Tick, Tick, Boom: SpaceX launches Starship

Each year, The Economist tries to identify which country has improved the most, whether economically, politically or in other ways. In a turbulent year, the choice was tricky. We unveil the result. And The Economist Educational Foundation helps kids worldwide be more news-savvy. ...  عرض المزيد

Since Novo Nordisk launched Wegovy in 2021, it has dominated the fast-growing market for slimming drugs. Now a new jab is eating into the Danish firm’s success. Why a slang expert thinks the first word humans ever uttered may have been a profane one. And why British sheep have go ...  عرض المزيد

In a historic first, the largest rocket ever assembled managed to get off the ground. But then it <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/04/20/despite-an-explosion-elon-musk-is-closer-to-his-new-space-age?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&ut ...

*JUICE arrives at Kourou for launch to Jupiter The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer spacecraft –JUICE – has arrived at the Kourou Space Port in French Guyana where it will be mated to it Ariane 5 rocket in preparations for launch in April on an eight year ...  عرض المزيد

In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore a range of captivating stories from the worlds of technology, science, and history. We begin with the secretive military drone startup, White Stork, founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. These AI-powered kamikaze drones are desig ...  عرض المزيد

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*Monstrous X5 solar flare launched on New Year's Eve
The Sun celebrated the completion of Earth’s latest orbit by blasting out a spectacular X-5 class solar flare dwarfing even Sydney’s new ...  عرض المزيد