Echo 1 passes over NASA’s Goldstone Tracking Station on August 12, 1960, with the antenna and star trails visible. (Nasa photo) Exactly sixty-six years ago from today, on August 12, 1960, NASA launched Echo 1A, a 100-foot-diameter balloon that became the agency’s first successful communications satellite. Unlike modern communication satellites, Echo 1A did not actively…

Amid repeated attacks on shipping and growing risks to alternative energy routes, Gulf states may be forced to accept a deal they do not fully support Persian Gulf energy producers are reportedly becoming increasingly resigned to Iran retaining significant control over the Strait of Hormuz, as efforts to reopen the vital waterway face a standoff…

Brits queue for hours as glasses sell out. Hundreds of people across the UK are scrambling to get certified solar eclipse glasses ahead of Wednesday evening’s partial solar eclipse, with stocks selling out at shops and online stores.Long queues have been reported in London, Exeter, Wales and Kent, with some shoppers waiting for hours to…

Dr Lakshmi Sammarco shared her shock when she found 7-year-old William dead and duct-taped inside a closet in a Cincinnati home. Hamilton County Coroner Dr Lakshmi Sammarco broke her silence on the death of seven-year-old William Evans who was found duct-taped and dead in a closet on August 6. She said she froze the moment…

Quote of the day by Kobe Bryant (AP photo) Talent and opportunity certainly help, but sustained achievement usually comes down to something far less glamorous, plain discipline. Kobe Bryant made his own view on this bluntly clear. “I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success,” he said….

Trump said the US could either keep economic pressure on Iran or launch a major military strike US President Donald Trump said Washington could either keep up economic pressure on Iran and allow its economy to deteriorate further or launch a major military strike, as he accused Tehran of being “devious negotiators”.In an interview with…

US president Donald Trump being sued by human rights groups over sanctions on ICC Four major US human rights organisations have sued the Trump administration over its sanctions campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that the measures are unconstitutional and restrict their ability to work with the court.The lawsuit, filed in New York…