syndrome belongs to a family of sleep disorders known as parasomnias, which involve unusual and unpleasant events that disrupt our snooze. They include sleep paralysis – the feeling of not being able to move or speak as you’re waking up or…

ORCAS know exactly what they’re doing when they ram into boats – and now scientists have proposed an explanation.The peculiar behavior has captured public interest and sparked a spate of internet memes.3Killer whales are known to target boats around the Iberian Peninsula, and researchers believe they’ve uncovered the reason whyCredit: GettyA lighthearted theory emerged among netizens that the creatures were taking “revenge” against a human presence in their waters.This came after a series of highly publicized collisions, including an instance in late July where a pod of orcas tipped over a 39-foot yacht.At the time, the owner claimed the act…

PASSENGERS on a flight from hell yesterday spoke of their fury that a yob was allowed to get so drunk at 30,000ft – as more footage of the carnage in the skies emerged.The Sun revealed how pilots declared a Mayday and ordered an emergency landing after a violent man tried to storm the EasyJet cockpit.8A passenger was removed from an EasyJet flight for his drunken behaviourCredit: Supplied8The man was shouting and throwing snacks on the planeCredit: Supplied8The plane was diverted to Munich after a brawl broke outCredit: Supplied8Passengers said he was drinking out of a large bottle of scotch before…

A MAN was forced to have his penis amputated after developing gangrene. The 65-year-old, who had uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and an enlarged prostate, was rushed to hospital following “excessive alcohol consumption”.2CT scan images showing the man’s enlarged prostate with multiple abscesses containing gasCredit: Urology Case Reports2These were within the penis, pubis and abdominal wall (green oval)Credit: Urology Case ReportsDoctors “traumatically” fitted a transurethral catheter and, after a flood of “turbid, foul-smelling urine”, he was prescribed antibiotics and sent home. Seven days later, the unnamed patient returned to A&E with a 39C fever and a “substantial” crunching sound in his pubis…